Running Head: COMMUNICATION VIA “THE KID” 1
Interpersonal Communication as lost from the movie “The Kid”
COMMUNICATION VIA “THE KID” 2 The interpersonal communication in the movie “The Kid” is unique in some aspects. Russ, the middle aged character, has an indifference to everyone he communicates with at the beginning of the movie. As the movie progresses, you can see how Russ’s interpersonal communication skills slow evolve from that indifference, impersonal and high context person to one of low context with manner principles and most aware of those he is actually communicating with. Russ’s mannerisms and communication with others at the
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He even goes so far as to have a one on one conversation with a person he had only briefly spoken with earlier in the film. Showing you how his interpersonal skills are evolving. How he communicates with a close friend, opening up more and even showing some emotion. It is not seen much within the movie and just shows the viewer how communication with a stranger, yet someone close is achieved.
Russ in the beginning is loud, boisterous and challenging. He is aloof with most of the characters in the movie. As he starts to communicate more with his younger self, he begins to this change. You see how his tone changes with the characters. How is not so aloof and his voice becomes even toned (with the right amount of inflexion) with most people. Then at the end, his voice is soft where is should he, you don’t hear him raising his voice and you can even catch a bit of emotion more in his voice. Russ even gets physically close to other characters. Giving hugs and showing more affection towards those he is truly close to. Something you did not see throughout most of the movie.
You can look at the culture within the movie. How people communicate with each another, be it with the opposite sex, or adult to child. How Russ speaks with his assistant Janet, is a bit different then how he talks to Amy, the love interest in the movie. It goes back to the boss and employee, yet they are a bit
Throughout the first half of Communication 101: Introduction to Human Communication we have been introduced to and discussed a lot of new concepts, ideas, and terms. All of this new material has been pertinent to how humans interact with one another, while also informing us of the why and how behind these interactions as well. The amount of new information we have learned would be impossible to cover and apply to one piece of pop culture, but a lot of what we have learned is relatable to the movie 50 First Dates. This 2004 movie featuring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore features numerous examples of normative relationships and key concepts that we have learned about in class. In this paper I will not only introduce communication terms
Unit 3.3.1 – How communication with children and young people differs across different age ranges and stages of development
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Meet the Fockers is a movie about two families who meet to prepare for a wedding, but some funny and surprising things get in the way when secrets are revealed. Ben Stiller plays the groom, Greg Focker, and Teri Polo plays Pam Byrnes, the bride. The two of them decide to finally bring their families together to settle out wedding plans. As the their families get to know each other things do not go well. Greg knows that his family is not a typical family so he tries to impress Pam's family by downplaying the strange ways of his parents. This paper studies communication in the movie by looking closely at eight specific communication principles and applying them to eight scenes.
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In some of the fighting scenes he very calmly talked to the person he was
However, not every individual acquired effective interpersonal communication skill. There will always be people like Melvin Udall, the main character in the movie: As Good As It Gets, who was absolutely a bad communicator. On the contrary, there are people like Carol, another main character in the movie, who was good at communicating and forming a healthy relationship with other people. In the beginning of the movie, the communication elements
He stays in character and does not hint at any resentment