Shawshank Redemption

"These walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. Enough time passes, you get so dependent on them. That's institutionalized." The movie Shawshank Redemption deals with criminals in a prison (all men). It shows how people can become completely instituitionalized after a certain amount of years of being in prison. They live in fear after being set free from prison, because they do not know the outside world; prison has become their home, so to speak, and they have developed a group of people they consider to be their friends and people they trust.

The rocks that Andrew, the main character, collects, studies, etc. are a symbol throughout the movie.  When Andrew and others that are imprisoned are brought into prison, they are used to being free and doing as they please (within reason, obviously). When they begin realizing how much this has changed and that they have no freedom, they become shaped by how they are treated (the cruel guards and rules that come with being a prisoner). They have been criminals, and some find that they feel remorse for what crime(s) they have committed and feel that they are ready to be with society once again, without  committing criminal acts. This could be how these prisoners are polished, just like Andrew does with the rocks he polishes. I believe that the rock blanket they find in Andrew's cell, which he says is used for shaping and polishing rocks, is a symbol of the prison; prisoners are shaped and sometimes polished by imprisonment. Another symbol I noticed in this movie was the bird that Brooks (the librarian) raises before he leaves prison. When the bird is old enough to be on its own (and Brooks is leaving), Brooks lets the bird fly out of the prison window (with metal bars). Later in the movie Red says, "I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright." Birds have to be let free sometimes because of this very reason, just like Andrew and just like Brooks' bird.

The most intresting thing to me throughout the movie is that the warden is a strong Christian, yet he does horrible things (makes guards follow through with his orders) to these prisoners. The most ironic thing to me is that they find (at the end) that Andrew's Bible has been ripped into the shape of his rock utensil, so that he was able to hide it when his cell was being checked. When the warden hands Andrew his Bible back, he says, "Salvation lies within." This is the very quote Andrew writes in the Bible's front page, and he sends it to the warden after his fiasco is over.

I thought the movie was very good. I would recommend this movie to other people; it is worth your time and money. It is not too long and is keeps your attention the whole movie. The only negative thing may be that some of the scenes are a little difficult to watch because of the brutality. If you are looking for a family movie, this wouldn't be the choice; it has quite a few swear words and sexual references, along with the brutality. I would have to rate this movie a 9 out of 10. I really got something out of watching this movie. So now, I will leave you with this quote, " Get busy living, or get busy dying."

V for Vendetta

"Remember, remember, the Fifth of November, the Gunpowder Treason and Plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot."  This famous quote was ground into the brains of children who lived in England so that they would never forget this tradgeic day. On November 5th, 1605 a man named Guy Fawkes had a secret plan to blow up the king and members of Parliament in retaliation for the increasing repression of Roman Catholics in England (to ultimately overthrow the king). This day is remember by it's ever lasting poem. "Remember, remember, the Fifth of November....". In the movie, V For Vendetta, the character V, is a terrorist and in vengeance of the wrong the government has done to him and countless others, takes over and has a plan to reenact what occured in 1605. This terrorist is disguised and wears a mask and a wig. He is known only as V no name. The character V has an intresting name because he was tormented in a room with the roman numeral of V which is 5. There are many V symbols along with 5 symbols. Mostly everytime there was a group of people it was a group of 5. There was 5 children on a statue. V played Beethoven's 5th Symphony when he started being a terrorist of the city. The name of the lead woman character was Evey, which has a V in it as well. V makes many markings of his vandalism by having a circle with a V going through its center. In the fireworks set off there is this symbol as well. Towards the end of the movie V makes a domino set up fall in the shape of this symbol again. One other symbol is the red used in many of these things throughout the movie, this is the color of fascism usually (in the movie the goverment is fascist). All of the Vs are red and so is the roses he leaves with people. I believe that the music played in this film is a symbol also. When Evey wakes up in V's home she wakes up to the song Cry Me a River and later when she returns to V's house she goes to the jukebox and puts that song on again. V when talking to the public he uses many v-words to get his point across to the public.   I think the first thing Evey says to V is a forshadowing of what is going to happen. She says to V, "Are you like a crazy person?" This is ironic to me because V is kind of a crazy person, because of the torturing he has endured in the experimental facility. He becomes this revengeful terrorist (getting back at the government for what they have done to him and so many others). When V is talking to the public and says, "If you are looking for the guilty, you need only look in the mirror", because they let the government get this bad and this extreme (fascist). Another quote that deals with this same issue that V is talking about, it is when V says, "The people shouldn't be afraid of their government, the government should be afraid of their people" to the public. This statement and belief is opposite of the government that this country has at the time, it is fascist where, the people have no choice or say in anything and their government controls everything.  About the middle of this movie V tells someone something that I agree with completely, it is so true and I think people would agree with me. So I will leave you with this quote from V, "A story can be true of false, I'll leave that up to you."

