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  Cars (2006). A sports comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, directed by John Lasseter. By now, we all know what Cars is about. But if you don't, here is a quick rundown: Lightning McQueen, an anthropomorphic racing car with the confidence and swagger to reach the moon, is participating in the prestigious Piston Cup to be crowned champion. He blows a tire and finishes his race in the three-way tie. To break the tiebreaker, he and the other two race cars are set to meet in California in one week’s time. On his way to California he is left behind by his transport Mack and finds himself lost trying to find Mack. He ends up in a small rural town called Radiator Springs as he wrecks the town in pursuit of Mack and the escape of the police. Once apprehended he is required to repair the road. During this time repaying his debt he develops strong relationships with the townsfolk and grows fondly of them. He learns the origin of the doc of the town, realizing he is a race car of...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMBOsy-uZ5g&ab_channel=Tokillanarrator    Personally, I think this movie is weird in the most interesting way possible. First off, starring Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe makes such a peculiar duo to watch on screen. I had never really seen or remember seeing Paul Dano's work besides watching him in The Batman (2022) and I thought he was a spectacular villain in that movie. Seeing him in Swiss Army Man playing the role of protagonist was refreshing for me since he is playing the complete opposite role of a villain. It is also bizarre to see Daniel Radcliffe, the main protagonist Harry FREAKING Potter taking a sidestep as an endearing, funny and innocent deuteragonist in this film. The fantastical nature of this film - a sentient corpse with multiple different functions like vomiting clean water or farting out extremely pressurized air to act as a motorboat, adds to the fun of the film and detracts from the core darkness of this movie,...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wz2pk0PXIg&ab_channel=MOVClips Story: The story of Jaws begins in a small beach town in New England called Amity Island. The town begins to fall victim to fatal shark attacks. In response to the unending attacks and false kills, the mayor decides not to close the beach down in fear of a suffering economy. As a result, three men - police chief Martin Brody, oceanographer Matt Hooper, and shark-hunter Quint, are ever-determined to take this killer shark down permanently. Scene: Hooper entering the shark cage in order to incapacitate and put down the killer shark.  In this scene we see Hooper suiting up and entering the shark-proof cage being lowered into the ocean to confront the great white shark and lethally inject the shark with a hypodermic spear. The shark brutally attacks the cage and tears right through it. Hooper in desperation drops the spear and fears for his life. He stabs the shark gruesomely and narrowly swims away to the sea b...

  1. Is Chiron's identity ultimately shaped by him or by others? Does his identity shift in response to others? How? How do his nicknames play into this idea? Chiron's identity is most definitely shaped by others. I can say this with confidence as the film establishes him as a reactive person rather than a proactive person. This trait is present in each act. As a child, his identity shifts to be more timid and passive when faced with bullying, quite literally running away from his problems. His identity also shifted when talking to Kevin as a kid, as he seemed to be able to speak words, and even sentences with him, as well as play rough and show that "toughness" that Kevin was talking about. Chiron donning the nickname "Little" is befitting of the identity he assumes. Chiron as a kid is in all the sense, little. From his actual stature to his interactions with others, the words he uses are few, he presents himself as a scared and weak kid, even when meeting ...