...Film Title: Love Actually Year of Release : 2003 Film Director: Richard Curtis Film Length: 135 minutes Interpersonal communication concepts: Non verbal communication, conflict resolution, communicating across different cultures. Film Description: The theme of the film is that love is all around us. As Christmas approaches, we meet a loosely connected group of Londoners. They are an eclectic group, from the newly elected Prime Minister to a man mourning the loss of his wife to cancer on to a footloose young man who delivers sandwiches .We watch as some of these people form relationships, others find their ongoing relationships changing. Some are dealing with grief, others with family members, still others with pressures of new jobs. Love grows and we watch our characters move together or grow apart. The director skillfully weaves the lives of these people together as he moves the story along..Most of the plot lines move toward a joyful resolution. But, as in real life, not all end happily. One of the concepts I chose from our course was non verbal communication. The director uses facial expressions, body language, gestures effectively to convey his messages. His actors portray the full range of emotion from grief and betrayal, to joy and love. Application of concepts: Discussion Question #1: Choose one of the sets of characters in a developing relationship and discuss how non verbal communication forms an important part of their plot line.. Response to Discussion...
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...How far do the narratives of love actually and notting hill communicate similar values and messages 40 marks 50 mins exam Love actually is a film directed by Richard Curtis and is a Working Title film, released in 2003 and is presented as a romantic comedy. The film is set in London and follows a period of five weeks and outlines the story of eight, intertwined people and aims predominantly to explore the complexities and importance of the most important emotion of all: love. Some of the characters touched upon in this film are David (Hugh Grant), the classically attractive newly elected Prime Minister, who controversially finds himself falling for his newly appointed young maid Natalie (Marine McCutcheon). Mark (Andrew Lincoln), a dedicated photographer who falls in love with his best friends newly wedded wife Juliet (Keira Knightly), who takes no interest in him and Harry (Alan Rickman), a married man tempted by his attractive new secretary. Similarly NottingHill is also a Working Title film presented as a romantic comedy, released four years earlier in 1999 however. This film is also set in London, with much of the same cast being used, however this film is centred around the story of two characters love in particular, not focusing on every other story line within. The pair of lovers focused on in this film are William (Hugh Grant) and Anna Scott (Julia Roberts), who find it increasingly difficult to form and maintain a relationship due to such a difference in their lifestyles;...
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...second time she draws the heart she paints black corners as if to say that she do have a bad feeling about doing these things, but she does not want to disappoint Bethan with her being a coward. b. When she tells Mr. Paterson to throw the heart out after her detention it is a small symbol of her throwing away her bad conscious and just do what Bethan says. 3. Comment on the kind of bullying seen in the text. There is two different kind of bullying in the text. 1. Peer pressure 2. Physical bullying I think the physical bullying is the worst kind of bullying because I’ve been raised with the hole “just-say-no” idea. And I have been peer pressured into smoking and just said no. I did not loose my friends. Kind of the opposite, actually. I gained respect for standing my ground. And also because I think it is horrible that you can get yourself to hurt another human being without any proper reason. Like Lucy did with Penny Jones. She only did it because Bethan told her to do it. An...
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...in a great example of Social Exchange theory in film. Many movies/shows came to mind for this paper like the Little Mermaid, Friends, Despicable Me, Love Actually and Titanic. I think it is pretty safe to say that most movies will have some example of the Social Exchange theory. People enter into situations they believe will be rewarding. They seek rewards but avoid cost if possible. In the...
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...The movie Shakespeare in Love was a very good movie. At first I thought the movie was going to be too silly and I would not enjoy it. However, I soon realized it was more funny and quirky, rather than silly. I was definitely surprised by all the other aspects the movie had. It had comedy, but it also had romance, tragedy, lust and sadness along with it. There was one scene which was particularly sad. On her way to church Viola is told that William is dead. The look of devastation on her face is undeniable. She loves William so much and to be told that her love is dead was unbearable. She was so distraught that her nurse had to hold her up in order for her to walk into the church. The love between Viola and William was all consuming for them and to be told of his death by a man that she dislikes but is to be married to, makes it even worse. William and Viola shared their love and passion for each other and the poetry of the play. When Viola discovers that William is alive you can actually feel the relief coming off of her. This point in the movie changes their love. They shared a love of each other and the play, as their love grew, so did the words of the play. They both discover after the misunderstanding of his death that they loved each other more than they love the play. Voila says to William “When I thought you dead, I did not care about all the plays that would never come, only that I would never see your face.” This part was very touching part of the movie, unfortunately...
