2013년 1월 23일 수요일

Response Essay to 'Brave'


<Disney movie 'Brave'(2012)>

 In June, last year, Disnay and Pixar launched its 13th animation movie, 'Brave'. It is the first Pixar animation to be a girl as the main character.

<Poster of Merida, the main character of 'Brave'>

 The background of the story is a Scottish princess named Merida having conflict with her mother, who is the queen of the kingdom. Merida tries to change her mother by magic, but the queen changes into a bear. Then Merida goes on an adventure to change her mother again. The original story of the movie is a woman archer in the fairy tale <The Legend of Scotland>.

 When the movie started showing on Korean theaters, it didn't succeeded much because a child having conflict with her mother is a ordinary story of Korean dramas. Actually, many bloggers criticized the story and praised the graphic. 
 In the movie, Disney and Pixar are trying to give the audience the message 'Select your own lives, but the responsibility to your choice is yours'. This domestic message that the movie gave made me almost forget that the movie was historical. However, it also means it is not strange to change the Scottish castle into a ordinary house.

 There is something I want to criticize. In the movie, Merida appears to be a very independent character, but sometimes she only tries to rely on the will-o-the-wisps that leads Merida, when she tries to go to the witch's house for the second time.

 In general, Brave is a movie which shows us the graphic and image of Pixar, yet unlike other Pixar movies, it leads us to a domestic and ordinary conclusion.

2013년 1월 21일 월요일

Rapunzel & Merida

These are the two profiles for the two Disney princesses that appeared in recent animation movies, Rapunzel and Merida.

Tangled(2010)US
라푼젤(2011)KR
NAME:Rapunzel
AGE:19
MOVIE (YEAR):
Tangled(US-2010)
Rapunzel(KR-2011)
DAILY ACTIVITIES:
Before going outside of the world, she lives with Gatel, and believes that she is her mother, and do not know that she is a princess. She just lives in a high tower all the day, and does not cut her hair.
GOOD POINTS:
Bright, kind, smart, and reacts quickly
BAD POINTS:
Acts briskly
OTHER:
●Wants to go out of the tower
●Has great ability of her hair
The story first came from the Grimm brothers.




Brave(2012)US/KR

NAME:Merida
AGE:15~16(Approximately)
MOVIE (YEAR):Brave(2012)
DAILY ACTIVITIES:
Horseriding, lives freely
GOOD POINTS:
Enjoyes freedom
BAD POINTS:
Selfish, argues with her mother.
OTHER:
●Background of the movie is the Viking country.
●Merida, in the middle of the movie, faces her selfishness has brought a bad consequence, and understands the queen's mind, which is for their country.

2013년 1월 15일 화요일

Adults learning, Children teaching


 This is a video about an 12-year-old child named Adora Svitak making a speech about 'What Adults Can Learn From Kids.' She claimed that there are some things that adults can learn from kids. In the video, she says that the word 'childish' should be disappeared, because it discriminates the age of people. I strongly believe in this method, and this is why.
 First is about relationship. Adults usually do not make deep relations unless they are families, or related to work. In that ways, children could be more active in those situations. Also I think is that the word 'childish' could not only mean the weak point for children, it could be the benefits of them. Nowadays, many adults see people in the color lens of prejudice. Children does not have it. They can look from every point of view.
 Therefore, I believe that there are some things that adults can learn from children.

2013년 1월 7일 월요일

Introducing Me

As starting this blog, I'll Introduce me to you.

Likes……
-Books
-English
-T.S.F.H.(Two Steps From Hell - an american music company)


-Take a look at their music.

-Immediate Music(also an american music company)

-You might have heard this one.

-Meat