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All the Time

If I were to write and update or adaptation of the story first I would show that people today don’t hate it when other people read. Reading is highly recognized these days and it’s a good way to know more about things and pass time. Next, I would make people see why there was a bomb explosion. In the episode, the bomb wasn’t really explained. They didn’t show where the bomb was from and why it exploded. I would also show what happened to other places, not only one city.

The story was good and the effects not that bad but there were a lot of things that weren’t explained or weren’t shown. If I could make an adaptation I would clear things out. I would also change the way the man thought about being the last person alive in the world. I would make him think about surviving and how to do it.

I wouldn’t remove the part about him being happy about reading and the part about him being sad about his broken glasses but I would make him see other problems he’d be facing too. Everyone he knows and loved is dead, he should not only be focused on reading and books, and he has to think about life for more than just a day.

The story was really good though so I don’t really want to change it that much. I would change the effects to better ones, the props, music, sound, and more of the technical things are the ones I would change. Although, I don’t like how the wife was portrayed. The way she treated him like she was forced to marry him and he was stupid and the way she made him feel. She disrespected him and it seemed like she didn’t love him at all. She violated him and his books, she was cruel. I want the wife to be nice so it would be more realistic. I don’t think anyone would have a problem about someone reading too many these days.

I will also make him feel different emotions in the whole episode; I will make him feel sadness, anger, happiness and other feelings. He wouldn’t be as accepting as he was in the original.

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Trip to the Moon

If I was watching that movie the time it was first released, I would be impressed. Even though the equipment for film making wasn't so complete and competent, they were able to make a movie out of them. The movie wasn't that great, short, it had ugly effects, and the science in it was really bad but the way the film was made was really acceptable if all things are considered. The creativity and the idea itself of the film were quite good.

If I lived during the time the movie was released, it would've probably been the first movie I've ever watched so I think I would've been amazed and confused at the same time. Movies or moving pictures weren't famous back then and it was pretty rare for people to watch them. I think I would've found it incredible to see moving pictures even if they were black and white and had no sounds.

Overall, I think the movie would've been a lot better if it was the first movie I’ve ever seen. Now that I’ve seen movies in HD with great sounds and effects, I would think it was an amateur film and that it doesn’t compare to all the other Hollywood movies.

I get bored easily so if the movie’s sounds are just background songs I wouldn’t be interested and also if the movie was all black and white, I wouldn’t like it. Unless the story is really good then both would be okay. But with the case of “Trip to the Moon” I didn’t like the story because of the science in it, it was good that it wasn’t very long because it would’ve been boring and tiring to watch.

I appreciate the effort of the people who made the movie because I know it was close to impossible back then when they started making it. I think the people had patience and worked really hard. It was a good “first ever movie” released.

Trip to the Moon

Trip to the Moon
Movie Review
Meryl Mae Tan
2012-79054

A film like "Trip to the Moon" is a breakthrough in the film industry. From a black and white, they have produced colored films which is very unusual during those times. Having boxes that contain humans are great invention, then now from black and white, they have manage to put colors on it. who knows that maybe someday, they may add audio in the next few years in their arts. In those times, it was a really great improvement.

The wonders of undiscovered things remain problematic. Their depiction of the moon and how to go there is limited with what knowledge is available and their experiences. What are the things that exist there are very similar with what are the things that exist on Earth with some modifications because of imaginative minds.

If I were in that date, it is a really entertaining film but not that good reference of reality (since we are all aware of it now). But it also reflects how people from the past think of the moon and the unexplainable things around them.

All the time

All the Time

Episode review

Meryl Mae Tan

2012-79024

If “All the Time” were adopted and it would happen in the present setting, Atomic Bomb will probably out and World War III is not likely to occur. Instead we may experience major and numerous earthquakes, since it is unpredictable and no device is yet invented to determine when or where a possible earthquake may occur. We are not certain nowadays, after the unexpected tragedy in Bohol. What if it is not only a town or a province, what if it is as vague as the world?

I wouldn't be surprise if many poorly constructed infrastructures of corrupt politician will collapse. Then, if I were the only one alive, I'll find a safe place with stable food. But if I don't find one, I could build one. I don't have to worry or hurry because I have ALL THE TIME anyway. 

If in the original story, the guy only wants to READ, maybe I could also start to WRITE a book. A book about what happen, what is happening, and what will I want to happen in the future. I want my works to be a reference of future people. A book that will definitely be significant to historians or other survivors in different part of the world. I want them to give access to this time which will be part of their past.

Meryl Mae Tan

2012-79024

Paper to Silicon

2013-04986

Reaction Paper

"Time Enough at Last"

Now that the monopoly of nuclear weapons is a thing of the past, testing weapons of mass destruction is in a worldwide spread. More and more countries develop and advance their own military force to provide an arsenal of genocidal technology. ‘Twilight Zone’ might be successful in sending its message during its time but not in this more advanced and information-based society.

