“Breaking Ben” Episode 5 My first thoughts was here comes a Walter White inspired episode until I watched and seen how the group literally broke ben down. It was hard to watch as he was really feeling unwanted and no one stood up for him. This when I saw Ben go from the insider to the outsider. As, we see him not fitting into his circle of friends anymore and being pushed aside by his friends. This episode helped me realize that ben changed the most over the course of the show. He went from reeling from his break up … Continue reading Let’s Get Unproductive Again!

The Pain… The video of the shooting victims were illustrated through smash cuts of victims crying was used to give the audience the heart wrenching feeling of how detrimental this shooting was in their lives. The Contradiction… The Song “Happiness is a Warm Gun” was in the background as the montage of people buying guns used as a contradiction to showcase how people are making a huge mistake in buying these guns while the music is saying otherwise. The Song “What a Wonderful World” also, has a daring montage sequence to depict all the American wars we had throughout our … Continue reading Bowling For Columbine Extra Credit!!

As, a film major I felt there is no better way to analyze a film and review it without pointing out all the layers that made it great! Love… Amelie trying to find love was depicted throughout the film as transportation was being used as a motif by extreme long shot and editing to show her traveling to meet her crush. Amelie thought about all the endless possibilities of love and what it is like to be engaged in sexual activity. The montage sequences of Amelie thinking about all the orgasms people are having which illustrates how imaginative she is … Continue reading Amelie- Film Review Extra Credit!!

WELCOME TO MEDIA NIGHTS WITH AL JAZEERA! When, I volunteered for Media Nights I didn’t know what I was in for as I learned so much. I did not know about the News channel Al Jazeera or what their message was before going to media nights, which was pretty cool to learn. The correspondents sat on stage and explained their position with Al Jazeera and why they got involved with the network in the first place. I remembered when Kat Kilpatrick showed a clip about these people who spoke this language that is going extinct, was truly fascinating to watch. … Continue reading Media Night Extra Credit!!!