Part 1i: Individual Conceptual reflections for this week:

Heroic mythology: Clash of the titans

The important elements of this movie are its characters involved in the film. Relating to those of Greek creatures/gods/minors. The environment and atmosphere relates to those of fantasy.

Difference: this genre unlike sci fi and fantasy, it usually contains characters and places found from various mythologies. It’s actually a rework of current myths and legends and making them into a film. Films in this genre can even mix and match characters from different myths together to create a story.


So the main substance for this genre is the term: Reusing the past myths
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Science fiction: Avatar

The important elements of this movie are the newly created alien race (the na’vi) and the advanced technology (human weapons and spacecraft). Sci-fi needs to relate to the current world we live in. It’s just the advance world that the creators perceive our world now.

Difference: this genre unlike mythology and fantasy. It usually takes things from the current world and advance it to another level but also maintain its credibility. Such as the teleporter. In the current world now, US had already invented the teleporter where they could transfer lasers from one place to another without touching or destroying it.


So the main substance for this genre is the term: Advancing the current
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Fantasy: Lord of the rings

The important elements of this movie are the unrealistic world (middle earth) and the various scenes that take place in the movie. Fantasy is fiction where unreal situations and characters take place in a world.

Difference: this genre unlike sci fi and myth is the creativity involved. In order to create good fantasy the creator must create an unreal world and produce it without destroying its credibility and also to convince others that this might be real.


So the main substance for this genre is the term: Creating a new world
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Similarities: The similarities of these 3 movies is the heroes journey, well almost all movie must have a heroes journey. These 3 movies have unrealism to them but at deferring levels. They all takes place in fictional worlds.