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The whole movie is staged like a opera—relying on the lines to advance the plot which lost some vividness of what a film should be look like for me. However, this movie has a very distinctive style.

The theme of the movie and the Shakespeare story should be forgiving and love and how the power turn people into evil and also could be the kindness of some people and the badness of some people. (Discuss with teacher)

The music in the movie is quite outstanding. I have noticed that seems every time when someone wants to let off their greed or the willing to abuse the music changes into a rock style one. This arrangement alarms the audience every time when things happen. The music in the movie is more than music and it is like a sign of the ugly mentality.

I have to discuss with the teacher about the techs that used in the movie. I like how Ariel has been acted out. He changes in forms when spelling. That gives a good representation of the magic which we cannot see often in a opera. Got to look it over.

All Ariel scene:1. 11;15
2. 21;39
3. 25;09
4. 26;23
5. 29;17
6. 59;17
7;1;02;45
8. 1;10;27
9. 1;16;16
10. 1;21;45
11. 1;25;07
12. 1;26;54
13. 1;32;46
14. 1;37;33
15. 1;41;24

Character remade: prospero , Ariel (transgender)
Possible reason: motherhood of Prospero? Kindness of female?

The costume of Caliban. Though the effect of the costume is meant to be naked skin, the face still looks masked for the half black half white design. Uncivilized savage. How she managed to make that character been hated by audiences at the first sight?

Analyse the book from the class.

Some scene I should watch again:
1;10;29
1;19;40
1;23;40
1;29;00
1;41;50
Prospero seem to bully the inhabitants of the island which her brother did to her

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