Which Movie Genres Are You Drawn To?

 Ponder Questions from Cave to Cloud

1. Draw a list of movie genres you are drawn to. (Me)

• Action Movies
• Sci-Fi Movies
• Romantic Movies
• Fantasy

So, I have only stated my top four of the list of movie genres that I’m drawn to.

2. Identify the key elements of these genres (typical plot, main characters, emotional impact, themes, imagery, film techniques).

Action movies - in action movie the typical plot is when the guy does everything for the girl he loves. However, the main characters would mostly be a white guy (like Bryan, from fast and the furious) , that may look as an ideal guy or in other words the dream guy of the girl. While the girl would Asian looking (sometimes) or Latina (sometimes Spanish) and she would be the main target of the enemies in the movie. Now the emotional impact of this is that it will cause you to have an adrenaline rush because of the hype that you feel when you watch it. However the movie that I like is called “I Am Wrath”.  

Sci-Fi movies -   in most of the sci-fi movies that I watch the plot is most likely starts with a boy that likes to study science. Which sometimes lead to accidents and this accident leads to him having special abilities. Then after that he will train and become a super hero and that is the typical plot of it. However, in other movies they are the bad guy that turns into a good guy. In movies that has this genres, it will make you have a mind blown. It is because it will make you think about what is happening in the movie. The movie that I like that have this genre is "X-Men: Apocalypse".   

Romantic movies -  in this type of genres the typical plot is that there is a guy that will be inlove in a girl. Then the girl will fell for the guy then they will be together. So that is the typical plot of it. While the main characters would be an ideal white guy and a white girl. They would have problems but will always end up being together. Now, the movie that I like that have this kind of genres is "The Longest Ride".

Fantasy movies - the typical plot of a fantasy movie is that it is always magical. It is the only thing that can't be changed in a fantasy movie. It may have different plot and it depends on the kind of fantasy movie that you watch.

 However, the main character would sometimes be a child and a mythical creature. The movie that I like that is a fantasy movie is "The BFG" or "The Big Friendly Giant".

3. Example poster of the movies.

4. Specify which elements of the movie genres you like draw you to watch.

Action movie – I like action movies because of the adrenaline rush that you can feel while watching this type of movies. Also because of the cool fighting moves that they do and the story that the movie have.

Sci-Fi movies – I like this because it will make you think and use your mind while watching the movie. It is also mind blowing when to watch movies that are sci-fi.

Romantic movies -  I like this kind of movies because it is romantic. Also because they show places that are nice to go that is a sweet place to bring the people you like. It is also because I like traveling.

Fantasy movies – I like this because it brings back the kid in me. It is also fun to watch a fantasy movie. It is also because I enjoy these kinds of movies.

5. Determine the patterns of meanings that the movies you like reinforce every time you watch.

The pattern of meanings that these movies have is that they are about family. They are about the different types of family that you may have. It may be your friends or love ones. It is because family will always be family.

MY SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILE!!

1. What media message am I constructing/ sharing/ liking?
  The messages that I am posting or sharing are all connected to my life. While the post that I like are those that give a good message to others.

   2. What is the purpose of my message?
  The message that I am sharing is that maybe sometimes hard. However, life is not just hardships or trials. Life may also have good rewards when we do good or always be diligent in life.

3. What am I promoting? Whose voice am I amplifying and whose voices am I muting?
  I am promoting that when you do your best in life there is always a reward that comes with it. We may not see it sometimes but it is always there. However, I mute the voices of no one, because sometimes we also need them to help us realize that somethings in life is not always easy.

4. Have I given the construction and dissemination of this message judicious and careful thought? Or was it due to the heat of the moment?

  I just do this because I just want to share to others that there is still a good part in our life.

5. Will the media messages that I have constructed and disseminated possibly harm anyone or myself?

  No, because I was just voicing my own opinion about life.

6. What values am I promoting or censuring? 

  The value that I promote is that whatever happens to us family will always go first. Also that in life there will always be something that is positive In our life, even we go through a lot of hardships in life.

7. What are the things that I can or must do to be a responsible information media literate person.

  To be able to do this, I must “THINK BEFORE I CLICK!”  This is what I do before I post/share/like in my account.

JUST BE YOURSELF!

Dove Choose Beautiful;Always #LikeAGirl

Ponder Questions page 80

1. Describe the effect of this approach of advertisements on you.

  Well, for me the ads that was made by "Dove" and "Always" are nice because they gave inspiration to other girls out there that have a low confidence in them. That all the girls should just be true to their self. It is that every girl is unique in her own ways, that it should not affect them if other people would say that they do things like a girls. Because we are girls and also because it doesn't mean that we can't do what others do. 

  2. Is it better to explicitly state the values that an advertisement is promoting?

  Yes, in may opinion, it would be nice if they do this and explain what they are trying to promote. Rather, than just say stuff about something that in the end would just produce something bad.

 3. By explicitly stating values, did these advertisements mute other values?

 I think,it is "Yes" and "No" for me, because they slightly muted the other values that they didn't give emphasize on. However, they just said what they want to advertise to people and it is up to them how would they think about it.

