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DO YOU THINK THAT CINEMA IS ONLY ENTERTAINMENT? |
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TRICKERY AND ILLUSION: THE MAGIC OF CINEMA When we watch a film, we usually do it for fun. It doesn't matter if you go to the cinema with some friends or you watch them with you family at home. However, there are times in which we watch a film and it makes us see our own reality from a different perspective. Films make us laugh, cry, dream and know other realities. Films take us to different and imaginative worlds, they lead us to different and unbelievable roads. Today, special effects are something unquestionable, it is an essential part in film productions. It doesn't matter if we are watching a science-fiction, an action or a dramma film. They are everywhere. But they are not a today invention. In this activity we see cinema from a different perspective; we will find out its origins, its first special effects. Besides, we will read about the psychological effects of some movies on the audience and their incapacity to face up with their real lives after being diving into its fiction worlds. SO, let's visited some interesting links and then you will have to do the following activities according to what is said in the websites visited. ACTIVITiES. THE ORIGINS 1. What fantastic elements did Mélié, who was one of the first cinema creators, introduce in his films?. 2. Who is the tramp with a funny little moustache that is described in this link?. 3. Why are Chaplin and Melié mentioned? THE AVATAR EFFECT 4.According to the article, what has happened to some movie-goes after seeing AVATAR?. 5. Quote some opinions given in the forum about how they felt after watching the movie. 6. How is the film described in the article?. MOVIE POWER 7. Is Erin Brokovich a real person? Justify your answer. 8. What current issue did the movie Remember the Titans deal with in the 70's?. THE BIG QUESTION IN WHICH WAY HAS CINEMA INFLUENCED YOUR LIFE? HAVE YOU GOT ANY SPECIAL FILMS? |