We watched Wall-E in class today. Today I found the topic of waste disposal problems and the sad tone at parts to make a theme of humans must find a way to stop creating so much trash in order to save earth. Another topic I found was the topic of space with a tone of amazement and adventurous making the theme of space travel is a beautiful amazing thing that we as a species should embark on. Another theme constant in this movie is one man's trash is another man's treasure or in this case a robots. This theme is created with the topic of human trash and the funny, semi light hearted tone at parts of the movie. I found it interesting that the movie directors were able to convey such a serious message of how we must save our earth in a funny and humorous movie that is animated. This movie shows contrast in the tone of a character and the tone of the film just like we have been working on in class. The contrast is that the people on the ship are quite uncaring and lethargic about everything for the majority of the film while Wall-E is so caring and helpful and he wants to save Earth. This contrast in tone really helps to convey the message that we need to start caring about climate change and how we create so much trash that will never go away in our lifetimes. I really liked all the music in the movie and I feel like it added a lot to the movie. For example, when they play La Vie En Rose while Wall-E is following EVE around it and giving her things makes it comical and shows us that he loves her. The music playing in the background of the movie in that scene is non diegetic because it is not sound happening in the actual film it's just background music.
Lots of really great details from the film today. It’s always hard to blog on a day like today, but you’ve done a nice job going beyond just summarizing what happened in the film. You’ve got great details and clear vocabulary that helps your audience understand what you’re learning during the film. I like the focus on music, which you wisely tie into tone, and the impact of the choices on the narrative itself. This post IS missing that extension, so consider how you can complete the full assignment by extending the learning beyond our classroom. Details are good here, but you’re limited by the world of our particular class. How do we extend your learning?
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