The movie i chose to watch was Out of Africa (1985) starring Meryle Streep and Robert Redford. The movie is about a Danish woman named Karen Blixon who moved to a European colony in Kenya, East Africa during the year 1913, in order to get married and run a ranch. While in Africa, World War I breaks out and all of the men go to fight in the war, leaving the women at home. During the duration of her time in Africa, Karen's husband becomes distant an unfaithful to her and eventually transmits syphilis to her. She returns to Denmark for three years in order to receive treatment. After returning home, her husband moves out. She falls in love again and accomplishes many things while in Africa. In the end, Karen returns to Denmark and leaves the land that she once fell in love with.
There were a couple elements of World History that were touched on in this movie. One of these is World War I. All of the men travel south to fight in the war, while the women are forced to take control of the house and make ends meet. Through this experience they learn a lot about survival and leadership. Another element of World History that I noticed in the movie was English colonization in Africa. Many of the Africans are still slaves, however they get a lot of respect from the white people.
This movie really changed my view of Africa during this time period. I learned about English colonies in Africa and also saw how the war affected people in that area. At first, I thought that the white people would treat the Africans unfairly and not care about them at all. However, in this film, Karen respects her workers and cares for them a lot. She encourages one boy to go to the hospital because he was hurt. She also builds a school in order to educate the black children, althogh this received some disapproval from some of the English settlers. This helped me to understand how people were treated during this time period in Africa.
I enjoyed this movie. The story line was really great. It helped me to understand the war and life during that time. I really enjoyed the romance. She started off in a marriage to someone that she did not really love and they ended up splitting. Later, she finds her true love but he fails to commit. In the end, he dies in a plane crash. This movie was very interesting and I liked it a lot more than I thought I would.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Out Of Africa
1. The movie I chose for this assignment was Out of Africa (1985), starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. It won 7 Oscars; Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Music-Original Score, Best Picture, Best Sound, and Best Writing-Screenplay based on material from another medium. Out of Africa also won 3 Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture-Drama, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, and Best Original Score-Motion Picture. It was also nominated for 4 other Oscars, 3 Golden globes, an Eddie, an Award of the Japanese Academy, and 4 BAFTA film awards among many more.
2. An element of World History that this film focused on was the colonization of Africa by the Europeans. The movie focuses on Danish Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke's (Meryl Streep) experiences in Africa from 1914 until her return to Denmark in 1931. In one scene the European men in Africa are discussing the upcoming war and how they will respond. World War I is not the main focus of the movie, but it is again referenced during a celebration in the streets of the city in 1918 after the Treaty of Versailles has been signed.
3. I used to think that the Europeans were horribly cruel to the natives when they started colonizing parts of Africa, but this showed me that not all of them were. Karen seemed to have a connection with the tribe she was near and she did a lot to help them. She kept them on their land, whereas I used to think they were forced off. I also never realized how many Europeans were in Africa at the time of World War I, nor did I understand what kinds of things they did once they were there. Now I know they had farms and small plantations.
4. I really enjoyed watching this film, despite its length. I am a fan of both Meryl Streep and Robert Redford so I was very happy when I learned they were both in it. After studying Africa's colinization by the Europeans, it was interesting to watch this movie and to be able to gain a better understanding of what they were doing in Africa. There were some points when I thought it was getting a little bit slow and slightly boring, but all in all it was a great film and I do recommend seeing it if you have not already.
2. An element of World History that this film focused on was the colonization of Africa by the Europeans. The movie focuses on Danish Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke's (Meryl Streep) experiences in Africa from 1914 until her return to Denmark in 1931. In one scene the European men in Africa are discussing the upcoming war and how they will respond. World War I is not the main focus of the movie, but it is again referenced during a celebration in the streets of the city in 1918 after the Treaty of Versailles has been signed.
3. I used to think that the Europeans were horribly cruel to the natives when they started colonizing parts of Africa, but this showed me that not all of them were. Karen seemed to have a connection with the tribe she was near and she did a lot to help them. She kept them on their land, whereas I used to think they were forced off. I also never realized how many Europeans were in Africa at the time of World War I, nor did I understand what kinds of things they did once they were there. Now I know they had farms and small plantations.