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...What is love? This is a question that can stand both rhetorically and philosphically. Rhetorically, the question of what love is has never succeeded in being accurately defined. Philosphically, theorists and other philosophers have never agreed on what the precise definition of "what love is" entails. Does it require succumbing entirely to the needs of one's lover? Does it require the desire to form a "we" between two lovers, or does love simply mean valuing someone else intrinsically, or for their own sake? None of these questions has ever received a precise definition. Although the question of what love is has never been rightfully answered, theorists have compiled several theories on what love should be, or what it entails for love to occur. One of these theories in particular is love as a union. Philosophers like Scruton, Solomon, and Nozick, collectively known as union theorists, have their own unique theories that come together to form a theory of love known as Love as Union. Love as Union According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, love as a union is a view that consists in one's desire to form a union, or a "we" with another individual. While union theorists believe that this desire does in fact exist, union theorists differ on their perspectives as to how this "we" is actually formed. Union theorists cannot seem to decide whether this "we" forms a new entity(this view is meant to be taken literally), or whether the "we" is a mere metaphor. The formation...
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...Discuss the nature of love as presented in Keats’ Endymion The poem “Endymion” by Keats presents multiple views about love. The plot itself is based off the quest of a mere mortal, Endymion, to find his love, the moon Goddess. Endymion decides to stop at nothing to find this love that he actually encountered in a dreamed. However, the reader is shown how loving a Goddess may very easily take a turn for the worst, as the author delivers examples of loved gods and goddesses from greek mythology such as Adonis and Venus and Glaucus and Circe. Putting the extreme presentation of sensual love in the plot aside, it is thought that Keats actually tried to express the need to accept physical love before spirituel love. It is believed that Keats saw love as the greatest form of happiness which he explains through “the pleasure thermometer”. “Endymion” progresses through a series of side stories and the main plot, linking them strategically to ensure the comprehension of the relevance of love. The first presentation of love in the poem is that of Endymion and Cynthia. This love seems almost impossible as the shepherd’s love emerges from a dream. When Endymion first “encounters” Cynthia, he gains the desire to find her as soon as possible, starting his notorious voyage. The journey can be analyzed as, not only physical but also, a mental journey to prepare him to attain his desire. From the beginning, the reader finds Endymion's quest for love far too imprudent, which in the fourth...
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...In Raymond Carver’s “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love” there was one theme that was consistent throughout the whole story. It is that not one of the four characters of the story could explain what love is. Each character in the story each had their own ideas to what they wanted love to be but not what it actually was. Whether it was suicidal love, abusive love, or just physical love, each person in the story held fast to what they believed love to be, even if they could not explain why. One of the main characters, Mel, attempts time and again to identify the meaning of love, but he never forms any clear conclusion. Each time he is about to say something important he gets sidetrack or forgets for a little while what he was about to say. For example, he tells a story about an old couple who almost die in a car crash, but half way through he gets distracted. When he finally gets to the conclusion of the story—the old man miserable because he could not see his wife—confuses the others. When he tells everyone that he will explain what exactly love is, he instead strays into a jumbled reflection about how it is bizarre that he and the others have been in love repeatedly. His efforts to illuminate the nature of love tapers off into a bitter lecture against his ex-wife. He spends a lot of his time saying what love is not and not saying what it actual is.In the story Mel says “There was a time when I thought I loved my first wife more than life itself. But now I hate her guts...
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...explicitly stated, although despite this, it was seen in the story that he was searching for his true purpose. At the start, the Little Prince asked questions stubbornly just like any child would. This was not his true purpose, but it is related to it. Children are naturally curious and want to explore without knowing it. In the book, the Little Prince was actually “bored” of his planet. This was seen with the fact that throughout the course of the book, he was only in his planet for a few days; he spent the rest of the time exploring other planets because he was fed up with his rose. He wanted to give the rose some space, and by doing so, he left his planet and actually found his true purpose, which was to look for answers to life. b. Theme in the Little Prince During his quest for his true purpose, he meets several people along his journey. Among these people, one of them was the fox. His conversation with the fox is actually the most important conversation of the book because this is actually what the book is about. Their conversation was about relationships and friendships, and in this conversation, he actually found...
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...romantic in proposing, it is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why, one may be accepted. One usually is I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If I ever get married, I´ll certainly try to forget the fact.” - Algernon. This is one of the quotes from the character Algernon. He happens to be a very irresponsible, snotty man, who by the looks of it is not at all interested with having a commitment in life yet alone a marriage. Algernon is not concerned with the fact that he has nothing to live up to simply because he is very rich and can get as many women as he pleases thanks to this fact. He also happens to be Jack´s – main character- best friend. Cecily Cardew is Jack’s ward, the granddaughter of the old man who found and adopted Jack when Jack was a baby. After Jack having mentioned his Brother-Ernest- Cecily became crazy with the idea of meeting Ernest and them falling in love and being married, which seemed to be what every woman wanted at that time, but then again she is just an 18 year old with the idea of love. ...
