Mean girls/ Julius Caesar Comparative Essay In the movie Mean Girls by Tina Fey and the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare there are many motifs. I will be specifically looking at motifs of betrayal from both stories that illustrate the theme “you have to be careful who you trust”. In the movie Mean Girls the main character Cady becomes very good friends with Regina George. Later in the movie Regina lies to Cady by telling her that she is going to hook Cady up with a boy, when really, Regina is trying to get with that same boy. Another example of betrayal in the movie Mean Girls would be when Cady gets all of Regina’s good friends to turn against her.
The beginning of Clueless shows Cher as a rich, spoilt, overindulged and superficial teenage girl. Josh being the parallel of Mr Knightly acts as a voice of reason when he accuses Cher for being self “if I ever saw you do anything that wasn’t 90% selfish, I’d die of shock!” Cher only starts to realise her own faults when she fails her driving test which acts as a metaphor for the lack of control she has over her life. This incident acts as a catalyst towards Cher’s journey to self actualisation. The song ‘All by myself’ is used as non-diegetic sound as Cher symbolically experiences her downfall as she is seen walking downs steps. Cher’s voice over then tells the audience “everything I think and everything I do is wrong, it all boils down to one inevitable conclusion, I’m totally clueless.” This growing recognition forces Cher to see her world is superficial and based on false perceptions.
A comedy about growing up... and the bumps along the way. Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child. She embarks on a search to find the "perfect couple" to take on parenting responsibilities only to find life isn't quite so simple. Fresh, original, and ceaselessly entertaining Jason Reitman's Juno is one of the brightest and funniest comedies of the decade. With scathingly sharp dialogue and intangible character chemistry, Junois a coming-of-age film that is consistently funny and effortlessly cool.
Albert’s case appears unusually hopeless: he is in love with Allegra Cole (Amber Valletta), a celebrity millionairess who employs his company to advise her on investments. Allegra is totally unaware of Albert’s existence – until Hitch provides the push. Alongside the slow, and less than smooth, progression of his client’s relationship, Hitch has a series of disastrous dates with Sara Melas (Eva Mendes), a tough-nosed gossip columnist who gives him further chances as, although he failed, he ‘did it with flair’. However, Sara wants to discover and expose the legendary ‘date doctor’, so when she realises it’s Hitch, she has choose between continuing a relationship with him or breaking the
Her own production company, Harpo productions, Oprah spelled backwards, has a film division for her movies (Oprah Winfrey's Biography). Her projects are based on classic and contemporary novels and literature. Television films Oprah produce include Tuesdays with Morrie, David and Lisa, Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Beloved, a film based on a Pulitzer prized novel which costarred Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover (Oprah Winfrey's Biography). Oprah Winfrey is the most successful African American woman in history. Winfrey is believed to be worth over $1.3 billion according to 2005 Forbes Magazine and is the first African American woman to reach the billionaire status (Wikipedia;
Labyrinth In the year 1986, Jim Henson directed the movie Labyrinth, starring David Bowie; this perplex and interesting movie depicts a story with an odd, psychological twist. The movie begins with 15-year-old Sarah, played by Jennifer Connelly, being put in charge of her younger brother by her inept stepmother and reclusive father. The young girl, who took a high interest in theater and plays, especially the Labyrinth, dramatically attempted to defy her parents’ requests. After her parents leave, her younger brother, Toby, cries continuously until Sarah realized that she had enough! Sarah then wished for her baby brother to be whisked away by the goblins to the far-away Goblin Kingdom.
Homer at the beginning | How he changes | Quotes and examples | * big, dark, about seventeen years old, and Greek * favourite hobbies were pulling pranks on unsuspecting bystanders and winding up the girls at school * refuses to like sport * has built a front to hide behind, a front as a disrespectful, insensitive, uncaring guy * has a very forceful, even domineering, personality despises weakness * has a lot of trouble dealing with others who also have strong characters competes with his best friend, Ellie * Ellie really is the best friend he has in the world, someone who respects and admires him * very laid-back guy * jokes about his Greek heritage, and even makes up games about it. * could be described as a troublemaker, problem, slob, loud mouth, macho, wild, crazy, immature | * Homer takes charge and leads the group * becomes a careful and thoughtful planner which is responsible for their survival * seen by the others as a leader, a thinker, a planner as well as careful, innovative, caring, supportive, brave and indomitable * Fi gets round his defences * Ellie is stunned by the realisation that she has let one of her best friends trick her for years about who he really is * jokes – raises the group’s morale * his childish schoolyard antics can be seen as a form of highly organised, pre-planned thought and action, once used in a destructive (though harmless) manner to break rules and buck the system. * The group are unlikely to have considered guerrilla warfare as an option, but Homer's rebellious streak made it a reality. | "It was the same with Homer, the way for all those years he'd been hanging a big sign around his neck, and like a fool I'd kept reading it. ""Homer was becoming more surprising with every passing hour.
Where Are You going; Where Have You Been? By: Truman Capote Joyce Carol Oates’ “Where are you going; where have you been?” is a powerful story about naivety and seduction. The story is set in the alluring aspects (Particularly enticing for teenagers) of American culture: music, the mall, and teenage hot spots. The vulnerability of the main character, Connie, is weakened by these influences when she encounters the greatest evil, that of Arnold Friend, a Pedophile. Connie’s family life was kind of boring.
The emerging talking pictures are creating a stir amongst the studio bosses at ‘Lockwood & Lamont’, as new films such as ‘The Jazz Singer’ head straight for success, putting the silent film actors in jeopardy, such as Lina, with her shrill, screechy accent, which is obviously unsuitable for film. Just as it seems that all hope is lost, Cosmo Brown (Donald O’Connor), Don’s best friend, realises that Don’s girlfriend, young aspiring actress Kathy Selden’s (Debbie Reynolds) voice would be perfect for dubbing over Lina’s in the studio’s first musical, ‘The Dancing Cavalier’. Singin’ In The Rain is an enchanting film that sweeps you up with its story, the iconic songs, and the flawless choreography from Gene Kelly . Watching Singin’ In The Rain, you can get lost in the setting. The music, the dance, the colours, the clothes.
Their US parks, Disneyland and Disneyworld, were extremely success- ful, and Tokyo Disneyland was so popular that on some days it could not accommodate the large number of visitors. Simply put, the company was making a great deal of money from its parks. However, the Tokyo park was franchised to others—and Disney management felt that it had given up too much profit with this arrangement. This would not be the case at Euro Disneyland. The company’s share of the venture was to be 49 per cent for which it would put up $160 million.