Two-in-One

In class we discussed if it is possible for people to be more than one thing, such as Indian and American or Irish and German. I think it is possible for a person to be more than one thing, but I feel like they are pulled more to one side or the other. I feel that certain situations and people will cause them to relate to either side. I do not think they necessarily have to choose between one or the other, but in certain situations they are going to relate more to one side than the other. I think that it is totally up to the individual if they want to relate more to one side or not. I know when I am with my friends that I made up here I act more northern and I lose my southern accent, but when I am with my friends at home I have a heavy southern accent and tend to be more laid back. I think which side of yourself you choose has a lot to do with the situation and the people you are around.

(Friends from here..can you find me??)

(Peaches in ND!!!)

Having a place!!

Last week I realized that feeling out of place can happen at any location or time, but also having the feeling of being connected can occur. Last week my grandfather got sick, so my family and I went to visit him in the hospital. While being in the waiting room my family and I were joined by more family members from my dad’s side of the family. Some of them I have met and some of them I had not. While my parents were talking and introducing my sister and me to the new relatives, I sat back in my chair and observed my crazy family. I noticed that with a few of the new members of the family I felt a strong connection to them as if they had always been there and with some I felt like we were complete strangers. Since my dad was the only one to move away from his home town my cousins have all grown up together and where very close. My sister and I did not seem to fit in with them at all, we both felt out of place and different. Since they were all raised in a small town in the middle of Kansas most of them are “hicks” as I like to call it and since my sister and I are “city girls” we didn’t exactly fit in with them. While being in the waiting room I realized that my immediate family and I are very close and that I am highly connected to my sister. There were times when I would just look at her and she would laugh because she knew exactly what I am thinking. It’s really strange how certain people and situations make us feel out of place or connected. I think it has a lot to do with being in one’s own comfort zone or environment.

The End of "O"

Today in class we finished "O", I must admit that I was shocked and really didn't like the ending of the movie. I really liked the ending in Othello when they all died on the same bed and in "O" they all died in different places. The end of Othello made the characters seem very connected and left the reader/watcher with a very distinct impression of the story. Another thing that bothers me about "O" is that Hugo gets off free, he just goes to jail instead of dying like he did in Othello. One thing that I noticed about "O" is that Hugo kind of seemed to know that the plan was not going to work, when he got caught he didn't even fight or break down. Also in the end he says something about how he has all the attention now like he wanted. It makes it seem that he knew that his plan wasn't going to work, like he wanted to get caught so that his father and the rest of the town would finally pay attention to him. The plan in "O" also bothers me, there is no way that they would not get caught I mean almost every character touched the gun which means it had their fingerprints and Odin also touched Mike's glass with his bare hands which means that his fingerprints were on there too. I just think it is ridiculous that they would even think that their plan was going to work. One aspect I did like about "O" is that contrast between the white dove and the hawk in which I think plays on racial cues and the difference between Hugo and Iago. In general I like the movie, but I do not think that it is very realistic, especially the end.

"O"

I am really liking the movie "O" we are watching in class. It is really interesting how the director took something from hundred of years ago and put it into a very modern movie. It is amazing how relevant Shakespeare's works are to our lives now. Though Shakespeare is not universal, there are certain situations in "O" and Othello that translate into today. Such things as how Iago and Hugo both manipulate the people around them to get the things they want in life, which still happens today. Another situation is the racial/stereotypical indications, such as the hawk and the dove in "O" and how people relate violence, drugs and gangs to young black men (like they do in "O") It is fun to relate the book to the movie and find how certain things click. It is interesting how the director interpreted Shakespeare's words and how we are able to connect the scenes in the play to the movie. I think the movie also makes Shakespeare easier to understand and not so boring. I cannot wait to see how the movie turns out!!

Oh Oh Othello

In class last time we watched a clip of Othello and discussed it. I would just like to say that I interpreted the reading different then the movie showed it. I think that happens a lot with reading that turns in a production. This is very evident with Twilight, I read the book before I saw the movie and there were multiple things that I interpreted differently then how the movie showed it. It just shows that people have very different interpretations of things and that not very single person is going to imagine the same thing. Harry Potter is another example of this, many people that read the books are disappointed in the movies because they feel that it did not follow the book or that they imagined something completely different. This shows that people read and imagine things differently in their minds and what you think is going on, may not be what the person next to you thinks is going on.

Othello

In Othello, I think it is highly interesting how Iago manipulates everyone in the play. It's like Iago is on the outside looking in and controlling very character in some way, yet the other characters don't even seem to notice that Iago is controlling them. It really drives me insane, at some points in the play I just want to grab some of the characters and shake them. I want them to wake up to the fact that Iago is manipulating them. Another thing I am interested in is how the situations in Othello are still present now days. Like how some people manipulate other people in their lifes and how rumors get started that cause people to want to take revenge. Like the rumor about Othello sleeping with Iago's wife, which causes him to come up with this elborate scheme to hurt Othello. This situation is highly common in society now days and many people are effected by it. Othello has multiple aspects within it that can be related to everyday life.

Girl Interrupted

Girl Interrupted was a very interesting movie and was not quite what I expected. In class we discussed certain movie lingo and terms that were present in the movie, such things as flashbacks, angle of the camera and costumes of the characters. The movie was littered with such things, one scene that caught my eye was when Lisa was down in the tunnel reading Susan's diary. It caught my eye because of the multiple camera angles, especially when Susan is looking for Lisa and the other in the tunnels and she comes to cross-roads within the tunnel and cannot figure out which tunnel to take to get to Lisa. The camera angle is amazing it pans from one tunnel to the next, to the next. It makes you feel like you are the one searching for the right way to go and it makes you feel lost and confused. Another scene that caught my attention is at Daisy's house. All the colors in her house are really bright and cheerful, when in reality her life is really sad and depressing. The house and the colors play as a mask for Daisy to hide how she really feels inside. Flashbacks were a big part of this movie, they helped viewers connect the dots and made things start to make sense. One flashback that I feel that has some importance is when Susan flashes back to a party at her house, where one of the dad's comes up to her room and tries to have intimate relations with her. The scene showed that she had already had a relationship with this man and helped to explain a scene that would come later on in the movie. The movie was very insightful and I really did enjoy watching it. I also enjoyed eating my gummi-worms during the movie!!! :)