1. Please learn (or review) these words for the final exam: misanthrope, pun, Christian, bird's eye view, soul, uptight, chronological order, heirloom, peel, grapefruit, cameo, match cut, gangster, janitor, orphan, diner, script, plot, conclusion, briefcase, pulp, chopper, fiction, couple, sentences, paragraph, explain, trusting, title, sword, shorts, basement, theme, conclude, characters
2. I am away this week; therefore, I will give all the students an extra week to hand in homework. The homework deadline is June 10. We will look at all of the grades before we start the final exam. You can check then to see if you are missing any homework assignments.
Homework: Write
a paragraph about Robin Williams. What is your favorite movie with him?
Biography, etc. Remember that I believe a paragraph is five or more sentences.
Gus van Sant directed this music videos (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
The final is
in two weeks. I will tell you what to study. The test will be like the midterm.
I will give
back all the homework next week. I will also show the record. Remember you only
have to do three homework assignments for this class. I give you one for free.
If you want to do more homework, I will pick the three highest grades. The
cutoff for handing in homework is the final exam.
He would
send letters that exploded. They had bombs inside.
My favorite
movie from the 1990s is Trainspotting. But it’s Scottish and this is American
culture.
Think about
paying homage again.
1.Bird’s
eye view shot. They mention the Sistine Chapel.
2.Element
of music videos.
3.Title
“Good Will Hunting.”
Pun: when a title has two
meanings
a.Will
Hunting
b.Good
will: nice feeling for other people
c.Good
Will hunting: he is looking for who he is
Next genre:
western (cowboy) I am interested in the idea of a misanthrope. Usually a smart
person who naturally hates other people
Directors
and writers are Jewish
Coen
brothers. In the 1930s, the favorite genre was western, and they loved the
singing cowboy
Cameo: when
a famous person is in a movie for a short time
There are seven scenes in Pulp Fiction. The scenes are not in chronological order. Write one sentence to describe each scene. Put the scenes into chronological order. The first scene is Butch, the boxer, receiving a watch. You have to do three homework assignments.
John Travolta in the late seventies. He plays Vince in Pulp Fiction.
Ringo was
the drummer in the Beatles.
Pay homage
to: respect a great movie
When John
Travolta was young, he did a lot of dancing.
Do different
themes and directors.
Gus van Sant
directed Good Will Hunting. He is a gay director who started out making music
videos. To make music videos, you need a lot of style in your film.
There was
janitor who worked at the University of Toronto in the 1940s. He only went to
grade ten. Then he dropped out of school to be a cowboy.
When he
worked at the university cleaning at night, he saw the research for radar.Later, he invented radar. They tested him.
His IQ was 197.
Matt Damon wrote the plot for this movie. I think he knew the
story. He won the Oscar for writing this plot. Robin Williams won for best
supporting actor. He committed suicide in 2014.
The genre is coming of age. Change from a child into an
adult.
Why is the director interested in the bird’s eye view camera
angle or shot?
Pay homage to
How do you like them apples? Wow. Great.
Watch for the music video influence in this movie
Match cut: similar camera shots to move to different places
of new scenes
