Disney Troubles

I never realized the drama that went into making films. After reading Unwanted: Studio chief job at Disney, my eyes were opened to the amount of effort that goes into just hiring someone to be the chief of the films. Equally as surprising was how undesirable this job is. The author proves how Disney is becoming separated with all the film divisions and how this Studio chief job is not the dream job for most as one would expect.

                Reading this article made me feel like the innocence of Disney is becoming a think of the past. I remember as a child that Disney was pretty much Disney there weren’t many divisions; I even remember when there was only one Disney Channel. Now it seems like there are so many divisions of Disney that it does not surprise me that no one wants to try to be the chief.

Yet another

How is it that Nicholas Sparks's novels continue to become movies? In general they are all very similar. While reading "'The Lucky One' Is Exactly What YouExpect" I couldn't help but agree with the author's argument that this film is very similar to other Sparks's novels that have been turned into films. From what the author tells this Film sounds a lot like Dear John. A soldier that falls in love but either side of the love has some problem that the lover tries to fix. The author states “It hardly seems worth running down the clichés that make the Nicholas Sparks formula so annoying and so profitable”. I couldn’t agree more. There should almost be a genre made for Nicholas Sparks novels, the broken soul and the love story that fixes it. Needless to say I will not be going to see this movie.

For the love of Jersey

I am both embarrassed and proud to say that I love watching Jersey Shore. However reading ”Why I'm Not Watching Jersey Shore (Anymore)” , I understand better why nearly all of my friends made fun of me for watching.  The article states that Jersey Shore does not have much variation. The go to the gym, do laundry, tan, pretend to work and get drunk. This very unchanging plot could cause a view to become bored with the show, as the author of this article does. However, the article also states how this unchanging plot may be what incises people to watch.  This is very true for me. I loved watching Jersey Shore because you were almost guaranteed with every episode for something stupidly humorous to occur.  You didn’t have to think about what was funny about Snooki in a Bunny Costume, you just laugh about it. 

                The article states that the character’s ways are unchanging and that makes them seem unread. I disagree, I think their consistency makes them seem more real. This article was written when the 2 season of Shore was beginning. My feelings on the consistency and realness of the characters could be due to multiple more seasons of watching the characters.

Response to Where Soldiers Come From

"Where Soldiers Come From" is a documentary about the lives of 3 friends who joined the National Guard together. They did this for money, for loyalty and friendship. The film shows the civilian life, war life and their difficult transition back into civilian life.

I enjoyed this documentary; it showed the real effects of war both at home and on the fighting line. Also I was able to make a connection with the characters. I know quite a few people who have joined the armed forces and their reasoning for joining were much like the boys in this film. They needed money and wanted to get out of the small town. However, I didn't like how they mainly focused on the negative effects of war. War is an ugly thing with long lasting effects, however without fighting for our rights and freedom we would have a queen instead of a president. I don't believe that everything that our country is doing overseas is pointless, as the film alluded to. I wish they would have shown more positive things of the war, though I understand that with the injuries that characters experienced positive thinking would be difficult to do.