Leto’s approach to playing Rayon Real in Dallas Buyers Club was Inside/Out. He used Stanislavski’s system called ‘spiritual realism’ by completely emerging himself into the character he was playing. He never broke out of character while filming even his costars said that it felt like they were working with Rayon not Jared Leto. There are some elements that may make you think that Leto used an Outside/In approach because he actually lost a lot of weight, waxed his body and changing his dialect (physical and visual stimuli) but since he was trying to be as realistic as possible it makes it an Inside/Out approach. You could also see the psychological and mental changes that happened to the real Rayon Real (dealing with her sexuality, having AIDS,…
Leo- is the narrator of the book, or the one telling the story.At the beggining of the book he thinks star girl is strange. but Eventually Leo has a strong interest in Star Girl, and ends up liking her very much. After a while Star Girl feels the same way about Leo and soon enough they become a couple. Leo finds the real person inside Star girl that no one else has seemed to find.…
Hazel & Gus are wonderful characters that had a physical attraction that quickly turned into a strong friendship. Having experienced or in Hazels case still experiencing the hardships of a cancer diagnosis and not knowing when her illness will progress would be a very stressful way to live each day. From the book I believe they both are doing their best to deal with their diagnosis but wish for a healthier, normal life.…
Mcmurphy breaking the picture window was a turning point in the story. The picture window was a prized possession of Nurse Ratched. It was the difference between her and the patients. She was on one side of the window while the patients were on the more unfortunate side. In a therapy session, R.P breaks the window, in the movie and in the novel, to get cigarettes. The glass breaking wasn't only a turning point in the story, but also for Mcmurphy. McMurphy became a larger than life character to the patients.…
The Breakfast Club is a quintessential teen movie. Director John Hughes really knew what he was doing when he wrote his teen movies. Set during one Saturday detention, The Breakfast Club is a movie about five different kids from five different social groups becoming friends and finding out they're not so different after all. The five main characters are Claire the princess, Andy the jock, Allison the basket case, Brian the nerd, and Bender the criminal. Though at first the five characters argue, they pour their hearts out to each other and realize that they aren’t So different after all.…
The plot follows five students at fictional Shermer High School in Shermer, Illinois as they report for Saturday detention on March 24, 1984. While not complete strangers, the five teenagers are each from a different clique or social group.…
But sadly the real reason to go there was to find out Augustus has cancer. The real reason for every quest is self-knowledge, Hazel had no idea Augustus has cancer until he had told her. • “It’s more than just rain or snow.”…
Both the The Fault in Our Stars and Andy’s adventure follow the archetype of the “Hero’s Journey”. Hazel and and Andy have very similar plots where they both go to find the author of their favorite book/books. To start off Andy, Andy had a difficult life as a teen, he would check out of school and had a bad relationship with his step father. He hated his so much that he longed to live somewhere else, perhaps the home of his favorite author, Piers Anthony. Once he realized that he didn’t care about school anymore that was the start of his journey. From reading all the stories of Anthony’s he matched them up with the real world, and got Florida. After getting a hefty amount of cash from the bank he ran away, instead of walking into school, he walked into his new adventure. At the airport, he buys a ticket to Orlando and soon finds the house with help from cab drivers and supermarket workers. After his arrival to Anthony’s house he is told he can not stay with Anthony and he could either be a run away or return home. Andy realized that life was that bad and that he would go back. Although Andy didn’t get his goal of…
A paradox is used to convey the happiness Hazel gets from her association with Gus instead of directly saying so. (260).The plot of The Fault in Our Stars is very unique and deep, however the depth to which even minuscule details were put together makes the novel much more meaningful and…
The Exposition of the story is when the narrator (Hazel) is shown a picture of her uncle’s girl friend. In the background of the picture is a movie theater, which causes the narrator to have a flash back. This is when she goes back to a time she went to see a movie with her brothers titled gorilla my love. It is during this event that we learn that we are provided hazels relationship with her family and what her values are.…
George and Hazel are a married couple who have a son(Harrison). This story is about what happened…
In the novel The Fault in our Stars, the main character, Hazel Grace, is determined to isolate herself from the rest of the world, as she believes that when she dies, all she will do is hurt those close to her. This is shown when…
It’s almost been two months since Augustus died. I feel pain everytime I think of him, like I’ve taken out my cannula and have no oxygen, I can’t breath, like I’m slowly slipping away into nothingness. My need to see him is growing, with every tear stained moment, my want to hear his sexy tone of voice, or to see his crooked smile one last time is worsening. Oh, what I wouldn’t do to see my star crossed lover one last time. He gave me a forever within the numbered days, and for that, I will love him always.…
Hazel Lancaster is a 16-year-old cancer patient. She ends up falling in love with another teen, Augustus Waters, who she came across at her support group she is forced to go to. Augustus and Hazel fit together perfectly. They are both diagnosed with a disability, yet they still live their life full of activities and exciting adventures. They travel to Amsterdam and are able to have the chance to spend the day with him. Augustus and Hazel are in love with each other, and love stories almost always have the intense part that some parents, librarians, and teachers do not want our age to peruse.…
The Breakfast Club is a simple but beautiful 1980’s movie about a group of teenagers that end up realizing they are all going through some tough situations. While The Breakfast Club was made for entertainment purposes, it can be a great learning tool. Just from studying the movie, a student can realize they should not judge a book by it’s cover. For a student-teacher, this movie is a great tool in observing what happens when teachers decide not to invest their time into their students. Analyzing the teacher in the movie could open a potential teacher’s eyes too what they could end up doing wrong and how that could end up harming a student.…