Friday, December 17, 2010

FINAL ESSAY

This class taught me a lot of interesting stuff I never paid attention to. Even blogging, I never used this website before, anyway good to know.  Another example of the things I have learned is about Symbols and Archetypes.  Watching movies I never pay attention to symbols that appear or archetypes that emerge. Basically never even knew the first thing about looking for Archetypes  and symbols in a movie, painting or reading a book.  I never understand how people to museum an look at paintings. I probably never gave a painter that much respect, well the knowledge I gain from this class learning how to depict paintings, movies, and book, using symbols and archetypes, gave me a new found respect for these talented people. I might just go to an art gallery the next time I get invited.
          Secondly, I was kinder illiterate using the computer and now I know how to search and link my project to the website I am interesting in. Simple as finding a picture on a website and adding it to my work, I now know how to do it. I am very happy I choose this class. This also open my mind to a lot of different topic of the super natural and how the other student view things. Great interaction and working with teammates was an brilliant idea. 
          I found Benjamin project to be very interested. He made a film like other classmate, but his grab my attention because I was basically fooled.  Reason being,  at the beginning of his film, the sound track music he made, create a spooky feeling to me, I thought with the dramatic sound effect it would be a short scary film, but it was just about machine that recorded the voices of dead. It was funny to me, how he trick me into watching it by his creative choice of sound track. This interest me to wanting to do it too. Benjamin done a great job, grabbing my attention with something I would be least interested in.
         Overall this class was very much a learning experience for me and at the same time it was fun.  My thought of thinking is usually on the surface level, but this class having me thinking out the box and more on a deeper level.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Blog Entry 4.1

           After watching this movie three time. I realize that I gave myself a lot of work. The movie is 3hours long and each clip I found on youtube about Samson and Delilah is between 8-10min long. No crap! I have to watch at least 10 movie clip, again and again which is 8min long each, finding symbols and archetypes. Well, dag I go a lot of work cut out for myself. Not to mention that I have to research the movie itself and get information on director of the movie.  Which I did already but trust me.  It not easy to break down a 3hour movie. Oh well at least I challenge myself.  Lots of reading and writing I have to do. Hopefully I break it down where it makes sense. Again TEN 8min clips but I will chose 5or 6 of those.  Nevertheless, I  will do great!

Blog Entry 3.5 Coraline

        Many of us have our own definition us have our own definition and opinions on what or who is consider an hero.  But do we really understand the true meaning of what a hero or heroin is?
        Well, In my opinion an hero or heroin is is someone who is selfless, brave and who would sacrifice their own lives to save others. For example and hero could be someone mother or fathers', not necessary strangers. Depending on how good of a parent he or she is.
         In the book, "The Hero with a thousand faces", the author Joseph Campbell elements of a hero's journey states, "a hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of super natural wonder". He also went on to say, " the hero come back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boon on his fellow. This statement is perfect in contrast to the adventurous character name Coraline from the book "Coraline". For example the Author Neil Gainman, portray and tell the story of an adventurous little girl name Coraline, who he consider to be brave, mysterious, curious, courageous, fearless, and enjoys exploring.
         I  depict this book were I came to the judgement that Coraline has an warrior, super hero personality. When Caroline and her parent's move in to the new house, Caroline came upon a mysterious door where she drawn quite a curious feeling about. she then went on to question her mother about the door and got the answer that, the door led to know where but brick wall. In young Coraline curious mind, she had an suspicious feeling about the door. Anyway,  Coraline was less interested to be around her parents and wanted more of what consider better parents. They were the type of mother and father who seems to have no quality time for their daughter, but more time consume with their work. Her mother never cooks and her dad tries, but Coraline consider his food and way of cooking to be disgusting. All this add up to where Coraline wishes she had new parents.
          In comparison to the author Joseph Campbell, that one of his element of an hero is adventure. This is where author Neil Gaiman comes in and show Coraline adventurous side, where one night the door she was so curious about magically open and without a fearless thought she went through to explore. On the other side of that door she came up on a woman that looks just like her mother and a man who looks like her father. Nevertheless, they were both calling Coraline their daughter and telling her that they were her Other parents. Shortly there after, Coraline began to adjust because the love and attention they were giving her, unfortunately, her real parents wasn't. The food was delicious and well done, all Coraline ever wanted. Coraline knew she had to go home, because in reality she never really wanted new parent, just wanted more love and attention from the real ones.
          Coraline other parent other parents did everything great to convince her to stay because the other mother claim she belongs with them. The other mother had other motive for Coraline, she wanted to take Coraline's Soul. Coraline swiftly realize the other mother's plan and escape back through the door. Back at her real home, she found the house empty and her mother and father were no where to be founded.  In order to allure Coraline to the other world, the other mother kidnapped Coraline's parents. Realizing that her parents was missing, Coraline made a heroin selfless decision and went back to the other world to save her parents from the evil mother.
          Coraline's character is  consider a hero because even though she was scared, she went back to face the and showed how brave she were by demanding that the other mother release her parents. With that said, releasing her parents would come that easy, so Coraline had to basically bargin her soul for the release of her parents. Coraline took the risk of sacrificing her soul to save her parents. The deal didnt came easy but that did not stop Coraline, she took the challenge, figure out difficult clues by using monument she have gotten for friends.
          Coraline solve the mysterious mystery of her lost parents and at the same time solve and release other lost souls that the evil other mother stole. After all, she got to keep her soul and save her parents.  Fabulous forces was encounter and a decisive victory was won. These are elements of a  an hero, and Coraline proves she came back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boon on her fellow friends (Joseph Campbell).
          Hero's come in different shapes, color and size. With that said there is a little in all of us.