  4. How are these advertisement different from the usual soap or hygiene products?

It is different from others because this advertisements shows the story of what every girl go through in life. Their struggles in life when other people are just so quick to judge them. The way how mostly other guys see a girl. (Not All.)

5. What are the positive aspects of these advertisements?

 They help boost the confidence of the girls. They give a chance for the girls to stand up for their self. They also make guys realize that they should respect girls not only girls but even other people.

6. What are the negative aspects of these advertisements?

It somehow put other people down like in the dove advertisement. It is also very long that you would think that it is not a product commercial any more.

7. How were these advertisements able to communicate a positive message?

By giving people a chance to make their voices be heard. By also proving that being a girl is a good thing because it is who I am.

8. Would you say these advertisements were "scripted"? Are the people in the ads real?

Yes of course it is scripted but I believe that some of it is not. Because the people in the ads were real and they all have their different stories to tell. 


9. To what extent would you say do these advertisements depart or question stereotypes, and to what extent do they perpetuate stereotypes?

I think that this ads don't harm anyone because it is just sharing the stories of this girls about some of the problems that they face in this society.

10. How would you characterize the tension between selling "positive values" and selling products?

I think that the tension between selling "positive values" and selling products is something that goes together when they are showing  this kinds of advertisements because it just shows us the reality that a girl faces in this society. 

So, to every girl out their don't look down on yourselves, but prove to the world, even to yourselves that you are worth more than what the society says. So, just be yourself and not somebody else.

HORROR HOUSE!!!

  The Eye is a movie that is originally is a Hong Kong - Singaporean movie that is made in 2002. It is a story about a girl that  was blind first  but when she got her eyesight she realized that she started to see ghost. Her name was Mun.

  If you want to know more about her then  I suggest that you watch the whole movie. However the links are just the trailers for this movie would be at the bottom. 

Now let us analyse the three version of ''The Eye".

1. How does the trailer of the original movie market itself?

  The original movie was made in 2002 and since it is made in Singapore, they tried to at least keep their own way on making the movie. They also tried to keep their culture in it. However, they still made it somehow appropriate to match the standards in the years of 2000's.

2. How do the remakes market themselves?

The remakes were Indy and Hollywood. They made it like this so that it would fit in globalized market. So that they would not have a hard time to show the movie in cinemas.  

3. How do the notions of "local" and "global" come into play in these three films and their trailers?

It is "local" when it is basically shown on the country that made the movie. However, it is "global" when the movie is shown in different countries.

4. Who do you think were the target audiences of the original and remakes?

Basically they targeted "teens" and "young adults" for this movies. Their main goal is to give people something to watch and  something that they would enjoy. While they gain money.

5. Which was the most financially successful of the three films?

The remake in 2008  of "The Eye" is the most financially successful among the three movies. They really gave their time and money for the movie. They also have a bigger budget than the other films and also got a good actress to portray the role.

Links: 

Original - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoA6dxLeWFo

Indian - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9hhPMf9j6w

Hollywood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5x9LS24wg8

  

LET THE LOVE BEGIN!!

GabRu is a loveteam by GMA. GabRu stands for Gabbi Garcia and Ruru Madrid.

GabRu appeared in different television dramas. One of this is "Let the Love Begin", where Gabbi Garcia and Ruru Madrid is the lead actors.

This T.V. drama is based on the 2005 film of "Let the Love Begin" under GMA Films/Gutz Productions starring Richard Gutierrez and Angel Locsin.

    Written by Maribel Ilag, Rhoda Sulit- Marino, Jessie Villabrille, and Patrick Louie Ilagan.
    This was directed by Ms. Gina Alajar. The cinematographer of this drama is Regiben Romana.

'Let the Love Begin' is a song which is used as the theme song of their drama. The songwriter and their musician was Gino Padilla. The song was sang by Ruru and Gabbi.

Now, this loveteam may be watch in their current television drama which is "Encantadia". Which is a remake of the old one that was during 2005.

THE GUARDIAN ~ ANALYSIS

#8
PONDER 

The story is basically based on the story of the three little pigs, but there is a twist to it. It looks at the story in a different perspective. They look in the side of the story of the wolf and also the side of the pigs. They investigated on the case of how and why the wolf die in the story.

They saw in the story that the wolf was just framed and was accused by  the pigs. The pigs did  that because they were trying to get insurance taxes and they used the death of the wolf to cover this up. In the end the pigs admitted their crime and because of the issues that  happened between the wolf and  the pigs there became a riot in the city.

If I was in that situation, I would research first all the facts before I believe who they said that is guilty of the crime. I would find out the truth when I got all the legit facts about the issue.

#7
PONDER

1. It is like they used the invention of televisions to kill the radio star. No, they should always be equal.

2. It is referring to a radio station during 1952.

3. It means that they took the idea on how the radio was build and then they build the TV from that.

4. the TV industry killed the radio industry.

5.
 a) Art
   - It is creative in every way possible.
 b) Originality
   - It should have originality.
 c) Popular culture
  - The technology should go with the flow of the popular culture.
 d) Innocence
  - As much as possible it should keep the innocence of the kids
 e) Nostalgia
  - The singer is missing the songs in the radio. Technology should be the way for us to be able to recall those memories.
 f) In the video, the child always has a smiling face while she is watching TV. Technology can relief the boredom.