...The movie Howl’s Moving Castle was a movie about a young woman cursed by witch and now is old. She begins her journey to look for her sister but comes upon a castle… Not a normal castle… A moving one to be exact. No one actually excepted Howl which was the demon guy, that’s why he had a cloak to hide the castle he lived in. This story included several types of themes including war, love and etc. The theme of war means that people are about to fight because the prince was kidnapped. A young woman named Sophie and a Witch formerly known as The Wicked Witch of the Waste had a love connection with a demon named Howl. A love connection theme is when there is a romantic telling that’s going on in a story for example The Howl and...
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...Feminism and what it means to people has changed greatly over the past century. Feminism is not just about males and females being equal there is much more to it. Feminism explores gender roles affecting both males and females, sexuality, and breaking the molds society has set for females. Feminism has an affect on literature, whether it be a lack of or inclusion of it. In Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones feminism is an apparent theme throughout the novel. Jones’ tale is one like no other. Her traditional feminist ideas and beliefs are not left out in the story. Critics say that Jones’ feminist ideas are not the same of today’s “modern feminists”. (Rudd 2) Although Howl’s Moving Castle may seem like a typical fairy tale, Jones makes...
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...War is an endless topic, and an ongoing conversation. In the movie , Howls Castle, war is condemned by both main characters, shown as both pointless and malevolent. Itt starts off in a modern town. Throughout the beginning, a girl named Sophie is turned into an older woman but a richer upper-class woman. Sophie ends up in Howls Castle, and after meeting with Calcifer (a fire demon) stays for a bit. During her time there, a war is engaged. Howl, a wizard with an obvious secret, fights and meets with some of the top leaders. Howl can be seen fighting with other creatures and talking with Sophie about how wasteful and harmful the war is. With this, I've concluded that the theme of Howl's Moving Castle is that war is bad. In the story,...
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...John Donne In Modern Culture * Famous lines “Ask not for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.” Inspired the title and opening lines of Hemmingway’s For Whom the Bell Tols * His poem “A Fever” mentioned in the novel The Silence of the Lambs * Van Morrison pays Donne tribute in his song “A Rave on John Donne” * A major part of the plot line in “Howl’s Moving Castle” is based off of “Song: Go and Catch a Falling Star”, as is Neil Gaiman’s novel Stardust * “Batter My Heart” is set to song in the opera Dr. Atomic (show clip) I personally think that his poetry and life, really, fit well into the world of opera because his life seems to follow the plot line of an opera. You typically have a subtle opening, setting up of the story. Then, an event comes and drastically changes everything. And then finally, as in every good dramatic opera, he dies. About Dr. Atomic John Adams and Peter Sellars' opera about Robert Oppenheimer, at the Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam. Which better subject John Adams and Peter Sellars could have chosen to denonciate the fall of the modern world? The atomic bomb and its inventor, Robert Oppenheimer (Gerald Finley), are in the middle of the action of this opera premiered in 2005 at the San Francisco Opera. After him, the world will never be the way it used to be, and is inexorably shifting towards a new era: the nuclear era. And yet, this opera focuses on common and universal problems, including love stories and broken hearts. The...
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...Head of Roses, Jacek Yerka Flying Town, and Roy Nachum Unknown. When looking at Jacek Yerka’s Flying Town my immediate thought is Howl’s moving castle. Obviously, this is an entire town not just a castle, but the resemblance is uncanny. The most visually striking part of the painting is that the town goes from nice and bright to dark and decaying. The only real subject in this work is the town as...
