"The Fiction of Ideas"
Week 10
March 21, 2018
I read a few chapters into the book, "The Left Hand of Darkness", by Ursula K. Le Guin. Upon reading i started to realize what kind of book this was, which is a feminism science fiction book, where the main character is a person named Genly Ai, a guy sent to Gethen to get the Gethenians to join the Ekumen. On the land of Gethen, the people there are androgynous beings which means that they are neither male or female, which made this book a bit different from the typical things that I read.
Upon reading the first chapter, it opens with a parade in Karhide, talking about colors, instruments, marching, and all of these beautiful things, but Genly Ai was not on the planet Gethen to take in the Macy's Day Works. King Agraven is not there at the parade just for show, but he is the one who puts the keystone in with his bare hands. Estravem, the King's prime minister. For Eukmans, a universe wide-nation government, shows their power subtly, while on this planet, it is a very show off kind of power that boasts about the power.
Understanding and navigating the Gethen social mores and politics are rather difficult for Ai to understand. Ai later journeys on to Fastness of Karhide and meets a person named Faxe the fortune teller, when Ai asks if both Ekumen and Gethen will join together in the future and the guy with his magic 8 ball says yes, so now Ai feels like he has to redo his mission all over again to try to get a different result.
A character named Estraven has been paying attention to Ai because he has so many friends that are higher up in the government, because there is a war between Karhide and Orgoreyn. Towards the end, Estraven was betrayed by a friend while escaping back into Ogoreyn and learns the truth about his friends sacrifice.
I personally thought this book was interesting. Just a little too different for me. Meaning these species would change body heat which would change their sexual orientation, which means they are gender neutral, and they can mix things, like a utopian idea. I found it hard to stay a little focused on this book, i kind of just read it to read. it was not a, oh i want to finish this now, kind of book. I got lost quite a few times, but that may be because i wasnt so into it. More of a if I have time, we will see kind of book. Its one I can forget about.
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
"Space Opera"
March 14, 2018
When I first saw the title of space opera, I thought to myself, people singing in space. Little did I know that it meant movies like Star Wars. I was very off... But I am one of the few who has never seen a Star wars movie so I thought id give it a try since I did not have much time this week being in the hospital for a whole day.
I watched the first Star Wars movie for the first time ever and I actually really liked it. First off the bat, I started cracking up with some of the languages and accents the characters talk in made it very funny. I loved all of the effects and the story line. I found it all very fascinating. It felt opera esc when they played the dramatic orchestra music in the background that gave it a special vibe and feel. I even got so into the movies that I watched chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5!
March 14, 2018
When I first saw the title of space opera, I thought to myself, people singing in space. Little did I know that it meant movies like Star Wars. I was very off... But I am one of the few who has never seen a Star wars movie so I thought id give it a try since I did not have much time this week being in the hospital for a whole day.
I watched the first Star Wars movie for the first time ever and I actually really liked it. First off the bat, I started cracking up with some of the languages and accents the characters talk in made it very funny. I loved all of the effects and the story line. I found it all very fascinating. It felt opera esc when they played the dramatic orchestra music in the background that gave it a special vibe and feel. I even got so into the movies that I watched chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5!
Saturday, March 3, 2018
"Mythic Fiction Contemporary Urban Fantasy", Week 8
"Mythic Fiction and Contemporary Urban Fantasy"
Week 8
February 28, 2018
This week, the topic is mythic fiction and contemporary urban fantasy and since I have not had much time this week, I watched the new 2017 Jumanji movie. The question that we are asked today is, how was myth reinvented within the context of the movie? And in what ways were the myth made relevant to the contemporary world?
To start, Jumani is about a group of students whose lives dramatically change one day when they are all in detention together. They start to play a video game that they found and one by one they get sucked into the game. When arriving into the game, they realize they are not themselves. They are in the bodies of the characters that they chose to play in the game. Ruby Roundhouse, Dr. Smolder Bravestone, Professor Shelley Oberon, and Moose Finbar are the characters in the game that they take the roles of as well as the skills of. They have to be careful and work together and try not to loose their lives and once they run out of lives, its game over for that person. Their goal is to win the game and to return to the real world by lifting the curse by returning the jewel to the top of the jaguar statue.
To answer the first question, the myth is reinvented in the film by the characters being sucked into the game to save everyone in order to return home, as well as return the jewel to the jaguars eye. In order to win the game, they need to return the jewel and lift the curse, return the jewel and call out Jumanji's name in order to return back to normal life.
To answer the second question, the myths that were made relevant to the contemporary world would be through the video game that they play that ends up sucking them through the television into the world of Jumanji.
Overall, I personally really enjoyed the film. Compared to the old movie with Robin Williams, id say they did a pretty good job at creating the film and the illusions in which they are trying to show.
Week 8
February 28, 2018
This week, the topic is mythic fiction and contemporary urban fantasy and since I have not had much time this week, I watched the new 2017 Jumanji movie. The question that we are asked today is, how was myth reinvented within the context of the movie? And in what ways were the myth made relevant to the contemporary world?
To start, Jumani is about a group of students whose lives dramatically change one day when they are all in detention together. They start to play a video game that they found and one by one they get sucked into the game. When arriving into the game, they realize they are not themselves. They are in the bodies of the characters that they chose to play in the game. Ruby Roundhouse, Dr. Smolder Bravestone, Professor Shelley Oberon, and Moose Finbar are the characters in the game that they take the roles of as well as the skills of. They have to be careful and work together and try not to loose their lives and once they run out of lives, its game over for that person. Their goal is to win the game and to return to the real world by lifting the curse by returning the jewel to the top of the jaguar statue.
To answer the first question, the myth is reinvented in the film by the characters being sucked into the game to save everyone in order to return home, as well as return the jewel to the jaguars eye. In order to win the game, they need to return the jewel and lift the curse, return the jewel and call out Jumanji's name in order to return back to normal life.
To answer the second question, the myths that were made relevant to the contemporary world would be through the video game that they play that ends up sucking them through the television into the world of Jumanji.
Overall, I personally really enjoyed the film. Compared to the old movie with Robin Williams, id say they did a pretty good job at creating the film and the illusions in which they are trying to show.
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