Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe, American actress, singer, and model from the late 40s and 50s. Marilyn Monroe has been one of the greatest female stars in America. She is love by many, both men and women. Marilyn Monroe is a combination of sexuality and innocence, as we can see in this picture. This picture shows why she was loved by both sexes. Her outfit and body tell how she was a very sexy woman; she knew what she had and she knew how to work it. But her face and hands contrast her body and outfit. Her face expression is one of innocence; her hands show softness. Even though, she was a very sexy woman, she was still an innocent and normal woman. Many men loved her because of her attributes, her sexuality, and her charisma. But women loved her because she was a wisdom woman with lots of things to say. One of her most famous quotes is "a wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left." Quotes like this are what made her be loved by many women. 

Slumdog Millionaire

Destiny, love, religion, money, and brotherhood are the best words that can describe this film. Slumdog Millionaire is a film that in my opinion, transmits an important message to its audience. The main word that describes the film is destiny. Was it their destiny to be together? Destiny is an important word that many people believe in. Destiny creates faith and gives a reason to keep living. Then we have the word love. Jamal meets Latika when they are kids, and he learns to take care of her and to protect her. He feels its his destiny to love her and be with her. Therefore, he loves her and does everything for love. Then, we have religion. Religion is the reason his mom died. Religion is what kept his brother alive. Religion is the reason came together with destiny. We can also see how money plays an important role in the movie. Is money the only way we can obtain what we want? It seemed that money was the only was he could obtain Latika. His brother lived by money. The whole film was about who has more money and what can money can do for you. Finally, we see brotherhood. Even though, Jamal's brother play him dirty several times, he knew what his duty was. The film is about how this two brothers tried to find what is best for them, but at the end they know they will save each others' lives.

Les Chanson D'Amours/Love Songs

Les Chansons D'Amour is an interesting French film. In my opinion it has been a revolutionary in the US. I do not know how the French audience thinks about this film, but in the US this movie talks and shows things that we are still not really use to, or we still do not accept it as something normal. The movie is divided in three sections and the main character is dating someone, but this relationship has incorporated a third person. Then, something odd happens and the protagonist's girlfriend dies, creating the second section of the movie. When she dies, he enters in a denying phase. The way he deals with it is by looking for consolation in other peoples' arms, either females or males. Then, the third part of the movie starts when he realizes that she has died and he finally accepts the fact that she won't be back. Finally, he decides that he has found someone that can take care of him, another guy. The movie ends with him accepting this other guy that has feelings for him. I feel this film creates controversies for a traditional audience like the US.

"Behind La Gare St. Lazarre, 1932" by Henri Cartier Bresson

Henri Cartier Bresson is a very famous photographer and he is well known for taking pictures at the right moment; he is known for the decisive moment. He is there at the perfect time to take a picture and it has been said that he has never created the scenario for his pictures. He loves street photography, as we see in his picture Behind La Gare St. Lazarre, 1932. This is one of my favorite pictures because it is considered street photography and still it creates a different world. In my opinion, the fact that he takes the picture before the guy steps on the water creates a new different world. It seems that this person is walking in the water; it seems this person can be running without falling in the water. This image, this person gives power to the whole picture. The way his shadow is in the water makes me think that he is part of the water; that he owns the water. The shadows and the colors of the pictures make it seem like something important and mysterious. Everything happening at that moment worked together to create a powerful, but simple picture.

"Behind La Gare St. Lazarre, 1932" by Henri Cartier Bresson

Henri Cartier Bresson is a very famous photographer and he is well known for taking pictures at the right moment; he is known for the decisive moment. He is there at the perfect time to take a picture and it has been said that he has never created the scenario for his pictures. He loves street photography, as we see in his picture Behind La Gare St. Lazarre, 1932. This is one of my favorite pictures because it is considered street photography and still it creates a different world. In my opinion, the fact that he takes the picture before the guy steps on the water creates a new different world. It seems that this person is walking in the water; it seems this person can be running without falling in the water. This image, this person gives power to the whole picture. The way his shadow is in the water makes me think that he is part of the water; that he owns the water. The shadows and the colors of the pictures make it seem like something important and mysterious. Everything happening at that moment worked together to create a powerful, but simple picture.  

Happy Days: 50s Ads

The 50s are known as the "happy days." In my opinion, advertisements from the 50s explain in detail what those days were about. The ad I found was a ketchup ad. I will first like to talk about the colors of that decade. You can clearly see that the colors of that time are yellows, pinks, greens, blues, etc. It is a very colorful time, in my opinion all these colors try to show that there is life. They are trying to show that everything was okay; that everything was happy. Secondly, most of the ads had pictures of women. This makes me think that the women was the one that maintain a happy home, a happy place. They were also used in a sexual way to sell things, as they are used today. But, the expression of this lady is like of surprise. She seems like she does not know what to do. She is just supposed to look pretty and be at home. The, the words of the ad are "you mean a woman can open it...?" This phrase makes the woman look dumb and weak. It is clear where is the women's position at that time. These ads clearly want to transmit happiness, but at the same time they put the women as something inferior.

El Infierno

El Infierno is a Mexican film that describes the current situation of Mexico. Mexico right now has had a lot of drug issues and there has been a lot of violence in the last couple of years. El Infierno shows how things work in Mexico and what it is happening in this country. This is a great movie because it shows in detail how a country is being dominated by drug dealers. The film shows how the government has failed. The director of the film, Luis Estrada, makes sure that the audience of the movie, most of them Mexicans, understand the situation in which the country is. It is completely different to read about all these deaths and drug problems than watching the film. The film shows to the audience emotions and reality. Even though, it is not based in someone in particularly, this film has shown in detail what is happening. The director of the film is not afraid to show how they kill people, how the government works, why people gets involved, and what happens when you get involve. The film shows the human side of what we just read in the news. Therefore, this film has captured my attention, because it is a film that shows the current situation of a country that needs a lot of help.