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...like them (4/4) I am sam (5/16) Sad love story (12/20) J drama Sekai no chuusin de ai wo sakebu (2/ ) Mother (11/11) Hana Yori dango (9/9) Hana Yori dango 2 (13/13) Hana kimi (12/12) Kimi wa petto Stand up!! (11/11) One liter of tears (12/12) Last friends (11/11) Nobuta wo produce (10/10) Summer snow (11/11) Kurosagi (8/11) Attention please (7/11) code blue Movies Death bell Tada kimi wo aishiteru Tokyo boy Bad guy (Jmovie) A moment to remember Sad movie My sassy girl Marrying a millionaire 200 pounds of beauty 2 Faces of my girlfriend I’m a cyborgh but that's oke A tale of two sisters Whispering corridors Memento mori Wishing stairs Voice Untold scandal Mother Living death Spirited away Howl's moving castle Anime Bokura ga ita School rumble School rumble 2 Death note Kimi ga eien Nana Lovely complex Paradise kiss Kashimashi (girl meets girl) Chobits Yamato Nade Shichi Henge Full metal alchemist DBZ 27/05/2010 hours spend on j/kdrama: 704 days spend on...
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...the jar, and floats unconscious to the edge of a large cliff. Technology nowadays using CG (computer generator) create 2D animated movies. But Miyazaki still using his skill than using CG to create 2D because Miyazaki believes that his skill was better than that of the computer . he actually has experience of CG. However, it didn't seem very natural to him. Suzuki does likewise affirm that the film is advancing easily and ought to be done in time for a June discharge in Japan. Disney will discharge the film in America around October of 2009, in all likelihood in theaters with named voices. It's unbelievably moving to hear this anecdote about Miyazaki and the forthcoming Ponyo on a Cliff. Whether Miyazaki is surely understood in America or not, it can't be denied that he is a standout amongst the most significant producers ever. In the wake of watching Howl's Moving Castle a couple of years back and first catching wind of Ponyo on a Cliff, I've been tensely anticipating it, prepared to find another vivified jewel. The process of making an entire film at Studio Ghibli certainly takes a very long time, but with Miyazaki involved, in the end, it will certainly pay off with, hopefully, another masterpiece. ...
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...guilt and paranoia, and soon he becomes a tyrannical ruler as he is forced to commit more and more murders in order to protect himself from suspicion and enmity. During Macbeth’s and the witches’ second encounter, the witches warn him against the nobleman Macduff, but nevertheless persuade him to go on by telling him that “none of woman born” can defeat him. Macduff has meanwhile gone to England to help in collecting an army to attack Macbeth, and in his absence, his family is murdered by order of Macbeth. In the meantime Lady Macbeth, who was so ambitious, suffers now from bouts of sleepwalking, and speaks again her part in the crimes she has committed. Lady Macbeth’s cry of death is heard in the castle, while an English army led on by Duncan’s son Malcolm is besieging Macbeth’s castle. By then the king realizes that his position is threatening, but never loses courage, even when he become conscious of the witches’ deceptive words. As Macbeth...
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...My favourite film genre is animated movies but for adults. I love animated movies in general but I am more sensibilized by adults'films. In those animated films, there is always a kind of morals but more complicated than in animated cartoon for children. I think about one of my cult animated film : Paprika ( directed by Satoshi Kon) which is a reference in animation, all the film is a thinking about the border between reality and fiction. It's an idea that children cannot really understand and even if the graphism is really advanced and touching, they loose an half of the film's interest. This kind of movies offers also a research about characters which is more intersting (for me) than in infant films because the directors work about the human's complexity whith accuracy. I think it's important for adults and teenagers to recognize themselves throught the characters in the film. They can play with stereotypes because adults can understand them. For example, if adults are more intersted by Silvain Chaumet's films than children, it's (in part) because of the numerous strereotypes which people and give life in his films. We understand his message, his society critical, things which don't really exist in children films. Moreover, make this kind of movie it's more free because there is not "youth protection" or things like that. Directors can use violence, shock, delicate society subjects to exprim their ideas and I think it's very interesting to mix this freedom of expression and...
