Inception: The 1966 Film Blow-Up

| Tom wants his old life back prior to the accident and he sees the accident as the end of his life as he knew it. He loses his sense of identity and sense of family in particular.Feels guilty and ashamed about the irrevocable consequences his brother’s irresponsibility had for other people and their familiesRetreats into a depressed state which feels empty and black.

When I was reading the Maze Runner I made some connections. When Thomas went out into the maze, why would he do

Thomas seems to have a gift in his storytelling, they may seem like crazy stories he tells over and over but his stories may carry some kind of meaning. “We are all given one thing by which our lives are measured, one determination. Mine are the stories which can change or not change the world.” (Alexie P. 518) His stories about Victor’s father are why he went out of his way to help Victor. It took Victor a trip to Phoenix to see that Thomas was there for a reason, to help him because they were cousins.

Thomas was a very naughty child. He used to always get into trouble for misbehaving such as the time when he set his father’s barn on fire. He was only six years old when this incident took place.

Thomas finally explains to Victor that his stories “They are all I have, all I can do” (Alexie, 214) which Victor seems to begin to understand despite the fact that “Thomas would remain the crazy storyteller who talked to dogs and cars, who listened to the wind and pine trees”(Alexie, 214) while also being aware that “he couldn’t really be friends with Thomas even after all that happened”(Alexie, 214).  Despite the boundaries that seem to separate them Thomas asks for just one request from Victor in return for his money and time and that is to “Just one time when I’m telling a story somewhere, why don’t you stop and listen?” (Alexie, 215).  Victor agrees and as a gift to Thomas he gives half the ashes of his father to Thomas that they agree will be tossed into Spokane Falls and “will rise like a salmon, leap over the bridge, over me, and find his way home” (Alexie, 215). Thomas gives Victor one last word of advice before they leave when he simply says “Nothing stops cousin” (Alexie, 215) leaving the reader pondering what that means as the story wraps up. The two then part ways leaving behind their past as they look towards the future and whatever it may

The story indicates from the beginning that"Nobody talked to Thomas anymore because he told the same damn stories over and over again, " (Alexie 280). The last vision the audience knows is to when he is with Victor's father. Thomas goes with Victor on his journey in the hope that by completing his previous vision job he can experience new visions. On achieving to help Victor on his journey Thomas, "… heard a new story come to him in the silence afterward," (Alexie 286). Completing Thomas's last vision gave him his new vision because his previous visions. Thomas resentment towards Victor for what he had done but helped him because of the promise to Victor's

Thomas is trying to make a point with the last words he takes at the end of the film. He is making us see that we can really forgive. At the end of the film, we see how Victor finally forgives his father and starts making progress with Thomas. He does not feel the anger he felt because of his dad, he sees that his father loved him, and that he only went away to stop hurting his family. He sees that he always cared about them and that the love for his family never ended.

Watching fire works, while having fun together and Thomas telling stories of indians. We’re giving a very apparent picture that Thomas is a story teller. That’s what he likes to do as do we have other evidence through the text from Victor’s point of view saying “Nobody talked to Thomas because he told the same damn stories over and over again.” We’re also able to take note moments before of Thomas’s light hearted personality trying to make a joke after finding victor helpless of trying to get to his father’s remains. He apologizes to Victor about his father’s passing.

Thomas, voluntarily saves one of the Glader's who was injured coming back from the maze. Consequently, in the time he saved him, he fails at getting him back home.

• They scream at the window , Chuck runs off to safety leaving Thomas to get caught by Gally • This give Gally another reason to tell Thomas he seen him before and another for why he hates him • This leaves Thomas sad about what he did while he was in his sleeping bag next to the gardens • Thomas then tells Chuck he would like to be a Runner • For this reason he feels it being familiar • Tells Chuck he has feeling he's been here " Chuck, I… I think I've been here before'' (pg53) Chapter 6 • Newt wakes Thomas up with his hand over his mouth and tells him he needs to show him something before everyone else wakes up • They head down to the wall with less light , Newt then pulls the ivy to reveal a dusty window •

The fact that this decision takes place directly after he fails once again to speak about his trauma is no coincidence; it indicates that his life has once again stalled because he cannot take this necessary step. While Oskar changes throughout the novel, Thomas remains largely unchanged, as he continues to avoid dealing with his

Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller ‘Rear Window’ (Hitchcock, 1954) begins with the immediate use of mise-en-scène in order to establish a sense of atmosphere, equilibrium and the mundane, soon to be disrupted as the events of the film unfold and are observed through the eyes of the voyeuristic protagonist, Jeff. Setting, cinematography and various other expressive mise-en-scène techniques work together to influence the overall appearance of the film. Though, by taking a closer look, these techniques reveal the significance of the narrative and characters. In the opening sequence, Hitchcock’s original visual style provides signposts for the audience to recognize what will be significant in the future: instead of establishing what is only happening in the moment in time; mise-en-scène is used to suggest what is to come. This arrangement of the “Classical Hollywood” narrative - starting with the setting and characters in a state equilibrium - acts as a seemingly all-purpose, archetypal opening by establishing location and introducing character. Simultaneously we can see that this sequence is vastly different from the rest of the film: it is leading the viewer into a false sense of security – the calm before the storm – as Jeff soon happens to piece together information leading to the possibility that one of his neighbors murdered their wife. This sequence is one of the only moments in the film we see things the protagonist does not, thus this carefully constructed opening is preparing

The first being the fact that he has virtually no clear information on where to find Jenny other than a note, and a picture. Many years earlier, Edith had hired a private investigator to find Jenny, but all that was left of that investigation was a note about someone who had seen her in California. The second being his condition, which makes it difficult for him to travel. While driving for an extended period of time Thomas had to stop the car and pull over on the side of the road, “until his breathing had refined.”

To help create his debut film Citizen Kane, Orson Welles assembled a talented group of artists and technicians who together produced a film that redefined cinema forever. During the film’s production process, Welles himself stated that making a film “is the biggest electric train set any boy ever had.” By this he meant that the production studio was his playground and he intended to use every tool at his disposal. Starting from the film’s very first shot; he proves this to be true. As the film begins, the camera silently cranes up over the fences that surround Charles Foster Kane’s mansion and then slowly transitions to a montage of palatial estate. In this unique sequence the viewer understands that they are watching no ordinary film! Since its release in 1941, Citizen Kane consistently is called one of the greatest films ever made. It also is one of the most analyzed films ever created as well. In watching the film, a person can select from a countless number of famous scenes on which to review, comment, admire, and draw conclusions. For this assignment, I chose my personal favorite scene from the film to analyze in depth. The scene occurs near the end of the film just as Kane’s second wife Susan Alexander leaves him for good. The scene lasts about 3 and a half minutes in length, consists of 12 shots, contains almost no music, and just one word of dialogue is spoken. However, even with these limitations, the scene has more impact and film techniques packed into it

to the island they are met by the Rogers. Thomas is the butler of the house that the guests are