Film Analysis

Hercules

Ordinary World: Living with humans. People don't like him because he is always destroying stuff with his strength. He struggles to fit in and fulfill his purpose.

Call: Hercules goes up to place where their is a statue of his father which comes to life and tells him that he needs to become a true hero to become a God.

Refusal: He's refusal almost comes at the end when he decides to give up being a God in order to stay with Meg.

Mentor: His mentor is phil who is his trainer.

Threshold: Hercules crosses the threshold when he goes to the underworld to save Meg.

Test, allies, enemies: He has many test were he has to fight beast in order to save people. He is also tested when he lost his powers and also when he had to save Meg without killing himself. His enemy is hades.

Approach: His approach is when he lost his powers he didn't give up and had to find a way to still save people so he fought even without powers.

Ordeal: When he goes to save Meg and he almost dies.

Reward: He becomes a true hero and gets his powers back.

Road Back: He gets powers back in ordinary world and Meg.

Resurrection: When he had to go help is father and everyone else who had been captured by Hades and fight the beasts.

Return with Elixir: He returns with Meg and realizes what a true hero is.

Hero

Name: Ellie Rogers
Age: 21
Race/religion/gender: Caucasian/Catholic/Female

Parents: Paul and Penelope Rogers
Style of dress: Classy but with her own unique twist to it
Hometown: New Haven, CT
Marital status/family: Single
Most embarrassing moment: Rushing into the bathroom in mall and not realizing it was the mens bathroom until sitting on toilet and hearing mens voices.
Greatest fear: losing a loved one
Strongest desire: To achieve goals and live dreams
Job: Fashion Designer
Where he/she wants to be in 5 years: Have her own clothing boutique in New York
Guiltiest pleasure: Eating chocolate donuts at midnight
Identifying marks: Mole on right cheek and small scar on chin
Mannerisms/gestures: Bites fingernails when nervous, sarcastic, out spoken and laughs at inappropriate times.
What he/she was like in school: Was very outgoing, funny, had lots of friends, and was well liked by everyone.
Favorite sayings: Great things are accomplished not by strength but by perseverance.
Most valuable possession: Her grandmother's locket
How he/she feels about love: That love will find you when you least expect it.

Philosophy on life: Live every moment to the fullest.

Adaptation

Concrete Angel
Martina Mcbride



Emily the only child of the family would get herself up and ready for school each day. She would put on the same clothes as she had worn yesterday and pack a lunch and would be off to school. Emily would try as hard as she could to hide the pain and brusies she had but it didnt work. The teachers, students, and neighbors all noticed but never did anything about it. In the halls kids would say, " Hey Emily didnt you wear that outfit yesterday and the day before that." All the kids would began to laugh and stare at Emily.


The teasing from the children was nothing compared to the pain she had to endure from her beatings at home. Emily would walk slowly home from school fearing what lies ahead. Each time she would enter the door she would head for her room but she would never make it there. Her dad would be there waiting for her at the end of the hall way with a can of beer in his hand and a glazed look in his eyes. He would say, "Emily" with a slur.
She would look away and then he would get angry.

"Yes sir" Emily would respond and then begin her chores. She scrubed the dishes with all her might knowing it would never be good enough for her father. She was terrified when she heard his foot steps coming towards her. He picked up a dish and said it was dirty and threw it on the floor breaking it into tiny pieces. "Look at what you have done" exclaimed her dad as he began to beat her.

"You are an idot, stupid, and lazy" her dad would say. Although these words pierced her soul she would escape to a place in her mind where she could be loved. Her thoughts would be interupted with shouts from her father. "Go do the dishes and when your finished scrub the floor and do the laundry."

"Please stop" Emily whimperd but her pleas were not heard. The neighbors heard but chose to shut their windows. This would be the last night for screams and bruises because her little body could take no more. She escaped to a place of stone angels where she could rest in peace.

Blurbs

Concrete Angel (Martina Mcbride)

11 year old Emily stuck in a life of abuse, goes to school everyday trying to cover up the bruises and pain, but nobody even seems to care or notice. Teachers look away from her as if they see nothing wrong. Neighbors don’t even seem to hear her as she screams for help. By the time someone notices her predicament, it will be too late.

The Waitress (Atmosphere)

Tom, a seventy-year-old man living on the streets, visits a cafe daily to see a special waitress. She is disgusted with him and wont allow him to stay unless he buys something. Although he comes every day he never has the courage to talk to her and she never gives him the time of day. Little does she know that this vagrant is her father.

Cats in the Cradle (Harry Chapin)

Little boy wants to spend time with dad and wants to grow up to be just like his dad but his dad never has time for him and keeps putting him off. When the boy is grown, the roles are reversed and now his dad wants to talk to him and spend time with him but he is too busy. The little boy has become his dad and neither one got what they wanted.

The Baby (Shelton Blake)

The youngest child of Emma Jean Gadd received a phone call to get home quick to see dying mother before she passes away. He speeds through the night to get to her bedside, but he is too late and doesn’t have a chance to say goodbye.

There Goes My Life (Kenny Chesney)

Jamal, a high school star with great aspirations has to trade his dreams for that of his child's. He becomes a father too soon. He gave up his goals, but realized them later through his son who became a world famous doctor.

Song Story

Song title: Concrete Angel

Song artist: Marina Mcbride

Link to song lyrics

Plot:

A school girl who is trapped in an abusive home and nobody seems to care. She wishes that she was never born than have to bear this secret burden she cant escape from.

Character:

School girl

Teacher

Neighbors

Conflict:

The girl packs her own lunch, wears the same clothes to school, hides her bruises and pain, and tries to rise above this world she lives in where nobody cares or notices. Her dreams give her wings to place and take her to a place where she can be loved as a concrete angel while remaining as hard as stone during the abuse.

Theme:

Abuse is damaging to the soul.

Ignoring the abuse, or keeping it a secret, can contribute to someone's fate.

Setting:

Walk way to school and school classroom.

In the middle of the night at home.

A place she goes to in her dreams.

6-Word Memoirs (Top 10)

1. Wisdom is gained after great struggle.

2. Moving backwards while time moves forward.

3. When in doubt always look up.

4. What was I going to say?

5. Chocolate is a necessity of life.

6. Tired of being what others wanted.

7. Changed mind one too many times.

8. Afraid of what could have been.

9. Always was looking for a reason.

10. Don't wanna grow old and wrinkly.

Grand Theft Poetry

The Dash of Life

Gravestones on the hill,

so many names,

so many lives,

gone.

It's not the date of birth

or of death

that matters.

It's the dash engraved between

death and birth that counts the most.

How do we choose to fill our dash

of life?

With sadness and fear,

or happiness and peace.

With meaningful relationships,

or bitterness and loneliness.

Will we have regrets

and unfulfilled dreams,

or will we have accomplished

our hearts desires.

Gravestones on the hill

marking life's lost,

but not erasing memories

left behind.