Loneliness wasn’t an issue, but finding I place to suitable place to sleep was like finding a needle in a haystack. Suddenly all I could think about was my mansion and my massive king-sized.
I woke up surrounded by dirt, cans, crisp packets, just general rubbish. I had just realised that I ended up sleeping in a bin. I sky was grey full of clouds, constant bangs of builders and their equipments, sound of near by traffic, children going to school, then … Bang. I heard gunshots, I then suddenly realised I was in the part of the country that would consider the ghetto; it was just like the American movie I watched in Nigeria. As I got up and comprehend what happen yesterday my legs were pounding from walking so I found it hard to move. I managed to get to the bust stop and I began to think.
The London that I thought was a land of gold, warmth and togetherness, but it was quite the contrary. I don’t think I will be able to bare another day in … ‘Welcome To Newham’. Tonight will be dreadful if it is anything like last night.
If anything will just go on the first boat out of here or even swim, that is how much I am dreading this country, but I am here to stay so I will have to hope for best and get through this day.
The Incredibles Movie Poster Annotation
The Incredibles Movie Poster Includes technical and literal devices such as taglines and lightings. This essay will focus on them individually focusing on the specific characters and what is in the background and subliminal hints on the characters power.
The genre is a cartoon, animation, fantasy, action, superhero movie, but the cartoon is for children as it is an animation. But there are aspects that could entertain adults seeing how their family is coping and the husband and wife’s relationship.
The Age rating is PG (Parental guidance) this means that there is action and mild violence but would be suitable for anyone but if young should be supervised.
The lighting of the whole poster is quite bright this cause the eye catching affect mostly to young children who are attracted to bright colours. Also Red and yellow which applies to the theme of The Incredibles. It’s significantly lighter were the family is so you can focus on the facial expressions of the characters, plus the explosion which is being run away from by the group.
The strapline ‘Save the Day’ gives the typical superhero movie storyline, it implicates that there will be a momentous trial and tribulation; this means that people will want to watch to see what happens. Also ‘From the creators of ‘Finding Nemo’ will mean that people who like animated movies or Finding Nemo will also like this movie because they include the same great animation.
The Characters in the poster have given hints on their super power. Violet the purple-haired girl has an invisible leg showing that she the capability to become invisible at least partially. The small blonde boy Dash has the power to run at an extremely fast speed which is also connoted by his nickname, you can see this by the speed being cut through because of his swiftness. Mr. Incredible, by the biggest and in the middle shows that he is the father, the leader and the strong one. You also see this by his figure and his muscles. Lastly Elastagirl who’s the mother, you realise this by her holding a baby in her hand. You recognize her power by the length her leg stretches at. Frozone the black ice man looks like a sidekick or an assistant to the group helping them in the mission to ‘Save the Day’.
The location isn’t stated but connoted by the skyscrapers giving you the impression that it is New York; also when you look closely you see the Empire State building which is only in New York. It seems to be a dangerous place with evil robots, explosions and flying saucers.
The colours are all attached to the theme of the movie red and yellow. The sky is red signifying danger and the explosion is red and yellow which is typical for an explosion.
To conclude that connoting and annotating the poster you decipher the genre, age rating, the characters and location.
Coursework – Arthur Conan Doyle
Explore how several stories by Arthur Conan Doyle reveal Victorian attitudes toward gender, ethnicity and class.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a British author most noted for his stories about the Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and non-fiction.
At the time of Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories was considered the time of the Victorian economic development, the eras of shipping and worldwide distribution introducing drugs such as cocaine and morphine. Also migration was a big issue; many other races were migrating such as Romanians called Gypsies and Asians who normally operated in the black market (Opium Dealing/ Drug Dealing).
The Victorian Era was also remembered for the gender differences. Men were respected but females were seen as domestic slaves. Women would tend to ask for directions from males. Also give problems to be sorted by men. Men could be promiscuous and indulge in drugs and socially incorrect activities and won’t be judged as harshly as a woman.