4. I really enjoyed watching this film, despite its length. I am a fan of both Meryl Streep and Robert Redford so I was very happy when I learned they were both in it. After studying Africa's colinization by the Europeans, it was interesting to watch this movie and to be able to gain a better understanding of what they were doing in Africa. There were some points when I thought it was getting a little bit slow and slightly boring, but all in all it was a great film and I do recommend seeing it if you have not already.
Out of Africa
The film I chose to watch was " Out of Africa". Which is about a woman who moves to africa with her husband to start a dariy. Once she arrives her husband infroms her that he would rather plant coffee. So they plant coffee to start their lively hood in africa. They purchase 1000 acres on an English colony.
One elements of world history that is touched by this film is the WW1. All of the men from the colony go to protect the front. Her husband is one of the men that have to leave. After the war he continues to be distant from her. She learns alot and experinces many adventures throughout the time the men are away.
The film changed the way I thought of women from the time of the war. She is very indepent, but she is unfaithful. On the other hand he is unfaithful as well. She wants badly to go with the men, because she prefers not to be alone. While they are gone she continues the lead the life she wants and accomplishes many things, she incounters many new things.
I thought the was very interesting. It gives you a different veiw of the war. Most of the time you hear stories from a mans point of veiw or of someone that lived on the front lines but this is her inside story. Its about what she had to endure while she was there, and her experinces. It was interesting to see what it was like living in africa in that time period(1913).
One elements of world history that is touched by this film is the WW1. All of the men from the colony go to protect the front. Her husband is one of the men that have to leave. After the war he continues to be distant from her. She learns alot and experinces many adventures throughout the time the men are away.
The film changed the way I thought of women from the time of the war. She is very indepent, but she is unfaithful. On the other hand he is unfaithful as well. She wants badly to go with the men, because she prefers not to be alone. While they are gone she continues the lead the life she wants and accomplishes many things, she incounters many new things.
I thought the was very interesting. It gives you a different veiw of the war. Most of the time you hear stories from a mans point of veiw or of someone that lived on the front lines but this is her inside story. Its about what she had to endure while she was there, and her experinces. It was interesting to see what it was like living in africa in that time period(1913).
The Last King of Scottland
The movie I watched was The Last king of Scottland. This movie shows the interactions between the President of Uganda and a Scottish phisician in the 1970's, The two came in contact with one another in a way that might be described as fait. The movie begins with Nicholas Garrigan fresh out of medical school, and from what I can tell trapped in his own life. Nicholas spins a globe and puts his finger out in search of his future and it so happens to land on Uganda. He travels to Uganda and begins helping a few other doctors in a small village. While there he was called to help the Ugandan president who was injured in a car accident. When Nicholas arrived at the scene he aided the President with his injury, which proved to be minor, and left an impression that almost cost him his life. After meeting with Nicholas, President Amin became attached in a way that trulely showed his mental instability. Nicholas became involved with matters far beyond his feild of work, matters concerning the state. Nicholas aslo became involved with President Amin's personal life along with that he had a affair with Amin's third and most recent wife Kay. Kay becomes pregnant with Nicholas's child and goes to him in search of someway to get an abortion, The decison is made that Nicholas will preform the surgery. On his way to Kay with the equitment to do the procedure he is interupted and is delayed in getting to Kay this ultimatly leads to Kay's death. Nicholas tries to take revenge against Amin by ways of his profession. His plan his stopped in its tracks, and he escaped only because another doctor in the local hospital the both worked at died saving him. This Doctor, Dr. Junju, only did this because he belived that the world would listen to Nicholas and he could ultimatly save Uganda from this oppresive force.
This film gave me a very different perspective on what we in America think of ourselves helping people around the world, especially in Africa. I would say most Americans would still think of Africans or any other people living in third world countries as a lesser group of people. The poem the White Man's Burden by Rudyard Kipling, still relates to us today in the sence that if an American would travel to Africa they would probably take with them a mindset of I'm going to help these people behave more like me. And this film adresses that in saying, "This is not a game" speaking about Africa in general is not the white man's toy. It is Ironic that this film starts with a white man sitting in a beautiful home straight out of medical school bored out of mind, this man playfully spins a globe to decide his life, later this same man is told by President Amin,"This is not a game".
