In the article From Page to Screen: Hollywood Targets Ya Fiction from http://www.npr.org/2012/03/24/149248062/from-page-to-screen-hollywood-targets-ya-fiction is about two books that a lot of people read the "Hunger Games" and the "Twilight" series. This article talks about the greatest teen hit movies that came out over years. It also says that The "Hunger Games", "Twilight", "Harry Potter" were the books and movies that really caught on with teen audience.
This article is saying that over the years more and more books and movies come out that tend to be more for teens and that every year they seem to get better and better and people are spending more money on them. For example in the second paragraph it says "$7.6 billion at box offices worldwide (and billions more in DVD and merchandise sales)." was sold for Harry Potter. Also they said "The Twilight books, Stephenie Meyer's girl/werewolf/vampire fantasies, were the next mega-hits ($2.6 billion worldwide, with one movie still to come)". This just show how people were really into these movies.
I think the authors purpose of this was to show how movies have impacted peoples lives and to show what teen audiences are interested in. I think that with every movie to come the more people will be buying because as we get older the movies seem to get better and better.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Pretty Little Liars:Wicked
Finding out your adopted can make you feel different things. Maybe you feel sad or happy and sometimes even maybe confused. One of the characters in my book is kinda going through something like this but, the thing is that she isn't 100% sure about it. Anyway back to business. Imagine that someone dies and everyone in the family was in the will except you. If you were that person there might be a lot of things going through your head like "What have I done wrong or does this person just not like me" Over time you learn that only blood related family can be presented in the will so then you think maybe i was adopted.
As I thought about what Spencer was thinking I understood a little of it. I mean if I found out I was adopted I would want to know who my birth mother is. On the other hand I wouldn't want to do that because there would be a reason if someone gave a baby up like that. I would freak out even more if I went to this website that matches kids with their mothers and there would be a match because that would make it more real then it already is. I learned that sometimes the mind plays tricks on you that sometimes you don't know what reality is anymore. I think that Spencer is also confused about what is happening because maybe she wants to believe it but she can't.
As your sitting there and reading this you should think about how you would feel in a situation like this. Wonder about your feeling. Would you have just left it alone or went away in search of your birth mother? And think has the mind ever tricked you into thinking something is not real but actually is?
As I thought about what Spencer was thinking I understood a little of it. I mean if I found out I was adopted I would want to know who my birth mother is. On the other hand I wouldn't want to do that because there would be a reason if someone gave a baby up like that. I would freak out even more if I went to this website that matches kids with their mothers and there would be a match because that would make it more real then it already is. I learned that sometimes the mind plays tricks on you that sometimes you don't know what reality is anymore. I think that Spencer is also confused about what is happening because maybe she wants to believe it but she can't.
As your sitting there and reading this you should think about how you would feel in a situation like this. Wonder about your feeling. Would you have just left it alone or went away in search of your birth mother? And think has the mind ever tricked you into thinking something is not real but actually is?
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Romeo and Juliet the Baz Luhrman's version
After watching the movie there was a lot to think about but I decided to stay with the topic music. In this movie there are a lot of scenes that have music. I noticed that the music would change according with the mood and the person's personality. There were a lot of parts in the movie that had sad music and some had nice music. Overall every scene had a song to go along with it.
One example of where they used music was in the very begging. They had a theme song to go along with every character when they where introducing them. I guess this happened because they wanted you to relate more to the character and also to show what kind of person they were. Another example of them using music to show something was with the scene of the fight and then when Romeo is sitting at the beach. When Romeo was on the beach the music was much calmer then it was in the fight. They did this to show that maybe the beach was a peaceful place but the city was much louder. Another place there was a good use of music was when Juliet was thinking. When she was thinking there was peaceful and right when she stopped thinking the music stopped. I think this happened to show that Juliet was deep into her thoughts and then she got cut off.
Overall the music was used in a very nice way and I love how the music always matched the mood or what was going on.
One example of where they used music was in the very begging. They had a theme song to go along with every character when they where introducing them. I guess this happened because they wanted you to relate more to the character and also to show what kind of person they were. Another example of them using music to show something was with the scene of the fight and then when Romeo is sitting at the beach. When Romeo was on the beach the music was much calmer then it was in the fight. They did this to show that maybe the beach was a peaceful place but the city was much louder. Another place there was a good use of music was when Juliet was thinking. When she was thinking there was peaceful and right when she stopped thinking the music stopped. I think this happened to show that Juliet was deep into her thoughts and then she got cut off.
