Movie English

 

  

 I watched Up in the Air and Truman Show in my movie English class. I had some report.

   In the movie, The Truman Show we are shown people who spend almost all of their time watching Truman on television. The Truman in the bath, the workers at the parking garage, the customers in the bar, the Japanese family, etc. "Do you think the people watching "The Truman Show" on television all day, and every day were living better lives than the life Truman was living?"
   "The Truman Show" is real Truman's life, so different to a fiction story. There are real his reaction, an accident, happen to surprise to him and all city person are acter. He growed into a man. Everyone still put on a show to deceive him. It is very difficult. Shown people waited the seacret is out.

   The Truman Show tells the story of Truman Burbank, who's entire world and life had been chosen by Christof, the creator and producer of a television show. All parts of Truman's life, including his career, relationships, education, experiences, priorities, opinions, beliefs, joys and fears had been carefully planned for him without his knowledge. The movie challenges us to consider whether our own lives are made mostly by us or by others, and how much freedom we have to decide for ourselves how we want to live. "Using examples from the movie, discuss any similarities you see in the ways Truman's life is controlled and ways in which ours might also be controlled. How much of our lives is decided by us?"
   We can decide favorite food, friend's given name, whether make child, sleeping time, favorite place, likes persons, want to talk things.

   In the movie, Up in the Air, the main character, Ryan Bingham speaks at a seminar about carrying our lives with us in a backpack." His message was that having too many things in the backpack makes our lives "heavy." In another scene, Ryan convinces his sister's future husband to get married by telling him "Life is better with company." "Discuss the idea about relationships, freedom and family that are presented in this movie. How do you think they apply to your own life? Use exples from the movie Up in the Air."
   I think young woman Natalie's thinking apply to my own life. She is a same generation to me. She is very smart but she thought most important thing is boyfriend, so she choose near company to his place. If I am she, maybe I choice same way.

   Thinking about the movie Up in the Air, do you think the story has a positive message or negative message? Did the movie encourage and inspire you or discourage you? Tell why and give details from the movie.
   Ryan said you remember most important moment your life, were you alone? likes better your company. I think it is possitive massage of this movie. That is, if you think alone, you need someone to live a full life. And every day thinking most important things in my life. Things tend to go wrong in this world of ours. I think it is negative message. Alex has real family. In the end the matter became known to Ryan.

   Your own topic related to either or both movies, Up in the Air and The Truman Show. Select a topic that gives you a chance to discuss new ideas, and be sure to avoid repeating something you have written in response to the other questions.
   I thought what is freedom of human. If my life is controlled someone, whether I am happy. I thought I am not happy, so many people, so many lives. If all my life is safty, it isn't interesting.

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