A Peacock’s Life

Film Title: Intolerance Year: 1916 County of Origin: United States of America Sound: None Color: None Analysis- This film was quite a long one to sit through at 3 hours in run time but very worth it to me. It had its reasons for being so long, one being that it was portraying 3 different story lines all based on the main idea of intolerance. It really captured the idea that intolerance exists in every age, country, and race no matter the circumstances, good or bad, wealthy or poor. This film did introduce a few captions every now and then if there was something the audience specifically needed to hear from the characters. It also introduced the idea of a soundtrack by having a very excellent pianist play for the entire film changing the tone of music depending on the emotions or themes being betrayed. A very stunning example of beautiful sets and excellent acting even while the rest of the world was at war.

Film Title: Life and Passion of Christ Year: 1905 Country of Origin: France Sound: None Color: None Analysis- This film was one of the first in cinema and is as such a piece of history. The cast had to be very expressive in their body language and facial expressions because there was no sound yet meaning no talking. The crew as well had to be very creative with sets and backdrops but I think they did a fabulous job. I believe with all films from the silent and colorless age that everyone involved had to be very proactive, creative, and dedicated to their work because they didn’t have the luxuries we have now in film production. It was a tedious, long, and hard job to make a film then but nevertheless they came out splendidly for having so many limitations.

Greetings everyone! I’m not sure if you are aware of it but we are coming up on the 125th anniversary of cinema in 2020 which I believe is a very momentous occasion. In honor of this historic event I am going to watch 45 of film’s best works over the course of the next year and blog about how film has changed or not changed since its beginning. Pope John Paul 2 released this list of films approved by the Vatican on March 17, 1995 as a way to celebrate the 100th anniversary of cinema that year. In his own words the pope said, “The film industry has become a universal medium exercising a profound influence on the development of people’s attitudes and choices, and possessing a remarkable ability to influence public opinion and culture across all social and political frontiers.” This is still very true in today’s society but unfortunately the quality of film has gone down hill significantly since its golden age. The film industry appears to be run by just a few large corporations who like ...

Green grass, trees of all shapes and sizes, leaves scattered across the dirt floor, and sunlight falling in the cracks. Nature is my safe and happy place in this world but how many of us really spend time in it? We really should go there more often because think of the benefits: it’s relatively quiet except for bird song, cool, calming, fascinating, and it opens our eyes to new things. I’m just taking this moment to possibly enlighten you on this place out there that can rejuvenate your mind and help you find some peace from life. You really just need to open the door to your backyard and you’ll be on your way. I encourage you now if you’re reading this to take the time to visit this place God has created for our benefit and find a bit of peace plus who knows, maybe you’ll discover something new.

People play all the time in many different ways and as you get older the way you play changes but you still do it. I happen to enjoy bike riding and taking walks but I really didn't get into that until a few years ago when I discovered my mom's love of it. There are some activities that you might have enjoyed when you were young and still like them now, which is great because you have something you can always turn to. Play is important for you so that your body can get moving, burn off energy, and release hormones because it really is fun to get moving. You can play indoors or out, do it with friends or solo, do the same thing each time or switch it up but how ever you do it, it's your thing. I talked about sleep in my last post and I wanted to make this a little series so I chose play (or exercise if you call it that) to talk about next and it has great benefits just like sleep. What are the benefits you might ask? Well besides what I listed up there play is important to k...

The morning your alarm goes off and you just want to roll over, or the first yawn you take when you get started on school, or maybe even you find your hormones are all over the place. There is one problem that could be at the root of this groggy epidemic: sleep deprivation. Sleep is one of the most essential things we need in order to stay healthy, be alert, maintain hormones, and cultivate imagination otherwise we feel tired or uninspired. There are a few other things that I believe are also essential but I'll talk about those in a different post, so let's just get back to sleep. For starters, people of different ages need different amounts of sleep, which I'm sure you've heard about but how much is the question. It makes the most sense that young kids and teenagers need a good bit of sleep in order to develop their brains and focus on day to day activities so 10-12 hours is ideal and quite necessary. I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that maybe a good b...