I enjoyed this film it mixed history with modern day issuses in a very easy to follow, hollywood cinimatic flow of events Overall I would recomend this film to anyone about 15 and older.
This film gave me a very different perspective on what we in America think of ourselves helping people around the world, especially in Africa. I would say most Americans would still think of Africans or any other people living in third world countries as a lesser group of people. The poem the White Man's Burden by Rudyard Kipling, still relates to us today in the sence that if an American would travel to Africa they would probably take with them a mindset of I'm going to help these people behave more like me. And this film adresses that in saying, "This is not a game" speaking about Africa in general is not the white man's toy. It is Ironic that this film starts with a white man sitting in a beautiful home straight out of medical school bored out of mind, this man playfully spins a globe to decide his life, later this same man is told by President Amin,"This is not a game".
I enjoyed this film it mixed history with modern day issuses in a very easy to follow, hollywood cinimatic flow of events Overall I would recomend this film to anyone about 15 and older.
Michael Collins
(1) The movie I watched was 'Michael Collins.' This film focused on the portrayal of how life-threatening and violent life was for the Irish back in the early 1920's during their fight for independence from Great Britain. The Irish people were against imperialism and for liberty. The old adage, 'Give me liberty, or give me death' can sum up how the Irish felt during this time. With excellent actors playing tough roles, 'Michael Collins' is a success, and I would recommend it.
(2) Dying at the early age of 31, Michael Collins fought the British Empire to a standstill, negotiated Ireland’s first Treaty of Independence, and oversaw that treaty shift to democracy. Michael Collins, a captivating and persuasive man, is considered to be one of the most scandalous and tragic figures in Irish history. A crucial part of the movie is devoted to the companionship between Michael Collins and best friend Harry Boland. For four years, they are caught up in a love triangle with Kitty Kiernan until she acknowledges her feelings for Collins. In addition to her confession, both men are politically not on the same page anymore. They grow apart and eventually become enemies.
(3) Michael Collins was a leading light and a skillful fighter to the Irish people. His rebellious tactics seem to have inspired the Irish at that time. Though continuously endangered and tracked by the British, Collins' people never lost faith in him. Michael Collins’ tactic was to know more about the British than they knew about Irish, and use whatever they could as an advantage to hunt them down. For example, in the movie, Collins frequently asks people 'What did they eat for breakfast?' There are a lot of executions, suffering, and resistance in this movie. This shows the extreme nationalistic ideals the Irish had. Therefore, they sought after freedom, and would die for their country to achieve it.
(4) The movie starts with the Easter Rising in 1916. However, it would take an additional three years until the Irish war of Independence, a fierce and bloody war, followed. The war ended with a treaty, something unthinkable for Ireland for 700 years. The British allowed the Irish Free State but wanted it to swear allegiance to their flag. Michael Collins, although not a fan of Britain’s ultimatum, is determined that this is the best he could do for now. However, the men around future president, de Valera, wanted Ireland to be totally free of British control. This is where the movement for Independence split the country in two; each would fight the other fiercely. Michael Collins is tired of the constant fighting and bloodshed, and is desperate for peace. Collins is determined that if the treaty is not signed, worse things will happen to Ireland.
(5) I never really knew anything about Ireland's fight for independence until I watched 'Michael Collins.' British rule was extremely cruel and the Irish people were in a state of unrest and great turmoil. Michael Collins longed for peace, and he wanted Ireland to be free. He was willing to settle for this treaty in hopes that Ireland would create a government in favor for independence, and that's how Ireland would achieve their goal. He knew it would be a long process, but he wished for more support from the Irish. I thought this movie was a bit difficult to understand, but it would probably make more sense after watching it a few times. I thought this film really portrayed the difficulties the Irish felt during this time, and the violence that occurred. I would recommend this movie, but I caution the language and brutal violence.
