#finalpostonhere

Let us talk about some of the great ideas that I heard about on Thursday! Granted, two of these are from Tuesday because I literally presented until the last second on Thursday, but oh well.

Mr. Aamir Shakir Patel gave a great description on his interesting project. He highlighted how he was going to tackle the issue of religion within some crime films and the way that its representation has shifted over time. He believes that the industry has been more harsh on religion recently due to the shift towards individualism in the country. Discussing earlier representations, he will be analyzing Godless Girl and how the religion that the main characters find themselves following actually saves them and promotes a healthier lifestyle. He will compare those themes with that of Se7en, where the characters and their decisions actually go against the individualistic view that society holds, causing a tension between the religion and the global view against it. 

Ms. Madi Lawry Margolis is completing more of a creative project using a SELF-MADE animation (crazy cool)! Her project is to make an animated little crime film to show how to get away with a crime. She will be using tropes that we have discussed in class as almost like a field book of how to pull of that perfect crime. Incorporated into her project were themes of film noir, where the stylistic elements of the films are actually possibly more important than the storyline itself. I thought it was interesting how she was going to argue how narrative tropes find themselves intertwined with the visuals of a film and how that reflects a larger meaning. Really great ideas!