Simpsons

5 Pun Examples:

•  When Marge Simpson is knitting a sign with yarn that says: "Dome Sweet
  Dome." This is a pun because the normal saying is home sweet home.

• Where the comic book guy says: "I've spent my  entire life doing nothing but collecting comic books...and now there's only time to say...LIFE WELL SPENT!" He spent time on comic books but also he spent all his money on them so it was a life well spent to him.

• Where Bart Simpson says: You just bought another load of crap from the fattest fertilizer sales man!"

• The cappuccino cup saying Trappaccino instead of cappuccino
•  The Dome-Depot instead of the Home-Depot

6 Satire Examples:

• Where Homer is on the wrecking ball and it hits back and forth between a rock and a building called  A Hard Place, like the saying "stuck between a rock and a hard place."
• Where Arnold Schwarzenegger is the President, it is a slam on him being Governor of California.
• The quote by Arnold Schwarzenegger: "I'll have to go back to making family comedies." this is making fun of how Arnold used to be in family comedy movies and then moved to a politician (governor of California)
• The quote: "He's not Bano." by Collin to Lisa
• Where the FBI say: "We actually found somebody."
• The quote by the head of the EPA: "Cause I'm a rich man who wanted to give something back, something, not the money but something."

5 Irony Examples:

• Where Homer says to his father: "A certain someone had a senior moment."
• The quote said to Lisa by her mother, "The important thing is he listens to you", this is ironic cause most mean do not listen to women.
• When Homer after bringing home the pig (and knowing his wife is not happy about it) says: "You smiled, I'm off the hook", when in fact even when we smile at men that does not mean they are off the hook.
• The quote by Homer when he's looking through the Bible to figure out what is going on and he says "there aren't any answers in this book."
• Where Homer says to Marge: "Marge, in every marriage you get one chance to say, "I need you to do this with me." Later in the movie Marge says this exact thing to him and he responses to her with: "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard."

6 Examples of Parody:

• In the beginning where they have a man walking on the moon
• In the beginning where the platform the band Green Day is playing on drowns just like the Titanic
• Where Lisa and Collin have their hands held up but the dome is in between their hands, which is like the Boy in the Plastic Bubble
• Where Marge and Homer are undressed by animals, this is just like many Disney movies (Snow White, Cinderella, ect.)
• The quote: "I want a new one now!" by a little girl just like on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Where Homer says to his pet pig, "Act natural" this is off of a Spongebob Squarepants episode

My Top 5 Quotes: (in order)

• "He's not Bano." said by Lisa to Collin
• "You smiled, I'm off the hook." said by Homer to Marge
• "I'll have to go back to making family comedies." said by President Arnold Schwarzenegger
• "A certain person had a senior moment." said by Homer to Grampa
• "Their China's problem now." 

PHS Paradiso

the Parking Lot- cars helps us get to where we are going, just like PHS does

 

The Hauer Gym/Gymnastics Gym- This is part of PHS history and how we excel

PHS Auditorum seats-where we come together to support people on stage and gather as a school

The Front of PHS/Main Entrance- people enter to do great things and where our mascot shows proudly

Sign by the High School- people drive by and remember our legacy and how we have achieved many great things

The Playground by the Pinic tables- PHS has fun but stays focused on education

Senior Lockers- where we spend much of our time around here at PHS and for years we hold our memories and items

The Gymnastics Bars- we set the bar high in many extracuricular activities at PHS this sport being one of them (8 State Gymnastic titles in a row)