Analysis of the Movie Stanger in Good Company Directed by Cynthia Scott

Perception is the process of seeing the world through your own eyes by utilizing your own personal experiences to guide your judgement of what other people are. (Steven A. Beebe, 2011, 2008,2005) In this movie, these concepts are incorporated, whether it be between mother and daughter, employer and employee, or a completely opposite set of best friends. These six women provide acceptance and support to one another throughout their experiences and tragedies. Despite their differences in age, values and beliefs, they form a close family with unbreakable bonds. Regardless of the circumstances, life goes on, as long as we have a family and friends, and a strong communication system, we can push through anything.

By naming the girls as their damsels, the boys rob the girls of the agency to save themselves. The girls had already made up their mind of how to save themselves, but the boys go too far with their lack of knowledge about their own fantasy, they impose their fantasy on to the girl. The night of their deaths, the boys race over, assuming the girls acknowledge and accept their saviors, are devastated and scarred when they find out the girls’ plan on saving themselves in the way they want. Not only that, but when the girls die it gives the boys much more freedom in conserving the girls’ memory, its gives them a reason the conserve their memory. They mention that they need to let go of the “notions of the girls as damaged or deranged” (Eugenides 123). This does not stop them from continuing to see the girls as damaged and broken. At the end of the novel, the boys unveil their collection of artifacts that belonged to the girls and interview people years after the girls’ death about their short lives. They would not feel the need to go through all this trouble if they were not still trying to piece the girl’s reasons for embracing death. As the boys get closer to the girls, they become “happier with dreams than wives” (Eugenides 169). At this point they have committed their

In the story, these women came from a life-threatening experience. Most of them lost people. Some children lost their parents, some women lost their husbands. Lee expresses these women’s feelings after having probably the worst experience of their lives (“The women went down on their knees on the deck and prayed,

Additionally, in several night scenes, Lachman used long shot to shoot the whole windows in the eye-level only with the lighting from the rooms. This technique produced a circumstance that audiences are standing outside of the building seeing peeking what these people are doing. The window frames look like interval between characters. Dividing them visualizes the inner difference of characters. They are in the same genre of people. In the party of Harge’s parents, Carol smokes outsides and Jeanette steps in. The window frames separated Carol and Jeanette generating a boundary between them. Also in the scene that Therese and Danny are at the office of Time magazine, Lachman used the same cinematography method creating distances between two characters.

It goes to show that not everything about aging is scary or sad, but that there is beauty and growth in it too. The song begins with a soft voiced man who is explaining to the one he loves very dearly that one day she will die. To reassure

My family and I are huge movie fanatics. We watch anything from blu ray disc of Avatar, to VHS tapes of The Lion King. And yet, I have never really paid attention to the way older adults are portrayed in film, until after reading the section in chapter one about ageism through the media. “...older people play the lead roles, and the plot centers on sympathetic characters dealing with the realities of ageing or coping with intergenerational relationships.” (Ageing and the Life Course, pg. 15) This premise is exactly what the movie And So It Goes is about.

In the movie, the two woman explain how they coped with the various pieces that resulted from the tragic events of 9/11. They both lost their husbands in the plane crash through the twin towers. This movie shows us how they lived through the death in their own "Paschal Mystery". Patti and Susan both experienced not only the death of their husbands, but also the death of their own lives. Patti and Susan's lives changed drastically. They weren't sure how to cope with the pain of losing such a loved one. This is just how Jesus' followers felt when he died on the cross. In both ways, the loss of their lives helped other people become better in the long

In the film there is no clear development emotionally between the two age groups. The adults have lost their original spirit and the children’s childhood has been rejected. Their parents are wanting them to grow up too fast. The parents are taking away their creativity and freedom that all children should be allowed.   

The script has the opportunity to examine themes about ageless love, the age gap between men and women, and society’s emphasis on being youthful. Women will certainly relate to the premise.

After watching the video in class, it has demonstrated the view of three different generations from different time periods. In my point of view, each of the three generation had something special, meaningful, and something that should be a part of every generation in the future, because it is this generation is lacking positive actions our parents and grandparents used to do.

During the end of the world tensions run high. With tensions so high people will feel some emotional distress. Dealing with Emotional distress is much easier to deal with when surrounded by people rather than alone. During both movies one of the characters has an ever occur that is emotionally draining. During these situations, another survivor provides comfort.

The script has the opportunity to examine themes about ageless love and the age gap between men and women.

For much of my life I have felt I have just been going through the motions, not living my life to the fullest. I have dreams that have gone unrealized, and a few regrets, and this film speaks to that condition. In a kind of quirky way, this film cries out for each of us to live the life we’ve always wanted. Get involved with those around us. Too often we become mired down in day to day minutia, and by the time we shake ourselves awake, more years have passed than are still left for us to live. When I saw this film was an option for this assignment, I was thrilled. I have recommended this film to friends and family, the casting is perfect, the music scores the film perfectly, the story is quirky and a bit off center, and it all combines into in a truly great

It is really fascinating with being able to do the different era swap. I really enjoyed this film; I was really impressed how it was in produced. I was intrigued with the whole situation between two modern lovers having the same situation as other generations ago. Then having that persons love story inspire them to follow their dream. The producer did a great job showing the message of how anything is possible just having it your all and not giving

Lauryn is fair skinned, she has hazel eyes, and amazing personality. She is the second youngest of five children and she has police officers as parents. Lauryn will graduate high school this year and she plans to attend University of Virginia to study law. She just received her driver’s license and she is excited of becoming a motorist. Lauryn plans to send the news to all her friends via text message. Also, Lauryn made the fast decision to drive her used car that her parents presented to her as 17th birthday present. She drives down the street to her friend Daniela’s house to retrieve her for a joyride. As her parent’s image disappear through the rear view mirror, Lauryn immediately pulls her cellphone from her jean pocket and captures pictures of herself driving. Unknowingly to Lauryn, police officers pull up next to her car at the stop light but she quickly put down her phone to avoid a ticket or any other serious consequences. The light turned green and the police officers went down the street without having made any type of contact with Lauryn. She then proceeds to take her cellphone out from her jean pocket again and began to text her friend, Daniela that she was around the corner from her house. As Lauryn was texting with her face down, not paying attention to traffic or road signs, she runs the stop sign. Sadly Lauryn was hit by a soccer mom in her minivan on the driver side of the vehicle. Imagine that it has been 20 minutes from leaving the