Stand By Me

The two dramatic texts, the drama Away by Michael Gow and the film stand by me directed by Rob Reiner explore many types of discoveries were presented and explored by the author and director. Discovery in these texts is the action or process of finding or being found. Stand by me is about four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordy, Vern, Chris and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives. Whereas away is a play written by the Australian playwright Michael Gow. First performed by the Griffin Theatre Company in 1986, it tells the story of three internally conflicted families holidaying on the coast for Christmas, 1968. This play focuses on three families embarking on their summer holiday at the end of the year. The families are seen a cross section of the Australian community at the time and they aspirations and attitudes.

Vern overheard his older brother say that Ray went to explore the nearby railroad tracks and was struck by a train. They thought that they’ll be heroes if they find the missing boy and the four friends set off to find Ray’s body. Their quest to appear in the newspaper quickly becomes something more – as the boys confront their personal demons, the strength of their friendships, and have their last shared adventure before entering the murky world of adolescence. This shows that Gordie viewed life as an adventure. Gordie was innocent and inexperienced, but after they found the body and stopping to admire the body, something changed.

Gordie’s recent loss of his brother, Dennis, shows him how horrible the world can be. Dennis is killed in an accident and he was the one in Gordie’s

The first scene that demonstrates these things really well is the scene where Chris finally comes out of his tough guy shell and pours his heart out to Gordie. This scene is very important because it signifies the real start of Chris and Gordie’s brotherly relationship, the one that would effectively replace Gordie’s lost brother and allow him to move on. This is a major rite of passage because it signifies a new beginning for the both of them, along with the fact that for Gordie this is the first time he’s stepped up to fulfill the leadership qualities that he possesses but tends to refrain from using for fear of being brought down by others. Both the filmic codes and narrative conventions are heavily apparent in this scene. Just some symbolism can be seen through aspects in the scene such as Gordie’s arm over Chris, the visible sign of their brotherly relationship. This combined with the fact that throughout the scene both Chris and Gordie are level in their height and position and screen, showing that after breaking out of his tough guy shell Chris is really on the same level as Gordie. The main audio code here was the crackling of the fire in the background that signifies the warmth and love in the newly forming relationship. Combined again with technical medium shots of Gordie and Chris

The film showcased Gordie’s thoughts and growth with his friends. From his exterior of a young lad, wimpy and afraid, he had managed to mature in to an independent and confident individual. In the beginning of the film, he had been described, by himself, as a weird guy, since he wasn’t like his late brother, who was the favorite. He loved writing and was good at it, but the unfortunate reality he was in was comparison from his parents, who would rather have a popular kid with ‘normal’ friends later, made him diss his own passion. And this practice developed and later on gave him enough fright to accept his invisibility.

Lewis uses lighting to dramatize the opening scene of the film and characterize the protagonist of the story. The most noticeable utilization of film noir lighting is in the beginning

James Chacha Mr St. John and Mrs. Herron English 10 03 April 2016 “The Body vs. Stand by Me” Did you know that Stand by Me a academy award winning film directed by Rob Steiner was based of a novel called The Body by Stephen King ? In fact in both the novel and film the plot is the same but there are some small changes. The plot is about four twelve year olds who embark into a journey to discover the body of Ray Brower. During their journey each boy learns something extraordinary about themselves and about there friends.

    In society today, masculinity is seen as never crying or feeling pain. Emotionless zombies who show no sympathy and have no care in the world are the manliest of them all. Media portrays masculinity in his skewed way. Fight Club is known for its extreme display of the masculine identity. Conformed middle aged men break out of their shells by fighting their peers and proving themselves worthy of

An important relationship between characters in the film “Stand by me” Directed by Rob Reiner is the relationship between two characters, Chris Chambers and Gordie LaChance. We gain an understanding of this relationship through the use of dialogue, different camera shots, music and the parallel between Teddy and Vern.“Stand by me” gives us the story, narrated by adult Gordie, about a particular Journey involving four childhood friends, Teddy, Vern and Chris that happened in the summer of 1959 and that his outlook on life forever.

Para 1: An illustration of how self-discovery is supplied in the film can be shown through the lead character, Gordie. At the beginning of the film Gordie Lachance is distinguished as a very sensitive, intelligent and unconfident person, who has lost and older brother and is ignored by his parents, this makes it very difficult for Gordie to believe he can achieve his

In the visual text Stand by Me directed by Rob Reiner an important theme is growing up, Maturing, experienced new emotions, and the importance of friendship.These themes are portrayed by four young boys.thourgh their risky mission they have unlifted.Rob Reiner using a variety of techniques to show their experience that led them through a life-changing and metaphorical journey.

Adult Gordy, who is supposed to be a portrayal of present day King, went on a journey of his own through self reflection. This was far from a cruise down memory lane to Gordy, tapping into these memories meant reliving all of the very incidents that shaped him into who he is today. Friendships are one of the most enjoyable part of our lives, especially when we are young, reckless, and naive. For young Gordy, the friendships he had helped him stay true to himself and do what he loves best: writing. It was young Gordy’s best friend, Chris Chambers, that managed to convince him to stay a writer

He comes from what Gordy describes as a ?bad family?, and believes himself to be bad too. His self-fulfilling prophecy would be to turn out as bad as everyone in town believes that he will. Gordy sees the good in him, and pushes him to be more than Chris perceives he is capable of being. Chris is the group leader. The others in the group value his opinion, and he is the protector. He sticks up for the rest of the boys, and they look up to him. One example of this is when Ace, an older, bullying local, steals Gordy?s hat. He verbally attacks the older bully, on behalf of Gordy. His presenting self is confident, independent, and tough. Inwardly, or his perceived self, is incapable, and destined to become nothing, primarily caused by the locals, and his family continually reminding him that he comes from a family of trouble, so he must trouble too.

In the Novel the body by Stephen king The Character Gordie Lachance is a very girfted kid. Gordie is very creative having the ability to create stories for his friends and he also like writing stories. Gordie is also has good teamwork skills being able to act efficient in a group of people. Gordie was also neglected but he still managed to be successful.

Lighting and filming through the movie is applied creatively causing people to be interested in not only the plot but the aesthetic . Lighting gave the movie a mysterious ambiance. They also use the lighting to create a contrast of characters, they manipulate the lighting in a scene with Harvey Dent to show the dark side Of himself. Doing these