Action Adventure Films summer homework

I chose:

·         Jurassic Park 3

·         Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

·         Iron Man 3

·         Thor

·         Contagion.

Jurassic Park 3

1.       I think the protagonist in Jurassic Park 3 is Billy. I think he is the protagonist because he saved Eric from the Pterosaurs and at the end he was in the army air-craft when they were saved.

2.       The antagonists in Jurassic Park 3 were the dinosaurs because they were trying to kill the main characters. I also think the people who built the research administration center were also antagonists because they were killing dinosaurs and incubating their eggs for selfish reasons.

3.       The elements that proved Jurassic Park 3 is an action/adventure film was the plot. The plot had a lot of action in it (dinosaurs fighting and people dying).Also the location proved Jurassic Park 3 is a action/adventure film because it is set in the middle of an island full of dinosaurs.

4.       Men were represented as brave and strong as they were the ones fighting the dinosaurs and using weapons. However women were scared of everything. When the plane landed the men went out in armor the protect everyone.

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

1.       I think Ethan is the protagonist because he is in the middle of the movie cover and because he was the one that did all the main stuff like fighting and climbing up buildings.

2.       -

3.       The element that proves this is an action/adventure movie is the plot. A Russian wants to start a nuclear war however he needs the activation codes the team needs to intercept the exchange or the country will be nuked.

4.       Both women and men were brave however nobody in the movie thinks women are under cover so they succeed.

Iron Man 3

1.       I think Tony was the protagonist because he was the only character on the movie cover and he is Iron Man. Iron Man saves civilians and Potts from the Mandarin.

2.       I think the antagonist is Aldrich Killian because he is the creator of the Extremis virus (cures disability and sever injuries), which turns people into supervillains. I know this because in the movie he gets disabled people and gave then the virus.

3.       I think the props prove this is an action/adventure film because of Iron Man’s costume. The costume is a high tech suit with missiles and other weaponry.

4.       Men are represented as strong, brave and always one step ahead, although women are sneaky, devious and frightened.

Thor

1.       The protagonist is Thor because he was the main character, he saved innocent people and he was the king of Asgard.

2.       The antagonist was Loci. I know this because he was the adopted brother of Thor, he was jealous that he didn’t get the throne so he murdered his father.

3.       I think the props prove this an action/adventure film because the weapons in the film are incredible. Thor’s is my favorite weapon because it does almost everything.

4.       Men are represented as strong and brave. Women are also brave and courageous.

Contagion

1.       I think Dr. Erin Mears was the protagonist because she helped the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make the cure for the disease.

2.       The antagonist was the disease because it killed a lot of people.

3.       I think the plot proved it was a action/adventure film because it was similar to a zombie apocalypse film.

4.       Men were represented as brave and immune. Women were Smart and cleaver.

Key term meanings

1.       Audience - the group of people spectating a public event.

2.       Denotation – Indicating a symbol or mark.

3.       Connotation - 

4.       Genre - A class or category.

5.       Ideology - The body of ideas reflecting the aspirations of an individual

6.       Institution – An organization or foundation.

7.       Media language –

8.       MIGRAIN –

Media language

Institution

Genre

Representation
Audience
Ideologies and Values
Narrative
Economical, political, social, historical

9.       Narrative - A story or account of events.

10.   Representation - The expression or designation by some character.

11.   Signified – To be aware of your surroundings.

12.   Signifier -