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...Carter | 29.17 | 67.25 | 2,574 | 16 | Ladies in Lavender | 0.15 | 6.65 | 119 | 22 | Batman Begins | 48.75 | 205.28 | 3,858 | 18 | Unleashed | 10.90 | 24.47 | 1,962 | 8 | Pretty Persuasion | 0.06 | 0.23 | 24 | 4 | Fever Pitch | 12.40 | 42.01 | 3,275 | 14 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 102.69 | 287.18 | 3,858 | 13 | Monster-in-Law | 23.11 | 82.89 | 3,424 | 16 | White Noise | 24.11 | 55.85 | 2,279 | 7 | Mr. and Mrs. Smith | 50.34 | 186.22 | 3,451 | 21 | Be Cool | 23.45 | 55.81 | 3,216 | 8 | Modigliani | 0.03 | 0.13 | 9 | 4 | Flightplan | 24.63 | 89.69 | 3,424 | 21 | Steamboy | 0.14 | 0.36 | 46 | 3 | Lost Embrace | 0.02 | 0.05 | 5 | 1 | Kung Fu Hustle | 0.27 | 17.08 | 2,503 | 16 | Howl's Moving Castle | 0.43 | 4.61 | 202 | 11 | War of the Worlds | 77.06 | 234.21 | 3,910 | 19 | Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress | 0.02 | 0.42 | 22 | 6 | Lords of Dogtown | 5.62 | 11.01 | 1,865 | 4 | The Baxter | 0.04 | 0.04 | 47 | 1 | The Amityville Horror | 23.51 | 64.26 | 3,323 | 6 | House of Wax | 12.08 | 32.05 | 3,111 | 12 | Uncle Nino | 0.17 | 0.17 | 189 | 1 | Separate Lies | 0.07 | 0.85 | 127 | 6 | Thumbsucker | 0.09 | 1.23 | 330 | 6 | Sons of Provo | 0.03 | 0.03 | 7 | 1 | Kingdom of Heaven | 19.64 | 47.31 | 3,219 | 12 | Mrs. Henderson Presents | 0.06 | 4.36 | 260 | 10 | Casanova | 0.23 | 11.24 | 1,011 | 8 | The World's Fastest Indian | 0.40 | 0.87 | 121 | 2 | Alone in the Dark |...
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...Gross/Total Gross/Number of Theaters/Weeks in Top 60 Coach Carter 29.17 67.25 2,574 16 Ladies in Lavender 0.15 6.65 119 22 Batman Begins 48.75 205.28 3,858 18 Unleashed 10.90 24.47 1,962 8 Pretty Persuasion 0.06 0.23 24 4 Fever Pitch 12.40 42.01 3,275 14 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 102.69 287.18 3,858 13 Monster-in-Law 23.11 82.89 3,424 16 White Noise 24.11 55.85 2,279 7 Mr. and Mrs. Smith 50.34 186.22 3,451 21 Be Cool 23.45 55.81 3,216 8 Modigliani 0.03 0.13 9 4 Flightplan 24.63 89.69 3,424 21 Steamboy 0.14 0.36 46 3 Lost Embrace 0.02 0.05 5 1 Kung Fu Hustle 0.27 17.08 2,503 16 Howl's Moving Castle 0.43 4.61 202 11 War of the Worlds 77.06 234.21 3,910 19 Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress 0.02 0.42 22 6 Lords of Dogtown 5.62 11.01 1,865 4 The Baxter 0.04 0.04 47 1 The Amityville Horror 23.51 64.26 3,323 6 House of Wax 12.08 32.05 3,111 12 Uncle Nino 0.17 0.17 189 1 Separate Lies 0.07 0.85 127 6 Thumbsucker 0.09 1.23 330 6 Sons of Provo 0.03 0.03 7 1 Kingdom of Heaven 19.64 47.31 3,219 12 Mrs....
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...World Society in Literature and Film-Japan Asian Studies 0868 Temple University Fall Semester 2015 Dr. P.B. Reagan Class meets Tuesday and Thursday 9:30.A.M.-10:50 P.M. in Ritter Hall 107 Office: 830 Anderson Hall Office Hours: TR 11:00-1:50 P.M. and by appointment E-mail: paul.reagan@temple.edu Course Description and Objective “Learn about a particular national culture-Japanese-by taking a guided tour of its literature and film. Knowledge of Japanese language is not required to take this course. The student will gain the fresh, subtle understanding that comes from integrating across different forms of human expression. Some of the issues that will be illuminated by looking at culture through the lens of literature and film: family structures and how they are changing, national self-perceptions, pivotal moments in history,, economic issues,, social change and diversity…” NOTE: This course fulfills the World Society (GG)requirement for students under GenEd and International Studies (IS)for students under Core. Attributes: Gen ED Global World Society GenEd World Society courses explore societies and cultures outside the United States. These courses take one of two approaches. Some concentrate on a single nation or region, examining in depth its political, social, historical, cultural, artistic, literary, geographic, and economic landscape. Another approach is to investigate globalization and its effects across nations and regions. Goals and Expected...
