THE LAND OF LIES That evening I arrived at the Land of Lies. I had heard lots of stories about this place, but I had expected it to be different. The whole place was again, surrounded by the vastness of the fields. It was difficult to imagine a medieval castle popping up from the land, and yet it did. A rectangular area enclosed a disorganized order of smaller spaces within. The Land of Lies was a small city in itself, crisscrossed by the roads like veins, tied together by a fabric of monstrous buildings made of fake bricks, which pretended to create a compact area. The dominant feature of the place was a massive castle standing in the middle, accompanied by dragons spitting fire and smoke, and warriors and knights protecting the city with swords and lances. All this was enriched by dramatic music from fantasy movies. Has the fairytale …show more content…
The restrictions of the borders have been transformed and translated into new situations. I walked alongside small stalls. In the distance I heard the sound of the dragon spitting smoke. I walked around that area again. I was thinking how the shape of a medieval castle with ancient temples was created using very new textures. Encompassing the villainy of the commercials and excesses of today’s world, this place was like a hallucination. The paradise interlinked everyday activities such as working, producing and distributing, hiding them under the coat of an ugly fantasy land. Through its bad architecture, crime and prostitution, the place has turned trade into a disaster, an economic activity that once again profits from the borderland situation. What is happening here now, with the border being dissolved? How do we deal with the consequences of the disaster? I left the paradise, listening to the music of the medieval fights and looking towards the large neighboring
Their attire was typical for the dwellers in Hallow Hill, which is in Clandestine Country. A generally pleasant place filled with thoughtful contemplation. Its rolling green meadows slope down to a babbling brook which twined through quiet neighborhoods fringed by bee-hung clover. But on the other side of tracks, the sense of serenity dissolved.
In one of the short pieces from the book “This Land is Their Land” by Barbara Ehrenreich, Ehrenreich brings up the topic of illegal immigration. Anyone in a country illegally should not be allowed to work or live in that country freely. Illegal immigrants are not the only problem that has created a job crisis in America, but they are a large part of the issue. Radical ideas such as building a wall have arisen due to the massive amount of illegal immigrants. America is considered the land of opportunity, but it is an opportunity that is not given to everyone.
A desolate county road stretched across the great plain and lead to a modest, one room church. The white building sat in the plains' tawny pasture and was constantly scrutinized by the sun. The cloudless sky ruled over the land with its immeasurable size and controlled the winds and the movements of the grasses. Evidence of humanity's past attempts to conquer the sky's land were evident everywhere: in the forlorn abandoned foundations of
The southwest border towns located in the southwest United States influence a dark topical narrative of human-trafficking, narco-trafficking, and femicide geographically specific to this area and the post-NAFTA time period. By a dark topical narrative, I mean the stark vulnerability and hopeful healing within a border town. According to one interpretation of border towns, drug dealing and kidnapping emerge as factors causing the disappearance of Rafa and Crucita. The Guardians by Ana Castillo clearly broadens this interpretation, characterizing four narrators, whose voices proclaim the reworking of border violence as the “murders continue” (185). Furthermore, as the novel broadens, the intense brutality along the U.S- Mexican border resulted
We had lived in the small bayside fishing village of Fields Landing since I had been in the first grade, now in the third grade, I was moving. I was not sad to say goodbye to the mudflats and train tracks of Fields Landing. The farm was in a ‘town' called Larabee, across the Eel River. This was the place where I learned what land is. Before having moved around, I had witnessed the terraformed man-made land, city parks, and trim grass filled lawns, I knew what that was.
Throughout history, it has been evident that the setting of events will always shape how they occur. Be it from past events, the present, or even everyday life. Geography always plays a part in these occurrences. It will be demonstrated how geography affects how things happen by taking a look at The Crucible, “Geography Matters,” and my own life. Firstly, geography affects how certain circumstances are shaped as demonstrated in The Crucible.
Stephanie Ercission in The Way We Lie (1993) asserts that we all lie, occasionally, to avoid problems and disagreements, to keep secrets, and trying to protect/help others. The thing is though that we often see ourselves as honest, and we don’t realize that we are hurting people and things in return. Ercission supports this assertion by inserting quotes and explaining all the different type of lies people make and the negative consequence of each. The different types of lies include: the white lie, facades, ignoring the plain facts, omission, stereotypes, groupthink, etc. There are many words trying to get to the point of lies being wrong such as; ignorance, destructive, ignoring, victim, or difference.
During The Wizard of Oz, the motif of music draws parallels between characters. For example, Miss Gulch often appears accompanied by a tune that repeats throughout the film in conjuncture with the Wicked Witch. Undoubtedly indicating similarities between the
Before colonization, Native Americans roamed the land in numbers estimated as 60 million. (Koch, 2019) When European colonizers arrived, 90% of Native Americans were murdered. (Koch, 2019) For those who remained, the land they once cultivated was stripped away.
The music and dancing brings an artistry that simply cannot be ignored and the story brings nostalgia that captures audiences
The dramatic contrast of dynamics between themes, pitch, chromatic harmonies and discords used in Night on Bald Mountain are still used in musical scores for horror movies. I remember hearing this music in Disney’s Fantasia and thinking, “Boy, do I need to run.” It still has that same effect. In the movie, Chernabog, the evil god, appears in the final segment of the film and summons spirits around the mountain. There’s not another score of music that could perfectly illustrate the final scene of Disney’s Fantasia than Night of Bald Mountain.
The use of stylistic techniques such as sound, both diegetic and nondiegetic and the way characters act in The Wizard of Oz, showcases the conventions of a musical fantasy. In the scene where Dorothy sang her solo of “Somewhere over the Rainbow” ” is interwoven in the narrative of the film to illustrate and her underlying intention to flee away from home without her having to put it across in words to the audience. The tune of the song is tweaked and reproduced with variances and used throughout the film to highlight pivotal moments in the film, lending familiarity to us, channelling the same kind of hopefulness that Dorothy is feeling. The rhythm of the song also complements the musical film which accentuates the development of the narrative (Study Guide).
Tim Burton’s films utilize music to enrich the viewing experience of all of his films. In the introduction of the movie Edward Scissorhands, Tim Burton
In the beginning of the story, a description of the setting is presented: “The hills across the valley of the Ebro were long and white. On this side there was no shade and no trees and the station was between
(Holfmann) Good film score helps a director to narrate his/her story and enhance the audience’s