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Sunday, May 15, 2011

Film Analysis

Due Date (2010)

OW: Peter is married and on a business trip in Atlanta. He is on his way back to California where he lives.
Call: After the door of the car is taken off by another taxi he meets Ethan, and he knocks his baggage over on accident "Aren't you going to pick that up?"--  "Im not allowed to touch someone elses luggage at an airport."
Refusal: Peter cant stand Ethan and doesnt want to go with him "I feel like im traveling with a child"
Mentor: Peter and Ethan become eachothers mentors as they make their journey to California.
Crossing Threshold: Against all rational thoughts Peter gets into the car with Ethan as a last resort.
Tests: Cant stand eachother; Car crash and Peter gets a broken arm Ethan isnt hurt; Border control has Peter; limited money
Approach: Derryl helps him get back on the road, Ethan rescues him from border control.
Ordeal: Ethan convinces Peter that Derryl cheated with his wife and that the baby might not be his.
Reward: After Peter talks to his wife he is relieved and convinced that it is his baby and they will be a happy family.
Road Back: Once Peter and Ethan are banned from traveling on planes they must take the road to California and make it on time for Peters baby to be born.
Resurrection: Peter and Ethan are at the Grand Canyon when they get the call that Sarah is going into labor and they get back on the path with urgency to get there in time. He lets go that Ethan stole his wallet and had it the whole time, also that he just got shot in the leg in order to make it back in time.
Return with Elixir: Peter is reunited with Sarah and the new baby girl, Ethan made it to hollywood, they are all friends now.

**Favorite Quote: Before Ethan dumps his dads ashes at the grand canyon "Dad, you were like a Father to me." **

Sunday, May 8, 2011

My Story

This is me.  I have a name but for now, it's just me.  I am 20 years old and going to college in the small town I like to call New York. I was born and raised here in this city, so I'm used to the everyday comings and goings of the people around me.  Sometimes I feel numb.  Go through the motions and find myself in exactly the spot I expected I would end up.  But today. Today was different.  Something inside of me must have just flipped because here I am inside an airplane waiting to take off to who knows where.  A few minutes ago I was buying a ticket on the next available flight and this is where it got me. I have no plan just going with the flow waiting to start something different.

Where is "me" going?
Will he/she turn around and go home?
Who is ME?

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Shake the Dust

This is for the friend who's always there for you when you need them the most.
The stuggling student trying to balance school and friends
for the varsity basketball player who shattered their shoulder right before the big game
For the dreamer who reaches for the stars only to be pulled down agian.
This is for the boy putting on a smile only to hold back the tears.
the sisters who try to help their older brothers see how important they are when they cant see it in themselves.
This is for those elementary days when the thing that mattered wasnt where you came from but if you could do the monkey bars.
For all of the unspoken hellos when its just too hard,
Shake the dust there's always something to reach for.
This is for the angry, the happy, the ones scared to show their true emotion.
This is for the ones who keep going and they dont know why.
So shake the dust
Shake it and Shake it, then shake it some more
Shake it to worlds without end,
Till your arms get tired,
Shake it that hard because sometimes it feels better,
because sometimes when you dont know what else to do,
it just feels good to shake the dust and let it go.

Ghandi's Inspiration...

There is something About the Morning.
When your eyes first open and you see the soft sunlight entering your room.
You hear the calm river outside and the birds chirping in the distance.
If its an especially good day you will even smell the familiar scent of bacon coming from downstairs.
When you wake up like that what could go wrong.
Its a new beginning, you have a whole day waiting and its just begun.
Energy is waiting to explode from you, and it almost seems as if that moment when we will own ourselves completely has arrived.
Nothing can upset me and I keep forgetting to put reality on my to do list.
I love that moment and as the day comes to an end...
Tonight is not the last time I'll see the light, because tomorrow it will be morning Again.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Blurbs

#1 Take Me there
A young single man eating alone at a cafe. As he looks out the window he sees the love of his life walk by. Longing to know more about this perfect girl he sets out looking for more information, hoping she will someday notice him.

#2 Stole
A lonely smart young teen is in the midst of bullies and yelling parents. No one around him has been able to appreciate his abilities. He tries to hold on to the things he loves but in the end will it be enough?

#3 Cats in the Cradle
The conflict of Time & Interest. A boy longs for his father to hang with him but he is too busy to give him a second thought. Once the boy is grown the father now longs for time to spend with his boy. But is it too late, has his son moved on?

#4 In the Jailhouse Now
Jonny is the strong one in his group of law-breakers, trying to keep his buds out of trouble. But after he meets this girl it might be too much and he could be joining them in the local jailhouse.

#5 Travelin' SoldierAs this young soldier passed through a little town on his way out to duty he met a girl. He had no connections to anyone back home and asked if she could write him. As she writes him more they fall in love. She spends her time waiting for the moment her soldier can make it back home.

Picture a Poem

So When I pictured it in my head it went a lot better...the scanner didnt help.

The Story Behind the Song

Song #1
Perfect Day
By: Jim Jones




Plot: People are wishing for a day where everything goes right.
Character; Different groups of people from everyday life.
Conflict: Police and past things start to get in the way.
Theme: A break from imperfection
Setting: A hosptial; A home; the grovery store; any typical day to day place.


Song #2
Now You're Gone
By: Basshunter




                           

Plot: Boy and girlfriend broke up and he cant move on.
Character: Lonely Boy
Conflict: He misses his girlfriend
Theme: Relationships
Setting: The days after the break up, his eeryday  life afterward.