Hero Posters

My group choose Pi to reflect on his hero journey in the Life of Pi. In the life of Pi, Pi made a unique journey, it showed his mental and physical toughness. At first I wasn't completely sure about choosing Life of Pi though as I began watching the movie I realised the many parallels to the heroes journey incorporated into the story line. At the end of the movie Pi finally moves on from the adventure and is living his own independent life. I look up to Pi because he did something I couldn't have ever thought to do. He proved himself to be an driven self-supported individual, where in India he was constrained by the rules and regulations of his parents and people around him. During his adventure he was forced to be his own person and make his own life changing decisions instead of relying on others to support him. His actions really spoke to me and that's why I feel like our project worked so well. I especially liked the visual aspect of our poster, I thought it was very unique. Everyone in our group had their own part in the creation of the poster, and I feel like everyone participated equally for the most part. I also enjoyed others posters as well both the visual aspects and the actual presentation.

In the Rapunzel poster I really liked the lettering and visual effects. I especially liked the lock of Rapunzels long hair on the side of the poster, I thought that was very unique and different and it really drew my eye. I also liked how they presented their poster, I could easily follow the story line and everyone seemed to contribute equally to the presentation. I also liked the Nightmare Before Christmas poster with Jack Skeleton as the hero. The drawings on the poster were very nicely done and well thought out. Also the presentation was very interesting and it made me want to watch the movie again. The heroes journey that they described in their presentation wasn't the likely journey that I would have thought of, though I thought that their perspective was very analytical and they really touched base with all parts of the story. They gave great detail, and really showed their knowledge of the story. Overall, the posters that were presented were all unique in their own way and they all showed me a different perspective of the heroes journey.

Conversation Passage

The passage from the conversation that really spoke to me was, " The mind has many possibilities but we can live no more than one life.". I thought that this passage was interesting because I think a lot of people tend to get lost in their own journey and they don't quite know which direction they want to take because there are so many different directions that they could possibly follow. It is not so much the so called "correct" path that is important to take in life, but what someone makes out of it. Being successful in a way, is in the eyes of the beholder. It is important for a person to be passionate about whatever they do in life because if you are not passionate about what you're doing what's the point of living? What have you lived for? These are all questions that one must ask themselves when they are choosing their path in life because we can only live one, so you might as well make the best of it. 

Joseph Campbell Passage

This passage to me is about finding yourself. It says that "we have not even to risk the adventure alone for the heroes of all time have gone before us.". To me this means that no one is ever alone in their quest, that people have struggled through the same things that we go through. I get from this passage, that as we go about our journey we find pleasure or true calling in places we would not have thought to find it. It says that "And where we had thought to slay another, we shall slay ourselves.". This means that when your aim is to take someone down or to question their beliefs, you are actually taking down yourself. The last section of the passage I think is about stepping out of your comfort zone and doing what is right. Others will follow the path that you have made if it is the right one. It talks about travelling into the outer world, and when you travel into the outer world you actually come back to center where you find your true calling. 

My Favorites

Favorite Movie

Safe Haven:

"Safe Haven" is a romance with a paranormal like twist. I really like the mix of themes, it has suspense but also you can relate to the characters throughout the story because of the romance factor. The main story line is about a young girl who moves away from home and in the process falls in love with a guy she meets in a small beach town off the east coast. Though mid way through the story line comes with a twist. The young girl is accused of a criminal act, and her relationship is put on hold. The rest would give away the end of the movie. This movie connected to me because I used to live close to where the movie was shot, and the young girl portrayed in the movie is one of my favorite actresses, Julianne Hough. Lastly I love paranormal like movies along with romances so that really drew me into the story line.

Favorite Songs: 

 Some of my favorite songs are by Hunter Hayes and One Republic. But some of my favorite are slower songs. I love "I Want Crazy" by Hunter Hayes. And "Counting Stars" by One Republic. Lastly I like songs by J. Dash and The EP Sage the Gemini. Even though I like slower songs, faster ones are better when I'm not in deep thought.  

  

This picture shows the family dynamic as soon as Hough enters a relationship with Duhamel, and becomes a mother figure towards his kids. 

This video shows the interesting and capturing twist to the story line. 

Best Experience of My Life

The best experience in my life has been just recently when my family and I went to an Island in North Carolina called Bald Head Island. I don't get to see my brother that often so it was really nice to see all of my family in one place. I also got to spend lots of time at the beach, playing in the sand and biking around the island. This island is really special to me because the last time I was there was when I was really little so it was nice to bring back memories. I also got to see my aunt, which was also really special because I am really close with her. Overall it was a amazing trip filled with everlasting memories. It was one of the best times of my life and I really appreciate the trip.