Blankets Book Trailer

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I thought the book trailer created by Dtaberner captured my experience of reading the novel Blankets very well. Dtaberner includes all the main themes of the book into the trailer. If I were to put a trailer together, mine would probably look very similar to Dtaberner’s. One very important theme that was brought up frequently in the novel was about faith. Craig struggles with finding who he really is and finding what he believes in. Another theme was about the complications of growing up. I believe this theme especially makes the book very relatable because everyone goes through the struggle of growing up and finding themselves. The trailer also captures the main characters Craig and Raina, and their relationship with each other. Along with this theme, the novel has aspects of being in long distance relationship, and the love, happiness and sadness that comes along with it. Raina is also one character that makes Craig question his beliefs and helps him figure out who he wants to be. I have never read a graphic novel before but I really enjoyed reading Blankets because it’s very true and honest. I liked having the pictures and words together; it made the book seem more real. It’s a book I wouldn’t mind recommending to my peers to read because I think everyone would be able to relate to it somehow and it’s a very quick read.

Journal #4: The Incredibles Screening Report

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I’ve watched The Incredibles a couple of times when I was younger and every time I watch it, I get a feel that the main theme of the movie is about family and working together. A scene that I found important and corresponds with the theme very well happens at about 1:36 in the movie. In the scene, the Parr family had just gotten away from the area where Syndrome held them captive. They aboard a trailer van and attach it to the flying rocket plane using Elastigirl, Helen Parr, to hold them together. They land in the city where Syndrome’s robot has gone out of control. Bob leaves the trailer and tells his wife and kids to stay hidden while goes out to fight Syndrome’s robot he’s released. Franticly, Helen heads out of the vehicle and yells at Bob for telling them to stay back.  “You’re my husband, I’m with you” Helen asks what the matter is and Bob says “I can’t lose you again…not again, I’m not strong enough”. Helen tells Bob “if we work together that wont have to be”, Bob tells Helen he is unsure what will happen and seems afraid but Helen assures him that if they work together as a family, everything will be fine, “after all they’re superheroes” and the two kiss and decide they will “work together”. Syndromes robot attacks, Violet screams in horror and the family attacks. From that moment forward the family works together, and with help from Frozone, they defeat Syndrome’s robot. That scene is important because it represents the very moment that the family decides to work together as a family—a superhero family, and the main theme in this movie is about family and working together.

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