Reading off of a projector is completely draining to watch and one would lose interest pretty quick. Randy Pausch only used his slides as a topic starter and used improvisation for the rest of his lecture. He fed off the audiences response on what he would say next. Every word he said was exactly what he was feeling at the time. He stayed on subject but still added extra stories and comments to make the presentation interesting.
He maintains a high level of class in front of most people in the movie, sounding quite intelligent and well-read on certain political topics. Depending on how you interpret the ending, there are two main different main diagnoses that could be given. For this assignment, I chose to assume that everything viewed in the film actually happened. There is a case for severe delusions possibly brought on by the pills he took or just unspecified or mixed delusions. That would explain how he never does any work throughout the movie, his outbursts of anger go relatively unnoticed, his own identity is consistently mistaken, and he gets away with all the murders (because they only happened in his head).
In other cases people find it very impossible to work with him. Dorsey is also seen trying to teach his craft to some young wannabe actors, and working at a restaurant in order to try and pay his bills. While conducting workshops on acting and improvisation, his students are hanging on every word. This is because he can get a job as an actor. He has a hilarious argument with his agent and he simply tells him that “No one can hire you” (Ebert 780).
When he finally appears, he displays himself as a washed-up pro baseball player, whom has now become a drunk and does not care about this team or his job. Role ambiguity is apparent here since Dugan cannot seem to find his responsibility as the team motivator which is irritating and frustrating to “his” team. Slowly however, as “norming” begins to take place, everyone seems to settle into their roles. Each lady is aware of her position and those of others; the main goal is clarified through role the components of mental toughness, control, commitment, challenge, and confidence with the knowledge and support of their individual and team abilities. At this stage, of role acceptance, Dugan has even become aware that women can play baseball and perform at an optimal level just like men.
After sitting in class discussions of this film, the viewing was highly anticipated. When I started this film, it was often found that less time had past than I had assumed, and I knew this because I checked. I found that there was no way to fully immerse myself in this movie, I was either fall asleep or checking my phone that had no service. This does not immediately contrast my reactions to most Christian films, though it was for a completely different
His daughters were totally in tune with it, but his son wanted no parts of it and Kinsey did not care. I did like that Kinsey brought couples out of their comfort zone; most of the couples he taught knew nothing about sex and it was like taboo them. Most of them did not know there were other positions in which to have sex. Also, Kinsey had his little pecker fixed and he started to enjoy sex in other positions, I am guessing that it was too little for any other positions. I feel the main message in the movie is that sex is something to enjoy, Kinsey believes that “people should explore all sexual even of the opposite sex, and oral sex.
The eye symbol has been seen in the movie a couple of times, especially on Count Olaf’s house and in the tower, where I think it means that the eye see’s everything, which also the eye in the tower is made as a big magnifying glass. The “eye” symbolizes money, because the “eye” is also in the one dollar American bill, which explains why Count Olaf wants the Baudelaire orphan’s fortune. And last we also have seen the spyglass a couple of times in the movie. I think the spyglass symbolizes that their parents are secret spies, because they are leaders of a secret organization, and their children did not know about
Clocks and mirrors.” In my opinion what Phil is trying to say is that in our society people is too busy worrying about time and looking their selves on a mirror to really see and appreciate what is really going on around them. We are constantly on a schedule; classes, meetings, work, games, appointments, that we are continually looking at the time and rushing everywhere we go, making our life go by without even noticing it. Other thing that I saw in the movie is that Bob is in shock about Phil being divorce. Bob says that he could see himself getting divorce and Phil tells him “The picture becomes very clear, after a very short period of time.” What I think he is trying to say with this is that a lot of times people judge other people without really understanding what is going on. From a religious point of view, sometimes people think that they have a clear idea of what is right and what is wrong and a lot of times people decline to accept anything less than what they think is right
The whole movie is about the role of the society and how, especially in a closed community, it affects the personal relations of the people. The director, even from the very beginning, tries to show how much restricted and conventional the society is. The dressing of the actors as well as the setting and the colors are carefully chosen. They all end up conveying the same feeling to the viewer, that people are restricted by the conventions and the rules of their society. They even sometimes have to sacrifice their personal happiness over their “image” towards the society, but there are always exceptions.
The film leaves an impression on the audience, an impression that not everything is what it seems. The audience is supposed to question what is real and fake. The series of events that Jacob encounters are very subjective due to the fact that nothing that happens throughout the movie is actually taking place, it is all scenarios he is putting himself in as he is dying. The only part of the movie that is real is the war. The dreams or nightmares he is having resembles his life and whether he is going to heaven or hell.