Overall the music was used in a very nice way and I love how the music always matched the mood or what was going on.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Pretty Little Liars: Unbelievable
Last time I focused on Aria but this time I am focused on Emily. Emily is a fun person that you want to be around but there is one thing that she has kept a secret for a long, long time. Emily is in love with girls. At first when her parents found out about this they did not like it and sent her away to her aunt's house far away from her school and her friends. I think that sending her away was a bad thing to do but telling her they didn't love her because she was being herself is just plain rude and mostly wrong.
If i were her mom at first I would have been mad a her not for being who she is but for not telling the truth and keeping it a big secret. I would also get mad if she was sneaking out behind my back. As I thought about it I realized that her mom should not be mad at her because she is the same person as before. I think that, that little thing wouldn't make a huge difference because just because the person changes who they like doesn't mean that they change their personality.
I think that what her mom did was wrong because Emily is her daughter and aren't you suppose to love your family no matter what.
Think about what would have you done if you were in Emily's moms shoes? would you have reacted the same or differently? Would you accept it more then she did? Think about it and give some feed back.
I think that her mom should just accept the fact that she is who she is and nothing can change that.
If i were her mom at first I would have been mad a her not for being who she is but for not telling the truth and keeping it a big secret. I would also get mad if she was sneaking out behind my back. As I thought about it I realized that her mom should not be mad at her because she is the same person as before. I think that, that little thing wouldn't make a huge difference because just because the person changes who they like doesn't mean that they change their personality.
I think that what her mom did was wrong because Emily is her daughter and aren't you suppose to love your family no matter what.
Think about what would have you done if you were in Emily's moms shoes? would you have reacted the same or differently? Would you accept it more then she did? Think about it and give some feed back.
I think that her mom should just accept the fact that she is who she is and nothing can change that.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Art!!!
The painting I chose is The Peaceable Kingdom. I chose this one because I think that it shows that no matter who or what we are we can work together. In the painting on one side there is a bunch of different animals and some humans on the other side there are all humans.
What I think this is trying to say is that even though we might look different doesn't mean that we have to disagree with each other or get into fights with each other. I think that is what this painting represents because all those animals and humans wouldn't really work because they don't really get along but its as if they put those differences aside and are working together. I also kinda think that they may be showing the other side that there is no point in fighting. I think that because if you look closely some people look a little scared.
This can relate to life because some people don't realize that just because we look different we can't be friends well that is not true. If we really believe that we can then it might happen.
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/610/The_Peaceable_Kingdom#
What I think this is trying to say is that even though we might look different doesn't mean that we have to disagree with each other or get into fights with each other. I think that is what this painting represents because all those animals and humans wouldn't really work because they don't really get along but its as if they put those differences aside and are working together. I also kinda think that they may be showing the other side that there is no point in fighting. I think that because if you look closely some people look a little scared.
This can relate to life because some people don't realize that just because we look different we can't be friends well that is not true. If we really believe that we can then it might happen.
http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/610/The_Peaceable_Kingdom#
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Blog Mentor
I chose Gabi as my blog mentor because i think that she really puts effort in her posts. I love how most of the time in her posts shes writing it as if she was actually there saying it to you. What i also like about her posts is that it really makes a reader think. I also like how Gabi has a lot of things to say about her book its as if she never runs out of things to say about them. I also like how Gabi relates the books to other books or to our lives in some cases it gives us a deeper understanding of the topic.
Cheers to Gabi!!!!
Cheers to Gabi!!!!
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Pretty Little Liars: Perfect
Imagine you are at a bar and you meet this really cute, nice, smart guy and then the next day you come to your English class he is right there writing his name on the board. At first you think he is just another student but then he says "Hello everyone, I am your new teacher". That is what happened to Aria Montgomery one of the main characters in the book by Sara Shepard. What would you do if this has happened to you, would you break up with him or give it a chance?
There are many things wrong with dating your teacher (my opinion). First of all how do you think her parents would react to something like this? If the principal of the school would find out he would fire the teacher and expel the student. The teacher might even end up being jailed. I know its kinda harsh just for dating someone you really like but its the law. If you would just break up with him all problems would be gone but if you didn't trouble was coming your way.
Aria ends up choosing the hard road but who could blame her when they are really in love. At first i thought that was stupid of her but then when i realized how happy shew was i realized that their romance was the one of my favorite parts in the book. What I got from this is that if you really love someone you'll go the extra distance.
There are many things wrong with dating your teacher (my opinion). First of all how do you think her parents would react to something like this? If the principal of the school would find out he would fire the teacher and expel the student. The teacher might even end up being jailed. I know its kinda harsh just for dating someone you really like but its the law. If you would just break up with him all problems would be gone but if you didn't trouble was coming your way.
Aria ends up choosing the hard road but who could blame her when they are really in love. At first i thought that was stupid of her but then when i realized how happy shew was i realized that their romance was the one of my favorite parts in the book. What I got from this is that if you really love someone you'll go the extra distance.
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