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...Anime: A little more than a childish indulgence When one thinks of the word “Animation”, the first word that arises within their minds is surely to be cartoons, in which they will conclude that all animation is for children. However if one pries in deeper and manages to see through the eyes of an experienced animator, they would understand that animation is more broad then they originally have believed. Furthermore, the focus of Japanese Animation “Anime”, can be explored in depth to show how its popularity managed to spread throughout the world beyond its origin. Anime in essence, is distinctly unique and easily distinguishable from “Western Cartoons” including the style of art, but most importantly the depth of plot due to the fact that much of Anime is influenced directly by Japanese culture. Death, angst, violence and the complexity of human emotions are frequent in Anime which helped its influences to stretch to adult audiences, broadening their market for all age groups. Some key models and figureheads of Anime include Osamu Tezuka, referred to as “the father of Anime” and Hayao Miyazaki, both of whom greatly helped achieve the success of Anime even outside of Japan. Conventions celebrating Japanese Animation is becoming more common, one of the biggest outside of Japan being Anime Expo in Los Angeles, the largest fan-base convention in North America with forty thousand attendees each year. Despite the variety of criticisms and hardships that...
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...Anime (Japanese: アニメ?, [anime] ( listen); English i/ˈænɨmeɪ/) are Japanese animated productions usually featuring hand-drawn or computer animation. The word is the abbreviated pronunciation of "animation" in Japanese, where this term references all animation;[1] the term may ultimately derive from the French dessin animé, referring to an animated picture.[2] In other languages, the term is defined as animation from Japan or as a Japanese-disseminated animation style. Arguably, the stylization approach to the meaning may open up the possibility of anime produced in countries other than Japan.[3][4][5] For simplicity, many Westerners strictly view anime as an animation product from Japan.[6] The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917, and production of anime works in Japan has since continued to increase steadily. The characteristic anime art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of Osamu Tezuka and spread internationally in the late twentieth century, developing a large domestic and international audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, by television broadcasts, directly to home media, and over the internet and is classified into numerous genres targeting diverse broad and niche audiences. Anime is a diverse art form with distinctive production methods and techniques that have been adapted over time in response to emergent technologies. The production of anime focuses less on the animation of movement and more on the realism of settings as well as the use...
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...(c) Bedford/St. Martin's bedfordstmartins.com 1-457-62096-0 / 978-1-457-62096-6 SOUNDS AND IMAGES Movies and the Impact of Images 187 Early Technology and the Evolution of Movies 192 The Rise of the Hollywood Studio System 195 The Studio System’s Golden Age 205 The Transformation of the Studio System 209 The Economics of the Movie Business 215 Popular Movies and Democracy In every generation, a film is made that changes the movie industry. In 1941, that film was Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane. Welles produced, directed, wrote, and starred in the movie at age twenty-five, playing a newspaper magnate from a young man to old age. While the movie was not a commercial success initially (powerful newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst, whose life was the inspiration for the movie, tried to suppress it), it was critically praised for its acting, story, and directing. Citizen Kane’s dramatic camera angles, striking film noir–style lighting, nonlinear storytelling, montages, and long deep-focus shots were considered technically innovative for the era. Over time, Citizen Kane became revered as a masterpiece, and in 1997 the American Film Institute named it the Greatest American Movie of All Time. “Citizen Kane is more than a great movie; it is a gathering of all the lessons of the emerging era of sound,” film critic Roger Ebert wrote.1 CHAPTER 6 ○ MOVIES 185 (c) Bedford/St. Martin's bedfordstmartins.com 1-457-62096-0 / 978-1-457-62096-6 MOVIES A generation later...
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