Coraline Essay l Film Studies

Coraline is set at the Pink Palace where her and her family live, it is quite boring and dull and is raining a lot of the time. They live quite miserable lifes and don’t get along too well. I think the director has given the movie various different routes the movie could go along which has created a lot of excitement, he also uses quite a weird approach on the movie using a plot that nobody would have thought of. Coraline wishes that she could just leave and her wish does come true as she finds the “portal” to the “other world”.

There she meets the “Other Mother” cooking a breakfast ready made for Coraline. It is a very bright setting with heaps of joy and light. If this isn't already weird enough she has a set of buttons instead of eyes. The Other Mother is very friendly unlike her Mother in the original world and is very joyful, I think the director uses this light to make the watcher think as if they're Coraline and get them thinking that this world is very happy and joyful even though it is the complete opposite. Coraline enjoys a few days at her new found home. After staying in the other world for quite some time she notices a few weird things going on, the Other Mother dramatically changes moods if Coraline doesn’t comply or doesnt listen, hence showing the bad side of her personality and how she is not how she actually seems. 

Things gradually get worse and the hints keep popping up that something’s not right it creates a feeling of suspense. The Other Mothers stance first changes followed by the physical attributes and it gets to the point where she doesn't look human anymore and more spider-like, the lighting becomes very dark but also has neon colors incorporated to create a spooky feeling. She starts getting nasty and Coraline is very scared at this point. At some point in the movie the Other Mother (which now looks like a creature from outer space) has taken the key to get out of the other world and Coraline is faced with tasks to get it back, a big part of this is when she has to escape from the cell and save her parents. 

The movie is great and has one of the most intriguing plots in a movie, the mixed use of lighting, shots, sound and angles creates a feeling as if you are in the movie and is very thrilling. The build up of the movie creates an influential feeling of suspense which makes the movie just that one bit better. Overall the movie was a milestone in film and should be praised for the creative genius the piece of writing i've written here proves my statement and gives a strong backup towards the statement. I think they should possibly make a Coraline 2 with how good the first was.

Going from a cool, calm, collected person to a nasty, spider-like being is a big change in the story and is the main setup for the action toward the end. 

Sustainability Essay

The worldwide problem, climate change 

Climate change is a major issue that is increasing rapidly. This is not good

because it affects humans, plants and animals. Climate change affects our l

ives, it makes living difficult for everyone from everywhere.

As you can probably tell, Climate change is pretty bad. Sadly us humans are

the reason for it. Deforestation. Humans have been cutting down trees rapidly

over the last 10 - 20 years to clear land for more building, what we haven't

realised is we are affecting ourselves and other living things such as animals

and plants. This affects humans, animals and plants because with the severity

of climate change the weather is extremely bad and it drowns the plants and

ruins the natural food for animals and humans. It also makes living harder like

I said.

Climate change impacts our lives more than you would think. Part of the reason

it may seem really hot could be because of climate change. Drought and insect

breakouts are also related to climate change. There are also some more that

include increased wildfires, Declining water supplies, reduced agricultural yields

, health impacts in cities due to heat, and flooding. Climate change also affects

the air. It can make the air less healthy for humans to breathe.

Luckily there are some things we can do to try and reverse climate change.

Reduce, reuse, recycle. Reduce means to minimize the amount of waste we

create. Reuse means to use something more than once. Recycle means to use

things that have already been used in a different way.

In summary climate change is obviously really bad. But if we start trying to

make a change we will be able to prevent climate change from getting any

worse.

Written By

Callum

Sources: Title: Climate Change - Book

Author : Robin Twiddy

Title: Climate Change - Book

Author: Rebecca Hunter