Film Critique Questions

(ID:kse268"Eternal Sunshune"17 January,2010. Online image.Naver blog.20 February,2010.)

#Who am I?
I think about who am I, I cannot say for certain. Moreover, many people think about who am I but, they do not know. Most people solve several physiological and psychological problem with physically mature for life. Through this process, people gain experience and in spite of change physiological and psychological, they try to find self.

#Is there a self that I can control? If so, who is doing the controlling?
It is hard to do control of myself. However, I can control myself through eating, sleeping and exercising. People need to do control themselves for life. Moreover, this process is important to their life because they can learn the way to live and they can find themselves. I believe that most people control their selves through do something. For example, working, talking, sleeping and eating.


#What is the central conflict of the film?
Joel fell in love with Clementine that they were attached to each other from different personality. However, they were exhausted, because of each different character. So, she was erased memory of him. He decided remove memory about her after that he gets to know.


#How does the film begin (what is the first thing the viewer sees?) why?
They erased memory of each other but, they met again in a train and they felt
the emotion of love again. They didn’t remember that they were in love, however through this movie; I felt the memory can be erased, but love can’t be removed.
Actually, the first thing is the film end because they erased memory of each other, but they are in love. It means however it will turn back around a time; the essence of love will never be able to change.

#How does the film end (what is the last thing the viewer sees?) why?
The last thing is connect the first thing. When he removed memory of her, she said “Let’s meet Montauk…” They think about uncertainty of love they had, however they look back over the past, and the love cannot but they will exist forever. Moreover, they believe that their love and also they have to accept the person for who they are. Because their current love became perfect love through they exist there in the past time.

I like the lines (at the beach)
-This is it, Joel. Its goanna be gone soon.
-I Know
-What do we do?
-Enjoy
Because their love memory is erased but their love emotion cannot remove. Moreover, they have tried to do not afraid about erased of their memory.

Song to self

I chose the song “stop and stare” by One Republic. I believe this song relates to these topics of self and human nature, especially the story of X.

Like this verse

Stop and stare
I think I’m moving, but I go nowhere
Yeah, I know that everyone gets scared
But I’ve become what I can’t be

They’re tryin’ to come back
All my senses push
Untie the weight tags
I never thought I could

This verse is every glance is killing them and everyone gets scared. But they’ve become what they can’t be. Moreover, they want to get out of the pressure.

Verse

Stop and stare
You start to wonder why you’re here not there
And you’d give anything to get what’s fair
But fair ain’t what you really need
On, can you see what I see?

I think about this verse relates to human nature. In our society people give anything to someone and want to get benefit things. However, it is not material what you really need.

I believe that this song be in chaos and self. In our society today people confused them and they do not know that what to do and what they really need. Moreover, they moving and moving but, they go nowhere. Therefore, they afraid do not know that where they go and chaos.


(One Republic “Stop and stare.” Stop and Stare. Interscope, 2009)

The conversation

(Image ID:njchow82 "The conversation" 3 september, 2009 online image. Flickr. 7 February, 2010)

I think that I belong to Korean and English speech community. I speak both of them, also mostly I regularly use both English and Korean. However, I always need to speak English in classes and taking with friends and professors. I speak causally to my friends, but I speak fair to high social position.

I observed about the girl. She was talking about how can I better work and their family when they work in the art class.
Moreover, I focused on their conversation, because I catch what they used forms of address. They use of specific vocabulary, first name, title alone, and status-marked generic term (boy, guys, teacher). People used many kind of address, I think that the reason why affection between speakers and listeners.

Setting and Scene
I observed about the two girls and one boy in my art class. When they worked, the conversation takes place in art class. One girls and boy was speaking and the other girl was just listening. They were talking about their family. They looked very excited and surprised.

Ends
When they talk with other people, they have a good time. Through the conversation, people can get rid of their stress and share with friends or another people about their ideas.

Key
First, both two girl and boy tone was normal and calm. However, whenever they were talking and talking, they tone became to more higher and also felt more excited.

Norms
When the speakers talk about something, the listeners often interrupt. For example, they have same ideas or different ideas. Like this example, the listeners cut in when speakers are talking. If the listeners do it, the speakers feel low and also they can’t keep the conversation. I think the listeners should wait their turn. If they do that, both speaker and listeners feel better and keep their talk.