Beasts Of No Nation Analysis

Anthropology is the study of humans in the past and present. Four subfields encompass anthropology; Archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistics, and physical anthropology. Archaeology is the study of human cultures in the past through material remains. These material remains include artifacts as well as architecture. Archaeologist can focus in prehistoric, historic, or classical archaeology. Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark, is an example of archaeology in film. It is not the best example since Dr. Jones does not carry the correct equipment with him in the field (notebooks, trowel, shovel) nor does he take any notes when removing an artifact from a site. However, the film does portray how an archaeologist would dig in order to recover artifacts, like when Indy and the team find the

The Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a Visual text about a 13-year-old boy named Ricky. Ricky changes and develops in the bush and at his new home throughout the whole story. He had never had a real family; he'd been thrust aside, from home to home, getting pushed to the side and abandoned. He never knew what it was like to have a real family who loved him. Since he never felt loved it caused him to retaliate and do many bad things.

The Silence of the lambs (1991) is in doubt a film which demonstrates a well-constructed horror film. The film, ranging with scenes, shots, and frames that were well constructed to be identified as horrific. The films cinematography shifts the films narrative and impacts the film, especially the film’s frames. It seems reasonable to suppose that from the film’s frames and of those of the characters expressions, they shape the film’s genre to be horrifying, psychological, and thrilling and they guide viewers towards where the film’s narrative will lead to. Therefore, even a single or series of frames in the film such as Hannibal Lecter’s evil smile, Buffalo Bill opening the door, Hannibal Lecter standing in his cell, and the dialogue between Agent Starling and Hannibal Lecter, act collectively to represent and symbolize claims about the film.

Is it worth to give up your lifestyle and force yourself to live a different one? Some people are willing to quit their own lifestyles to live a whole new different life. In the story “Into the Wild” Chris McCandless was running from his family because of all the drama that he had to face growing up. He even left Washington D.C to move to Alaska, he did this because he was very fond of nature. In the book “Into the Wild” the Author Jon Krakauer explains how Chris McCandless was able to sacrifice his life in order to live a life in the wilderness. A lot of people wouldn’t want to do this because people wouldn’t to want to be willing to give up their own lifestyle in order to start a new one from scratch. It’s not worth it to lose your own lifestyle because it could also result into you losing your life as well.

The movie Beasts of the Southern Wild takes place in a community called the bathtub, a piece of land located on the back side of the levee on the Mississippi river. The main character, Hush puppy, is a little girl who lives by herself but she spends her time with her father. Throughout the movie, there are many talks about the mother that is in not in the picture. The father said that the mother ran away from the community to live a better life because she did not want to experience the harsh conditions that happen when the storm comes. No matter the situation, Hush Puppy always says “The entire universe depends on everything fitting just right.” Although the movie has many controversial situations, the love of the tight knit community defeats all of the obstacles thrown their way.

C.S. Lewis often includes various religious allegories in many of novels but especially in The Chronicles of Narnia series. Throughout The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe we see many situations in which Aslan is representative of Jesus Christ. From the other characters’ descriptions of him, to the Pevensie children’s first encounter with him, to his torture, death and resurrection, Aslan is clearly meant to serve as the Jesus Christ of an alternate universe. He is the one who saves Narnia from the cold tyranny of Jadis and brings together the Pevensie children as the new kings and queens of Narnia.

In the movie, See What I’m Saying, there are three Deaf men and one Hard of Hearing women. Their names are: Robert DeMayo, TL Forsberg. Bob Hiltermann and C.J Jones. Through out the movie, each person shows us a glimpse of their lives and what they have to deal with on a daily basis. See What I’m Saying shines a light on the oppressive behaviors within the performing arts industry and within mainstream media, and how these four individuals must navigate through their lives as performing artist.

The Beasts of the Southern Wild is a movie about a village of people cut off from an industrialized world. In the film, the village does not interact with the modernized people until they are forced to, and even then they are reluctant to do so. These actions portrayed by the people in the village can be related to a quote by Henry David Thoreau when he said, “If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer, let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” The villagers in fact did not pace with their human companions, as they were not part of the industrial world, instead they paced more with their companions in nature as that is where they lived. Not only did the movie show how they were cut off from the rest of civilization, it showed how even though they were in terrible situations, with terrible events happening to them such as floods, they always found a way to rise up again. These specific actions are similar to a quote given by Ralph Waldo Emerson when he said, “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”

After reading chapters 8-9 of the book Into the Wild, There were other discussed adventurers. Such as Rosellini, Waterman, McCunn and Russ. Who did similar things that McCandless did. The book takes a turn here sharing there stories as well. Which I found was a delightful and entertaining turn of events. To read and learn about others ordeals and learn from their mistakes. Choosing one to write about it would be Rosellini. His ideas, beliefs and mistakes were definitely interesting to read about. The fact that he was a well educated man who had also been a Mayor. The experimenting with differant eras such as the Roman times and the Iron, Bronze Ages and also, the interest of if it was possible to live without technology and simply live off the land.

Through the acceptance of capitalism, Marxism creates three levels of culture which work both together and against each other applicable to multiple points in society. The upper class works towards the goals of the middle class while often acting as an oppressor to the lower classes. In Joseph Heller’s Catch 22 and Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five, it is proven that the power of oppressive forces mentally damages the lower classes, thus enforcing the oppressors’ power. This lower class population faces harmful manipulation due to the isolation, the loss of free will, and physical loss that the oppressive leaders put them through. Thus, the works represent the lower classes and their struggle to face the excess power given to the superstructure.

In Benh Zeitlin’s movie, Beasts of the Southern Wild, a young girl named Hushpuppy lives with her father in a small community located in Montegut, Louisiana, known by the locals as ‘the Bathtub’ for its coastal erosion. The area is also isolated from the rest of the population on the other side of a levee. They are faced with periods of intense storms and flooding, as well as long dry periods due to climate change, but their community survives together, helping and protecting each other, and living by their own rules, separate from what society wants. During the movie, Hushpuppy sees life through her own magical lens, bringing to life folkloric beasts called ‘aurochs’ that have been released from the melting ice caps that also translate

In today’s society, a father-daughter relationship is a key feature that helps shape our identity. A 2012 dystopic film, Beasts of the Southern Wild, directed by Benh Zeitlin, is based on an island which the people have to overcome obstacles after a massive storm passes and leaves the devastated island flooded. Beasts of the Southern Wild positions the audience to challenge the typical stereotypes of a father-daughter relationship in society through the metaphor of the beasts, Hushpuppy’s independence and the importance of family.

Both “Raising Voices for Cecil the Lion” by National Public Radio author Barbara J. King and William Golding’s Lord of the Flies have an underlying theme of how society works and comes together to deal with a threat or problem. They both show that people do tend to unite on sides of an issue.

Stories, in general, are immortal. As long as someone keeps telling them. In Beasts of the Southern Wild, Hushpuppy draws stories on cardboard for people to see. She basically makes hieroglyphics for future generations to see her stories. Hushpuppy' and Wink’s love for each is immortal because Wink never stopped loving Hushpuppy even when he died, and Hushpuppy continues to express her love for Wink through her stories.

The movie in which I chose to do my movie analysis on was not one from the list provided. However, it is one of my all-time favorite movies The Band of Brothers a miniseries by HBO. I chose to do this one over the other because not only is it very entertaining and keeps you want to watch more, just to see what happens to everyone invaded but also because of the history be hide the story. The fact that they used real life experiences to help make the film just made it that much better. I watch The Band of Brothers at least a few times a year so I was happy to do this assignment.