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Elephant

Elephant 1) What struck you most in the film? What struck me most about the film was the artistic touch given to such a gruesome and terrorizing event. Throughout the movie, we see a slice of high school life but through a very passive and calm look. 2) What also impressed you? What impressed me most was the effect given by the actors to the spectator. With tiny hints and flashbacks, we understand each person's point of view of the situation as well as a very vague but still precise description of their personalities. 3) Did you find anything more particularly upsetting? What was most upsetting to me was the attitude of the students towards each other. While some were friends, for example, the 3 girls, we see that there is a lot of rivalry and competition between them all. Also, John tries to help but cannot provide any more than warning others, unfortunately it is useless. 4) What did you find very disturbing? To me, the most d...

Exchanges in Real Spaces & Virtual Spaces

POST 12: SPACES & EXCHANGES - Exchanges in Real Spaces & Virtual Spaces: Two cartoons How far is the boundary between real and virtual spaces becoming increasingly blurred nowadays? The first document is a cartoon drawn by Harvey Schwadron , where we see a man looking up to look at the window of a corner shop. There is a panel on the window that says "Ace Computers" and asks why "eco-tourists" would "travel and add to pollution while they could stay home and visit exotic travel web sites!" This means that today, thanks to the internet it is so easy to just look up anything and have it in front of us in mere seconds. For example, you can easily look up "Thailand beaches" and scroll through the endless pictures of idyllic scenery all while being on your own sofa. Today, pollution and global warming is a big question and we all know that planes leave a big carbon footprint. It is an ironic cartoon that pokes fun ...

M.I.A. Paper Planes

M.I.A., Paper Planes - FREE INDIVIDUAL POST: A song/video on the ‘SPACES & EXCHANGES’ notion Paper Planes is a 2008 song, written and produced by English and Sri Lankan singer M.I.A and Diplo for the M.I.A's album Kala. The song's meaning is difficult to understand, at first sight, personally, I had to look up the lyrics to understand the actual message of the song. I chose this song to illustrate the notion of Spaces and Exchanges because it is about immigrants coming into Europe and plays with the stereotypes many Europeans may have of foreigners. Also, the fact that the document is a politically committed song is a way to exchange ideas. While the notion can be studied looking at examples of PHYSICAL spaces and exchanges, it is also important to see METAPHORICALLY. The lyrics summarize Kala ' s central theme, satirize American perceptions of visa-seeking foreigners and immigrants from Third World nations. Billboar...