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...Relationship PURPOSE: To know what causes people to have early relationship. RESPONDENTS: BSPSYCH Students QUESTIONS: 1.) What is the reason why people have early relationship? Answers: “Nowadays it’s really hard to avoid.” “I think it’s because they don’t get the love they need from their parents.” “They don’t feel love at home or they just need a partner in companion.” “Young people nowadays are looking for attention and affection.” “Because sometimes young people tend to get lonely; the lack of attention from parents as well.” 2.) Do you feel secure from having an early relationship? Why or Why not? Answers: “Yes, because we love each other.” “Actually, I think it depends on the person if he or she gives you the attention you need. You can actually feel secure if the person is actually serious about you.” -Meredith Medina “I think it depends on the person you are with. If he or she is secured with his or her loved one.” -Natalie Roxas “I feel secure because I felt the protection, attention and love I need from my boyfriend (the relationship I have now). -Jelly Ann Relucio “Yes because he or she lets you feel the attention you need, deserve. True love.” -Alexis Marquez 3.) Is early relationship a hindrance to your studies and personal life? Why or why not? Answers: “It depends. It can either serve as an inspiration or a gap to poison you not to study. In personal life, no. She is an inspiration. Because she helps...
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...Theme of Love in Othello - Act 1 The theme of love is an important element to any Shakespearean tragedy, and Othello is no different. From the start it is made apparent that Roderigo is in love with ‘Desdemona’, but she is married to the “moor”, Othello. When Brabantio is told that his daughter is with the moor, he says “It is too true an evil. Gone she is. And what’s to come of my despised timeIs naught but bitterness” he is saying that now she has gone, his life will be nothing but bitterness. This shows the love he has for his daughter. The mere thought of loosing his daughter makes him hysterical. He immediately questions the moors motives. “Is there not charms by which the property of youth and maidhood may be abused?” He is saying that Othello used ‘magical spells’ to lead his daughter astray and stole her innocence. The fact that he hastily jumped to this conclusion proves that his love for his daughter has blinded him. He is refusing to acknowledge the fact that she may of actually been willing to marry this man and have any sort of consenting sexual relations with him. Although we hear a lot about Othello and Desdemona’s relationship, it is not until scene 2 that we hear Othello’s account of their relationship, which is eminently different. He tells the story of how him and Desdemona met; Brabantio “oft invited” him into their home and he would tel them the stories of his past. He states that she instigated the conversation as she was inquisitive about...
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...Shakespeare once said “The course of true love never did run smooth.” The novel “Much Ado About Nothing” by Shakespeare is about two people, Claudio and Hero, who meet and end up falling in love, and eventually decide to get married. At their wedding, Claudio found something out and shamed Hero about it, which ended up killing her. There was also another couple that were in love, Benedick and Beatrice, they never got along until they realized that they were falling in love with each other and eventually express how they feel about each other. In “Much Ado About Nothing” by William Shakespeare, Beatrice is a foil to Hero, because of their different views on love, their actions, and their thoughts. Beatrice and Hero have completely different...
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...What does love mean? Some might think love is the lasting affection for someone, while others might think it’s not only affection but also an emotion shared between two. Love doesn’t come from ones looks, but from their beauty within. In the play Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare, there’s many couples that end up in love. Some actually are in love while others just associate the title of love with them, this including Hero and Claudio. In the play, a brave and heroic young man, Claudio, supposedly falls in love for the governors young and beautiful daughter, Hero. When their love is put up to the task, it fails miserably, leading to the conclusion that Hero and Claudio are not in love. When Claudio first sees Hero he instantly falls in love with her before getting to know her, therefore only falling in love with...
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...Love vs. Lust Although love is the most common term for a person to express his/her attraction to someone, but love can be just a layer covering lust underneath, which creates a mixed feeling that could lead to unwanted situation. Love is a strong feeling of affection for another person. In Martin Luther Kings’s Pilgrimage to Nonviolence he indicated to different kinds of love; it can be eros, philia and agape love. Philia love is the kind of love that is purely of any romantic or sexual feelings. This is the kind of feelings that we have towards our neighbors, friends, and the people around us whom we are fond of. Eros love is known as romantic love. Agape love is the unconditional love or disinterested love for example the kind of love that God have towards us or love we have for our community and we do not wait for anything back. In contrary, lust is the urge or passionate to want to have someone mostly for sexual satisfaction. This kind of feeling is usually evident between individuals of the opposite gender. For lust to exist, love need not be present. Actually, lust can be termed as the opposite of love and it focuses more on the physical aspects. Lust is not necessarily in the term of sexual feelings but also it is the urge to want to posses’ items like clothes for the purpose of lavishing it. It is possible for someone to have a mix feeling between love and lust. In love, people desire the best for those people they love and they would do anything to make them happy...
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