      
 

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

blog entry 3.4

          My Project would definatley be a about the Bibical story "Samson and Delilah". Basically project will teach about love, lust, betrayal, faith, obedience, trust, punishment, super natural strength,  and destiny of God.
    
  •       I have done alot of reacher such,
  •       Rent movie from Netflix Samson and Delilah
  •       What it for 3hour, 3times
  •        Google movie and director
  •        Search for clips on Youtube
  •         Search on for IMDB
  •         Write notes
Will take the appropriate steps to finish asap such as watch 10 8min clips for symbols and archytypes. Write a little summary on each.
I will be finish before final week.

FINAL PROJECT SAMSON AND DELILAH (1996 FILM)

Biography for

Nicolas Jack Roeg: He is the director of this 1996 version of the Biblical story of Samson and Delilah. He was born August 15, 1928, in London England,UK. He start out as an editing apprentice in 1947 and worked his way up to cinematographer 12years later. Nicolas Roeg spent 23years in the British film industry and made his first directorial debut in 1970.  He contribute to the visual look of Lawrence of Arabia and Roger Corman's The Masque of the Red death. He went on to co-direct and direct several films. His retrospective included Bad timing, Puffball, Far from the Madding Crowd, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Witches, Eurecka, Don't Look Now and Insignificance.



Samson and Delilah (1996 film)was a Biblical Narrative story and was tell by Max Von Sydow.


Samson is the Protagonist (Main Character) of the story and he is an Monomyth (Hero). `

The Story is
Fiction and came directly from the Holy Bible and was re enact by actors into the movie. 

                                                               

Setting was base in Morocco

    * Dessert (Rocky, hill)
    * Shepherd and goats
    * Atmosphere(Dusty)
    * Old Rock house more like cave
    * Israelis clothing(Rugged cloths wrap)
    * Philistine clothing was cloths wraps but was better material
    * Israelis(Poor)Salves
    * Philistine Had Riches and lived in Kingdom     

