The Class Presentations

The presentations of major paper #3 were very impressive. I must admit that at first I was confused and even a little scared that I would not be able to follow the scripts. Fortunately, to my great surprise, they were very well done. Some contained humor which is always a great idea. I must say that my favorite was the last group which incorporated Shakespeare into their script, and you just cannot go wrong with Shakespeare! The evaluation at the end of each one was helpful although I feel like comments about our script were a little weak. Maybe that means it does not need that much improvement? :)

The Movie

Most movies are very predictable; I usually do not even stay to finish watching the ending because I know what is going to happen. The movie "Adaptation" is one of the few that kept me guessing and jumping in my seat until the very end. Although Nicholas Cage portrayed his pathetic character very well, to some degree, I was a little uncomfortable with his role. He usually stars in movies where he is handsome and courageous and wraps them up as a hero. I do, however, suspect that that is the main ingredient of surprise in this movie. It was also a great example of an "intertext." Nothing is really "new" as most times it is based on something else. I appreciate being introduced this movie because it is different.