Thursday 29 November 2012
Friday 23 November 2012
Essay Plan
MACRO: Theme of Coming of Age
Point 1: Struggle
Examples: Oliver and his mum talking in his bedroom (Submarine) and Introduction - Lola in the bathroom with her mum and sister (LOL).
Analysis: look at mise-en-scene: costume- how it represents the character's personalities and lighting of the scenes to create a mood/feeling. Go into the details of both scenes (what's happening)
Synthesis: explain how and what themes and messages are put across by the two directors of coming-of-age.
Point 2: Family
Examples: Oliver witnesses mother going into ex-boyfriends van (Submarine) and when Lola hears phone conversation between her mum and ex-husband,.
Analysis: Talk about how the characters are being represented and how they react to these situations. Also look at the mise-en-scene: costume, setting, and facial expressions/body language.
Synthesis: talk about how family can turn you into a more independent person and how the directors put across the themes/messages: adults can act like teenagers sneaking around and teens look more like adults in both films.
Point 3: Sex
Examples: When we find out Oliver and Jordana have just slept together (Submarine) and also when Lola and Kyle sleep together (LOL).
Analysis: Lighting and what they are wearing to tell the audience what is happening and the setting and lighting of both scenes.
Synthesis: Explain the main element of a typical coming-of-age film which is presented in both films and messages.
Point 4: Resolution of both films
Examples: The ending scenes
Analysis: Look at the mise-en-scene: lighting/colour, setting, how characters are positioned and costume
Synthesis: How the characters overcome their problems and whether the ending is positive/negative and how their relationships are concluded. (The endings are positive for both Submarine and LOL).
Point 1: Struggle
Examples: Oliver and his mum talking in his bedroom (Submarine) and Introduction - Lola in the bathroom with her mum and sister (LOL).
Analysis: look at mise-en-scene: costume- how it represents the character's personalities and lighting of the scenes to create a mood/feeling. Go into the details of both scenes (what's happening)
Synthesis: explain how and what themes and messages are put across by the two directors of coming-of-age.
Point 2: Family
Examples: Oliver witnesses mother going into ex-boyfriends van (Submarine) and when Lola hears phone conversation between her mum and ex-husband,.
Analysis: Talk about how the characters are being represented and how they react to these situations. Also look at the mise-en-scene: costume, setting, and facial expressions/body language.
Synthesis: talk about how family can turn you into a more independent person and how the directors put across the themes/messages: adults can act like teenagers sneaking around and teens look more like adults in both films.
Point 3: Sex
Examples: When we find out Oliver and Jordana have just slept together (Submarine) and also when Lola and Kyle sleep together (LOL).
Analysis: Lighting and what they are wearing to tell the audience what is happening and the setting and lighting of both scenes.
Synthesis: Explain the main element of a typical coming-of-age film which is presented in both films and messages.
Point 4: Resolution of both films
Examples: The ending scenes
Analysis: Look at the mise-en-scene: lighting/colour, setting, how characters are positioned and costume
Synthesis: How the characters overcome their problems and whether the ending is positive/negative and how their relationships are concluded. (The endings are positive for both Submarine and LOL).
Wednesday 21 November 2012
Conclusion
Overall, the two films Submarine and LOL have clear connections and contrasts to present the theme of coming of age through the MACRO elements. The two main characters in Submarine have a strong relationship which relates to the two main characters Lola and Kyle in LOL. The directors of both films have included a downfall through the narrative to show the audience how difficult it is for teens to turn into adults. However, they are effected in different ways as Oliver Tate is trying to save his parents marriage while in LOL, Lola is trying to figure out her real identity.
Coming-of-age is portrayed in a different way to how society thinks it would be. This is because teens are depicted as animalistic, whereas in Submarine and LOL they are illustrated as mature people looking for their self identities and trying to get what they are looking for in life. Adults think that adolescents can never really grow up at such a young age as they don't know what it's like to have such big responsibilities and be able to make their own choices. Whereas, particularly in LOL, the director is trying to put across that many events that happen are very similar between adults and teens; which is ironic as you wouldn't think they could get caught up in similar situations when they can.
My personal opinion concluded would be that it's not easy for adolescence's to from being a teenager to a young adult as there will always be something in the way that you will have to overcome to become more independent.
Coming-of-age is portrayed in a different way to how society thinks it would be. This is because teens are depicted as animalistic, whereas in Submarine and LOL they are illustrated as mature people looking for their self identities and trying to get what they are looking for in life. Adults think that adolescents can never really grow up at such a young age as they don't know what it's like to have such big responsibilities and be able to make their own choices. Whereas, particularly in LOL, the director is trying to put across that many events that happen are very similar between adults and teens; which is ironic as you wouldn't think they could get caught up in similar situations when they can.
My personal opinion concluded would be that it's not easy for adolescence's to from being a teenager to a young adult as there will always be something in the way that you will have to overcome to become more independent.
Thesis Statement
For my Textual analysis I am comparing and contrasting the ways in which both
films Submarine and LOL present the theme of coming of age
through the MACRO elements: Messages And Values and Themes.
Submarine is
a 2010 British coming-of-age comedy-drama film adapted from the
2008 novel of the same name by Joe Dunthorne, directed by Richard
Ayoade. The
main
character Oliver Tate, is a fifteen year old boy who struggles with school popularity but when he
meets a girl he is determined to impress her. Meanwhile his mothers
ex-boyfriend moves in next door, so Oliver tries to ensure his parents stay
together.
The second film I am analysing is LOL, a 2012 coming of age comedy-drama-romance film directed and
co-written by Lisa Azuelos. The film is a remake of the 2008 French
film LOL (Laughing Out Loud). In a world connected
by Facebook and other social networks, Lola Williams and her friends
navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging
their sometimes overbearing and confused parents.
Both films present the theme of coming-of-age in different ways and I am doing a Textual Analysis to find out how the directors have done this and the reason why they have done it. Submarine and LOL, both include the same aspect of a typical coming-of-age film which is sex. The only way for a teen to grow up and 'mature' is by loosing their virginity which is clearly shown in both film's as it's something that makes you take that big step from childhood to adulthood.
Monday 19 November 2012
PEAS - domino
Point (focus - theme) : TORTURE
Evidence: The scene when Evey is abducted and tortured
Analysis: Her hair is shaved off to symbolise her femininity and fear being removed from her
Synthesis: This presents the theme of torture through the character Evey, to illustrate the belief that Torture is morally right in some aspects as it turns her into a brave, strong character.
Evidence: The scene when Evey is abducted and tortured
Analysis: Her hair is shaved off to symbolise her femininity and fear being removed from her
Synthesis: This presents the theme of torture through the character Evey, to illustrate the belief that Torture is morally right in some aspects as it turns her into a brave, strong character.
Textual Analysis Presentation
I am comparing and contrasting the ways in which both
films Submarine and LOL present the theme of coming of age
.
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Sunday 4 November 2012
Children of Men - Mood Board + Messages/Ideas
- Hope
- Faith
- Illegal Immigration
- Terrorism
- War
- Religion
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