          
Samson was a given to the Israelis' from God after 40 years of being oppressed by the Philistines . The Israelis' had sin against God and was punished swiftly and without mercy. They were enslaved by the another race of people called the Philistines with hardship for over 40 years. Basically, after 40 year, God decided that the Israelis should be relieve from slavery and oppression. Even though, God punishes His people, it is a test and God wants us to never loose faith in him because he will never abandon us. Lesson was learned by the Israeli people because after 40 years of punishment served, they did not bow their head to false gods. Instead their faith in God grew stronger and God reward them freedom.
         One day in the hot dessert sun, before Samson was born, while working in the field Samson mother saw a single black goat appeared in-front of her and a strange man few feet away. By the time she back up and turn around the man appeared in front of her. He was an Angel send by God to in form her that in order, for the Israeli people to be freed from the Philistines, she will would bear a son who will grow up to be the strongest man alive. Symbolize the alliance with God, Sampson's mother was giving strict order Not to cut Sampson's hair. Before Sampson's mother was confronted by the Angel, she was considered to be barren which means a woman who was unable to bear a child. She was also told not to consumed no unclean food and no strong drink while pregnant Knowing this precious information about the miraculous son she would conceive, Samson mother must Only share it with her husband and no one else. She ran home and told her husband about this joyous miraculous news but her husband was skeptic about her source.

          When Samson was born, only his mother and father knew about the secret about Samson hair and while growing up he was giving the crucial information. He was explain by his parents about his great super natural strength and that he was the miracle God placed on earth to judge over Israel and to cast vengeance on the Philistines tribe. Samson obedience to the Lord was his hair shall not be cut and he should never ever share the Nazi rite Vow at birth with anyone period. Growing up Samson stayed true to his vows and its conditions that he made with God. Samson daily struggle is that, he was not convinced that he really had a purpose, so he preferred to spend his time with the Philistine. Eventually, he fell in love with a Philistine girl and married her and she betray him on the wedding. Later on, he found that reason for her betrayal was black mail from the Philistine Lords whom were plotting to kill him. Samson return to his wife's father compound where he found that both her and her father was killed along with her entire family.           
          On the other, Delilah was constantly coheres and bribe by the King who wanted Samson dead or a live. Delilah was convince that she was the one to bring the strongest man ever to his knees, she settled the deal with riches of goal and silver. Samson first encounter Delilah was in the desert where she was send by the king to bring him back. He found her to be the most beautiful woman and Samson immediately fell for her. They both began to fell passionately in love with each other. Because of, her deals with the lords, her motive was set on finding out what cause him to be so powerful. With her agenda in place, Delilah try to manipulate Samson to tell her the secret of his strength. Her attempts failed 3times. Delilah became frustrated with Samson and told him she was tired of him lying about his powers. Somehow, Delilah worked her charmed with her betrayal, deceptive ways and convinced Samson to tell her the secret of his strength and he did. The next night Delilah cut his hair and Samson was last captured and blinded by the Philistines.
           Unable to see, he became powerless and was enslaved by the kings and force to grind gain at a millstone. During Samson time of capture , he beg God to forgive him and his faith grew strong that his strength was being restore by God. At the celebration of Samson defeat, he was both in to be ridiculed to be the joke and laughing stock to his captors. Samson was chain between two pillars that support the building. unbeknown to the Philistines lords, Samson strength has returned. The entire building came crashing down killing everyone include Samson and Delilah. The ultimate betrayal of a woman was put in effect and completed.

          Delilah sexual seductive ways had cause Samson his strength. Basically a women can be a enchantress to a man. A man is more often physically stronger but a woman sexuality makes a man even betray himself. Overall sexuality of a woman is the uttermost weapon of destruction. take for example, Adam and Eve, Macbeth,Lady Macbeth and today's generation President Clinton and Monica and the Governor Patterson and the call-girl Depree,just to name a few. So,a woman is stronger than a man and in my own terminology DON'T SLEEP ON WOMEN PHYSICAL STRENGTH, SHE MIGHT TAKE THE MOST POWERFUL DOWN WITH SEXUALITY  



SAMSON MOTHER GOT A VISIT

 

  • Samson Mother had an Innocent personality. she never gave up on her faith in god about having a child even though all knew she was barren.
  • The single black goat represent strong  and different from all. Appear while she was in the field. 
  • Angel represent choose one
  • Red, yellow, ball of burning fire symbolize hardship, punishment, suffering
  • Smoke, fogged until disappeared symbolize suffering comes to an End
  • Clear blue sky appear represent brighter future ahead
  • Black goat following Angel symbolize  Samson the Chosen One following Gods Will


