WEEK 4:JURNAL
Date
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Discussion
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Week 4
(26-10-2013)
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1. As promised,
we all gathered for the forth meeting at the study area of Kolej Kelima (the
same venue).
2. Our group
leader, Hadi gave some briefing about the movies (Brave).
3. During
watching the movie, we jotted down some of the important details that may
help us in answering the guide questions later.
4.
We very enjoy
while watching the movie for a few hours.
5. we try to answer the questions provided.
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1)Who are the 5 most important characters in the the Brave movie?List out the names of the actors playing them .
- Kelly Macdonald as Merida, a Scottish princess who dreams of following her own path and living her own life
- Emma Thompson as Queen Elinor, Dunbroch's diplomatic queen and Merida's mother, who just wants what's best for the kingdom and her only daughter.
- Billy Connolly as King FergusDunbroch's king and Merida's boisterous father.
- Julie Walters as The Witch,a crafty and bumbling old woman who agrees to help Merida.
- Robbie Coltrane as Lord Dingwall
- Kevin McKidd as Lord MacGuffin and Young MacGuffin
- Craig Ferguson as Lord Macintosh
- Steve Purcell as The Crow
- Patrick Doyle as Martin, the guard
- John Ratzenberger as Gordon, the guard
- Sally Kinghorn and Eilidh Fraser as Maudie, the castle maid.
- Peigi Barker as Young Merida
- Steven Cree as Young Macintosh
- Callum O'Neill as Wee Dingwall
2)What is the story about?
Set in the Scottish Highlands, the film tells the story of a
princess named Merida who defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in the
kingdom by expressing the desire to not be betrothed. After consulting a witch
for help, Merida accidentally transforms her mother into a bear and is forced
to undo the spell herself before it is too late..Merida, a Scottish princess
whose interests include archery and horse riding, is told by her mother that
her interests are not what a princess should be doing and that she has to
marry. But Merida chooses to defy her mother. And when she and her mother have
an argument, that is when Merida rides off and asks for a spell to change her
mother. And the witch gives her a cake which she gives to her mother but the
change is not what she was hoping for. Hoping her mother will understand her
but unfortunately a bear is what she received. She feel regret so she tries to
find a way to fix it. Finally, her mother change back to a human after the torn
tapestry is fixed. The queen, Elinor has given Merida the life she wanted and
they live happily since. Brave premiered on June 10, 2012, at the Seattle
International Film Festival, and was released in North America on June 22,
2012, to both positive reviews and box office success.
3)What group of people would like to watch his film?
Actually it is suitable for all ages. Since this film was a
cartoon movie, children would love more even though there were some scary
parts- ‘scary bear’ Mordu, but nothing to be too concerned about.
AFTER MOVIE
1) Do you like this movie? why or why not?
Actually it is suitable for all ages. Since this film was a
cartoon movie, children would love more even though there were some scary
parts- ‘scary bear’ Mordu, but nothing to be too concerned about.
2) What rating would you give for this movie?
4 out of 5 star
3)What spoilers would ruin this movie if you told your readers about it?
The spoiler of this story is the part whether Merida mother
will turn back into a human or become a big bear permanently after the second
sunrise
4) All movies teach a lesson (theme or moral). What did you learn from this movie?
Appreciate and love our family before there are gone. As we
can see from the movie,merida do not care about her mother until her mother had
become a bear and might not be able to change back into a human.
5)What title would you give for your review?
VIDEO-DISCUSSION
