English-language films

Grave of the Fireflies is arguably the darkest and saddest Studio Ghibli movie. It takes place during World War II and follows the sibling duo, Seita and Setsuko, a 14 year-old and his 3 year old sister. Throughout the film, we see the siblings struggle to survive. From watching their town burned, their mother horrifically burned and eventual death, their struggle with hunger and abuse, leading to Setsuko's and Seita's eventual heartbreaking deaths. It's overall message of anti-war is told to the

Question 1: One difference in communication styles I saw was with the use of slang. At the beginning of the film during Flor’s job interview with Deborah, Deborah comments on the fact that she and Flor are wearing the same sweater and says that it is “good booga booga.” Flor and her cousin do not understand exactly what Deborah means by saying that because Deborah’s American slang is different from the Mexican slang that Flor would be familiar with. Another cultural difference in communication I

unsuccessfully – to watch films from the Coen brothers. So far, I’ve managed to only catch up with their “True Grit” remake, which I did not care for. Now, after scouring Netflix and TV for what seemed like ages, I came across “The Ladykillers.” I knew this movie does not have a particularly upstanding reputation, as Coen fanatics and regular moviegoers don’t seem to like it. But I still need to educate myself on the Coens. Beggars can’t be choosers. This remake of a 1955 film of the same name stars

are necessary for survival, such as rice, beans, bread, and for their personal hygiene a bar of soap along with a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste. However, the lack of resources this country possesses to produce glue forces the young man in the film to invent. Utilizing his limited amount of toothpaste as a substitute, he can glue a picture on the wall this is “inventos”. He also must improvise a way to run electricity through

realize that it would be the last time that I would see all of them. Since arriving in Canada, I have attended a French elementary school in Montreal named Barthelemy- Vimont from grade two to four. As my parents wanted me to know both bilingual languages, we moved

named Stewart Stern (“Stephen Chbosky”). The Perks of Being a Wallflower became the product of his inspiration. He graduated from the University of Southern California's Filmic Writing Program. After graduating he was involved in creation of different films, screenplays, and novels. He received several awards for his works such as the Abraham Polonsky Screenwriting Award for his screenplay Everything Divided and for his most famous work titled The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which won the Best Book

complications for Jane and Rochester’s relationship. Describe the type of music used and how it is used at different times during the film. The type of music

The movie Love Actually is a classic film telling individual stories about ten stories about people in different relationships whose lives all end up intertwining in the end. It is a story about love and relationships between people and how complicated they can truly be. It shows the different aspects of love and how people act while they are in it or losing it. The movie has a very real-life feeling and the relationships in the movie are complicated yet optimistic. It perfectly shows how people

As one might expect from a teenage film, the characters use a large selection of colloquial language, including taboo language. This ‘slang’ is most often used towards each other than towards the adults, likely due to the fact that it has perhaps been used to converge (Giles’ Accommodation theory ) in order to unify the group; a goal crucial in the narrative of the film. Despite the characters all belonging to different social cliques so the expectation is that they will show differences and divergence

Characters are designed to contrast each other, from costume design to the their body language and manner. As well, character’s relationships are communicated in heavy symbolism and intricacy rather than speech. The film combines visual elements and narrative, allowing symbolism, mise en scene and costume design to add to the narrative with careful deliberation. Setting in Tinker