SAMSON 
Samson is not only the Strongest man place on earth by God  Kind, thoughtful and generous Assertive  and tough-minded Resilient, empathic Winner, trusting and caring Visionary and powerful Optimistic and trustworthy Willing to sacrifice and at the same time rebellious and  can be ruthless At time can be Naive, gullible, seduce easily and manipulated                                                          
Philistines lords represent masters of manipulation that inflict pain and sorrow both physically and mentally on the Israelis. The broken sword symbolize defeat  




SAMSON 
(Hero) and the Lion

   

The lion represent the strongest animal (king of the jungle)
Samson represent the strongest man on earth. 
He had the strength of a 100 men.  
Samson fight with the lion symbolized the Super Natural power of one man.


  Samson the Warrior/Altruist 


  

  • The Girl represent Innocence   
  • Broken sword signify defeat  
  • The dance symbolize the capture of Samson
  • The rope symbolize a knot which mean cant move
  • The gathering is the plot of how Samson will be destroy 
  • The drinking of wine signify celebration



THE STRONGEST MAN BROUGHT TO HIS KNEES


DELILAH
  • Powerful  with her sexuality
  • seductive and deceptive
  • betrayer and manipulator
  • very persistence
  • harlot
  • Very comfortable in her skin
  • uses bribe of money to to do devious things
  • devious woman and a greed for money
  • Sell her soul to the devil by resenting true love
Laying on his chest suggest SEXUALITY
Caressing him and making love to lower him in her devious plot to destroy Samson
Samson hair signify strength and cutting it represent destruction
Samson was blind for betraying God faith
Samson lost his sight, his a punishment from God
Delilah in this situation represent the devil who tempted Samson and he fell for it


All of Samson fortune and unfortunates was in the Will of God. In the End Samson was made an example by God for us human beings to follow. Basically if we betray God, He will punish us and as long as we find our way back to God, like Samson did and ask for Forgiveness then He will grand us our wishes.
GOD LOVES SAVE!!!
WALK WITH GOD AND YOU WILL BE ALRIGHT!
PEACE OUT!!!!
THANKS FOR VIEWING!




SOURCES
  • http://www.imdb.com
  • YOUTUBE.com
  • Netflix Samson and Delilah (1996) movie 
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Roeg 
  • Google images
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samson
  • My personal Sunday school teacher as a kid (good memory)












    Tuesday, November 9, 2010

    Blog 3.3 Final Project

    Well, I have decided for my final project to do something bibical because I love those kind of stories. I found them to be very true and inpirational.  I chose "Samson and Delilah". For those who are Christian's or was raised in a Christian setting, would have an idea or know what this story is about. For those who don't I will explain throughtout this process. Basically it about a man who had Super Natural Strenght  and was Munipulated and betrayed by an Woman he fell in love with.

    Wednesday, October 27, 2010

    Blog Entry 3.2 Don't mention Macbeth - Blackadder - BBC





           This short clip depicts how great of an archetype Macbeth is, that even modern days comedians uses him as a prototype for their comedic relief sketches.  For many centuries, there is a meth that Macbeth's own superstitions became a curse for future generations of actors to come. Being curse by witches, Macbeth's followers became deeply superstitious about outtering the Macbeth's name.  During the reenactmnet of Macbeth plays, we can see how one of the actors knowingly plays a joke of the other actors by mentioning Macbeth's name. The belief is that, if an actor say the name out loud they will evoke the curse of Macbeth's and it brings back luck. From the sixteen centuries on, there were unfortunate circumstances were actors have gotten hurt on set, so from then on the actors would relate each situations with mentioning Macbeth's name. Therefore, rather than uttering Macbeth, they would say the "Scottish play". If anyone say Macbeth's name then they have to do a ritual to exorcise the evil spirits. In the above first scene one of the actor inform main character about the misfortunes that will follow if the actors says Macbeth name. The main character decided to play the joke on the king actors by mentioning Macbeth's name. Each time he say Macbeth, the king actors did a silly ritual to exorcise the curse of mentioning Macbeth.  This is perfect example of how the beliefs of witches, meths, and curses passes on from generations to generations.  Hilarious, take a look!