The Last King Of Scotland
The movie I watched was The Last King of Scotland. This movie is about a man named Garrigan from Scotland who graduated from medical school in Scotland, so he planned to make a trip out of the country to get away and try to do something useful wherever he could go. His choice of the country was by a spin of the globe and the spot his finger landed. The first spin was Canada, but for a reason I do not know he didn't like that choice, so he spun again and landed on Uganda. Because he had just graduated medical school he arranged to stay with some local doctors and help with the medical problems in a small tribe. He had been working for a few days when he got a call about a problem with the newly elected king Idi Amin. He had hurt his hand in a car accident and he wrapped it and spoke with the king while he helped him. He is selected to become his personal physician. Amin builds trust for him and relies on more than medical matters, such as matters of state. He becomes engulfed in his lifestyle and eventually becomes lovers with the king's wife Kay. Amin begins to lose faith in Garrigan and he learns of the president's mental stability issues. Garrigan gets Kay pregnant and tries to seek and abortion. He decides to do the operation himself, but when they do not meet on time she seeks a local abortion in a nearby village. When he finds her, he sees her mutilated corspe and breaks down. Then Garrigan palns to kill Amin through his positon as a personal physician. Amin hears of a highjacked plan that has been brought down and he goes to the scene with Garriggan. There the guards learn of his paln to kill Amin and take him into the back room where Amin orders him to be hung by the skin. After he is left there to die by the guards, his colleauge saves him, cleans him up, and tries to gt him on the flight out with the people from the highjacked plane. He escapes and te end shows the real president and the fact that over 300,000 citizens were killed under his rule.
The elements that I noticed were touched by this film were the spread of demograpics in a country. The difference between the porrest village and the inner city area is huge. The lifestyles are completely based on hugely different situations. Also, I noticed a true dictator that had seriously affected many lives without national attention as much today as you may hear of Hitler or Osama.
I was not educated about these events as much until I could understand what this ruler really was like and what some of the actions he did were. This piece of histroy was very new to me and it was interesting to learn about it.
This movie was eduacational and based on true events with pieces of fiction. It was in some parts sexual and grusome but overall was interesting and suspensful. I could reccomend it to anyone of our age or older.
The elements that I noticed were touched by this film were the spread of demograpics in a country. The difference between the porrest village and the inner city area is huge. The lifestyles are completely based on hugely different situations. Also, I noticed a true dictator that had seriously affected many lives without national attention as much today as you may hear of Hitler or Osama.
I was not educated about these events as much until I could understand what this ruler really was like and what some of the actions he did were. This piece of histroy was very new to me and it was interesting to learn about it.
This movie was eduacational and based on true events with pieces of fiction. It was in some parts sexual and grusome but overall was interesting and suspensful. I could reccomend it to anyone of our age or older.
Black Robe
The movie that i watched was Black Robe. This movie is about a Jesuit priest and his friend were journeying on a mission with the Algonquin tribe to go to the Huron Indians to convert them to Catholicism. During this journey many different events that made him question his faith. One thing was that the Algonquins thought he was a demon and they didn't trust him at all. Then soon later they ran into the Iroquois Tribe. This was a fierce tribe that acted like animals instead of men. They keep the priest, his friend, the Algonquin leader and his daughter captive. They tortured and eliminated them and kept them over night. They escaped that night with the help of the daughter. Soon after they had escaped the Algonquin leader died because the arrowhead in his stomach from when they were fighting with the Iroquois. So it was only three of them left heading to the Huron village. The priest went alone to the Huron village and the priests friend and the daughter of the Algonquin leader went for safety. Once the priest made it to the village, he baptized the villagers and they were converted to Catholicism. Then fifteen years later, the Iroquois attacked and killed the Huron village and the priest.
There were a couple things that were touched of World History in this movie. One was how the Indians acted and how they treated everyone else. For example the Iroquois tribe was very brutal and harsh on their prisoners. They were a more powerful tribe and the other two, the Huron and Algonquin were weaker. Also how people tried spreading Catholicism to people. It was like how people get martyred today. The priest went through all that trouble to get through one tribe, he truly made a difference in a tribe.
The one thing that really reinforced my thought was how the Iroquois acted. They were so brutal to whoever came to their village. From going through a beating path to the leader to getting your finger cut off, they truly acted like animals. Also what they said what they were going to do if they didn't escaped was going to be painful. The leader said that they would die a slow death and that they were going to peel each layer of skin off when they are still alive. That to me is just sick and wrong.
I thought the movie was going to be boring for two reasons. One was that i thought it wont be good because its from the 90s. Also it just looked boring to me. It was actually a pretty good movie. I didn't really want to look away because i thought i would miss something good. It had a bit of romance and suspense. I like the movie.
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