Mega Mind

Mega Mind was an excellent movie. I had a great time going with the class and just hanging out and watching a quality film. I definitely had some great laughs from it. The main reason behinds these many laughs of course was Will Ferrell, you just have to love that guy. Down side of the experience was the fact that there was a little 6 year old boy sitting next to me who was crying because his dad went to go get snacks and wasn't back when the movie started. He shortly returned, but I sure did feel bad for this weeping kid. Besides that small little incident everything about the movie was fantastic. I like the part how we all thought the Brad Pitt had died, however he came back near the end of the movie. That was pretty sweet. I also enjoyed the rivalry between the two throughout the first part of the movie. It was kind of disappointing to see that the bad guy won the battle. And then after he had won, he turned good because he was just too good to be bad. It was a little bit lame, how he turned from bad to good, but it ended up working out quite fine. My favorite part was probably at the end of the movie when Will Ferrell used his transforming power to look like Brad Pitt. Everybody believed that Brad Pitt had come back from the dead to save the day. When really Will Ferrell just took his look. This scene added quite a twist on the film and made it end with a bang. Overall Mega Mind was a quality work of art and I recommend to anyone with a sense of humor of all ages.

Double Consciousness

Double consciousness is the state in which a person sees themselves as they believe others see them. For example, if a boy were to think that other people think he is weak, that boy would then believe that, no matter how true of false it may be. Double consciousness can also be used in the study of super heroes. In some ways a  super hero such as spider-man has a mind of double consciousness. Spider-man, Peter Parker, sees himself through Mary Jane's eyes and sees a loser. Now, in the beginning of the movie this is very much so true. Peter really doesn't have many friends. However, even after Peter gets bitten by a spider, he still believes that Mary Jane thinks he is a loser. He acts according to how he thinks she feels. Whether or not she thought that Peter Parker was a loser, Peter still believes that she thinks he does. It's not until later in the movie that Mary Jane starts to fall in love with him. Then Peter thinks that she thinks that he is awesome and handsome, and so then he starts to believe it and is more confident. Confidence can easily go hand in hand with this. If someone is to think that someone thinks that they are lame, then they lose confidence and think they are lame. However if someone think that someone thinks they are cool then they gain confidence and think they are cool!

Allegory of the cave

The allegory of the cave by Plato is a scenario set inside a cave with people chained up against the back wall of the cave. facing the wall with a fire behind them. When the fire illuminates their back sides they can see shadows or themselves and other people or things on the wall. The shadows that they see is what they know to be true. No body in the cave knows that what they know to be true is really not true at all. However, when the people break free from their chains and get outside the cave they experience the real truth. They then realize that what they have known all along has been a lie. I believe that it is better to be inside of the cave. Although sometimes many people would like to know the truth about everything, I believe that it is better sometimes to just live by faith. Let whatever happens, happen. In the end you really don't have any control over what happens. If you were to know the truth about everything how could that benefit you? Sometimes it is best to be kept in the dark about certain things. So overall even though sometimes it would be nice to know the truth about things, I think it would be best to be inside the cave.

V for Vendetta Intro

In the film V for Vendetta the power of the mask is used to a great extent. When someone sees a mask it is sometimes hard for people to look beyond the simple answer, to hide their identity. However, a mask can also be used to signify something great than the person behind it. V wears a mask to hide his identity, and also to state that he stands for something greater than himself, and through this process his identity became that of the mask.