This quote stood out to me because in the discussion of ethics is it morally correct for the filmmaker to out the subject in an uncomfortable position to get what want for their story. Even though No Lies, is a mockumentary the filmmaker went a little too far and basically made the actress relive the terrible moment. Yes the filmmaker wants the audience to feel the suffering of the subject, but it’s cruel to make the subject relive those tormenting memories. I bring this up because the documentary we watched in class The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On, directed by Kazuo Hara had ethical issues regarding this subject. I felt that every person the main character and filmmaker interviewed were victimized due to the way the interview was conducted.
When on the other hand, lies depict an unconfidential way to “protect” the truth from doing unnecessary harm. People lie because they don’t see the truth as necessary, don’t want to hurt anyone, or to help gain love and respect from others. However, this is over powered with the importance of coming into reality because one cannot live in a fantasy created by others meant to shield them from the resentful truth, and of finally “seeing.” All in all, the author’s imagery at the end leaves the reader thinking about the liberation that comes from hope and a fresh start. Lastly, does a lie really protect a loved one from hurt and pain, or is the truth always
This movie gives us a perfect example of how a conflict was not handled effectively because assumptions were made, the character jumped to conclusion, due to this the issue became worse than it should have been. The communication dynamics in this was always done through someone else therefore one person would get upset, because he misunderstood the person that was giving him information.
Through revealing that actors had in fact portrayed Polley’s family, the film sets out to emphasise the reliability and truthfulness of the documentary as well as the recounts. Without notifying the audience that such archival footage was fake and placing this revelation at the end of the film allows the audience to really consider what the “truth” is. When asked about the making of the film, Harry Gulkin, Polley’s biological father, states that the truth is a subjective narrative, that these “narratives are shaped in part by their relationship to the person who told it to them, and by the events” (Stories We Tell 2012). Additionally, Polley states, “the way her mother’s story changed depended on who was going the telling” (Vulture, 2013). This point is what resonates from the film and its purpose – that the there are different sides to the truth; one truth to one person is false to another.
I was very bothered by the comments Anita Bryant made during a televised speech that was shown in the film. She was an orange juice sales woman who was working to repeal laws that protect homosexual human rights; specifically in employment and housing. She described homosexuality as “tearing down the foundation of the family unit” and compared gays to prostitutes and thieves. She tried to convince the public that the traditional family was being threatened and that practicing or accepting homosexuality was blasphemy.
Julie Otsuka’s novel When the Emperor was Divine leads the reader through the journey of one family that represents many as they are placed in an internment camp for the crime of being Japanese. Otsuka brings to light the persecution of Japanese-Americans through her use of symbols prominent throughout the book. Some of the most important being the symbol of stains, their family dog, and horses. Each has a double-meaning pointing towards the theme of widespread racism. Racism that led many Japanese-Americans into believing that they were guilty.
The novel when the emperor was divine by Julia Otsuka shows the lives of a Japanese family during World War II, and the struggles they endure. These struggles were shared among many Japanese families in the U.S. during this time. The hardships this family faces change their personalities drastically and plays with there grasp on the real world.
Did the film reveal any form of RACISM or STEREOTYPING from any perspective? Please elaborate with details/examples (14.28 Possible Points). 100 word minimum between the two
Julie Otsuka is an author who is known widely as one of the most important people in modern American literature. Simply because she knows how’s to choose her characters in her books and-and the way they use their power. She has written some most popular historical fiction books there is. .One of her stories “ When the emperor was divine” is a short story with simple sentences , with some adjectives here and there , but a lot of people like her story mainly because of here characters .As you read this book you can see some of the powerful characters she uses. The narrator of the story is a little boy , he begins the story off daydreaming of his dad and all the things that they used to do. Everything he sees goes into the great reserve of things
If lying was a job for Norma Khouri, she truly would have been a billionaire by the end of Anna Broinowski's enthralling documentary, "Forbidden Lie$". Documentaries and films are seen as a reliable medium for providing facts and information yet even after having seen this riveting documentary, you'll find yourself questioning the integrity of the entire documentary. With Broinowski gaining a great sense of authority over this text right from the start, she paves the stones in leading the viewer to eventually gain a greater sense of authority over the film's meaning. Anna Broinowski attempts to pull Norma Khouri apart at the seams in Forbidden Lie$, to finally unravel the ball of lies crafted by the pathological liar herself. This elaborate documentary follows the story of the infamous Norma Khouri from all possible angles, while subsequently proving the words of Christopher Nolan. That "the 'truth' is indeed stranger than fiction."
The Japanese-American author, Julie Otsuka, wrote the book When the Emperor was Divine. She shares her relative and all Japanese Americans life story while suffering during World War II, in internment camps. She shares with us how her family lived before, during, and after the war. She also shares how the government took away six years of Japanese-American lives, falsely accusing them of helping the enemy. She explains in great detail their lives during the internment camp, the barbed wired fences, the armed guards, and the harsh temperatures. When they returned home from the war they did not know what to believe anymore. Either the Americans, which imprisoned them falsely, or the emperor who they have been told constantly not to believe, for the past six years imprisoned. Japanese-Americans endured a great setback, because of what they experienced being locked away by their own government.
I disagree with a child’s whole future resting on just one test. That puts so much pressure on children to do well at such a young age. I can see why children get depressed, if
"The tortures of the accused did not equal mine; she was sustained by innocence, but the fangs of remorse tore my bosom and would not forgo their hold."
‘In Elaine Scarry’s […] The Body in Pain: The Unmaking and Making of the World, she considers first how torture destroys the conscious world of its subjects,
The reason for this reflection is to review what has happened in a deeper level than just summarizing what has happened over the course of this project. During the weeks learned some things, not just from the book that I was reading, but also from participating in a group. The lessons I learned led to my group being successful in the few goals that were created. All of the goals were met in different ways whether it would be just finishing the book or us getting up in front of the whole class to present the google slides that we created.
“You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!” Jack Nicholson made these words famous over a hundred years after Emily Dickinson explored the very same idea in her poem, Tell All the Truth, But Tell It Slant. The truth—for better or worse—is a powerful thing. Telling the truth is the right thing to do, morally, but considering how to deliver that truth is just as important as the truth itself. In this poem, Dickinson’s message to her readers is clear - to tell all the truth, but tell it slant - as it is the title of the poem, as well as its first line. She explores this theme through her unique choice of diction and tone, comparative language, and structure in Tell All the Truth, But Tell It Slant, making her message even more evident.