I could not understand the context of the episode unless our professor didn't say so or Google didn’t feed me the information. The story revolves around militarization and anti-intellectualism. Development of technology is a taboo during the post-war America; in this case, the tools close to gaining knowledge are the books and newspaper. To this day, most of us would not bother searching for a book that is not even in its proper shelf in the library or search for a newspaper that only talks about lives of people we don’t even care about. The trend now is data in a silicon chip.

                       If I would do a remake of the movie, I would set it up around a teenager’s life: a teenager who knows how to repair gadgets, build computer, and create software of his own, all learnt by just watching YouTube videos. A life surrounded by computers, gadgets and many other electronic devices connected to an invisible web of information, wherever he wants it, whenever he wants it. Except that, the people around him see it as a hindrance for their personal relationships and he is also constantly being snatched away from his precious silicon friends. Then, the unexpected happens. Everybody is gone, left with the scrapped wires, unlimited computer parts and TIME: no school, no parents, just all the things he wanted before. Soon, he will realize there’s no electricity. Power plants are damaged. With this version of the Twilight Zone’s episode, they will realize how important to not support nuclear technology and promote also the knowledge accumulation to further develop one’s potential.

Some things are kept certain.

FUTURAMA

Episode review

Meryl Mae Tan

2012-79024

Futurama foresee that the future will be very hi-tech and all aspect of life are dependent on technology. They impose peace and order through strict implementation of the use of technology even on the personal aspect of the life of their citizen. With a single chip implanted on everyone, it already declared their identity, their career, and their personal being for the rest f their life. Technology already took their right as human, even their freedom as well.

A delivery boy accidentally timed travelled from the past to the future. At first he was hoping to have a better life now than he is in the past. But he was disappointed to know that his faith was no differ with what he has (to be a delivery boy). With the help of his friends they use a ship to escape. Now, he was assign to be the delivery boy of the ship.

Even the guy timed travelled, some things was keep certain in his life whatever timezone or dimension it may be. He timed travelled via being frozen in a cryonic tube, then defrosted from it a thousand years later.

Meryl Mae Tan

2012-79024

Bookworm Saves the Day!

The first episode of The Twilight Zone “Enough Time at Last” became really famous when it aired. It is the story of Mr. Henry Bemis who was a reading enthusiast but then his boss and even his wife, Mrs. Helen Bemis prevent him from doing his interest. Even time wasn’t on his side at all. But later on, he would be free of all those hindrances. He would be alone, all alone.

If I would make an adaptation of the story, I would preserve all the elements of the story but I’ll change the flow of the story. Instead of a nuclear war, a war about territory dispute will be substituted. What happens on that war was really chaos and no one knows that the leader of the other country based it on a novel he loves so much. He does such terrible things to imitate the plot of his favorite novel. And accidentally, Mr. Henry Bemis will somehow discover the leader of the enemy’s tactics because he read that novel too. While his country was suffering from the wrath (and passion of the leader for his favorite novel), he will seek help from the government, but the government will reject him. After a while, his country keeps losing and the government has no choice but to believe Mr. Bemis’ story. Since they know already what would happen, they’re able to counteract the enemy’s attack and defeat them. In the end, Mr. Henry Bemis would be recognized and awarded across the world, and most of all, he would be given the freedom to read. He would get all the time in this world.  Everyone would admire his passion and everyone would be thankful for there’s a Mr. Henry Bemis who really loves reading.

Reading is a really great weapon. And that’s what I want to emphasize in my version. Without the passion and hunger for knowledge, there would be no science and technology. And without science and technology, what would be our life now?

One Ticket Please

2013-04986
Reaction Paper

"Trip to the Moon"

For the first moving pictures I have seen, “Trip to the Moon” opens tons of questions in my mind. Will we be able to fly to the moon? Or maybe even out there in the vast space? Will there be other life forms other than us? New species of floras and faunas? Will we be able to walk or breathe on that white sphere in the sky? Although I know some of it is just an exaggeration of the filmmaker’s playful mind, wouldn't it be nice to explore the world out there? Beyond the comical and theatrical value of the picture, the movie gives the impression of our society to what we think may be possible when we make our technology more advanced. With the development and rapid shoot of new mechanisms and discoveries left and right, no sooner can we go where someone hasn't gone before, to explore the universe.

The film encourages me to conspire with its ideas. I already read books which the film may have gotten some of its ideas and work of fiction but it’s entirely different. It gives me a clearer picture of what's happening and how other imagine the looks of the strange creatures in those books. Although the speech is not present, it makes me compare what I have imagined by my own, added with the theatrical value of the production. It reviews my experience with the books. I could now chronologically tell what may happen in all those out-of-this-world stories. Although I heard, it’s scientifically inaccurate as criticized by the astrophysics authority. As I think of the possibility of it being real soon, it still makes me want to book for one ticket, please.

Possibility of Impossibilty

      The film “Trip to the Moon“ (1902) was a silent film. At first, it’s hard to figure out what’s happening in the story or what was it all about. But later on in the movie, I am starting to get the gist of the story. The most memorable moment I witnessed in the film was when they met a kingdom of creatures living there in the moon. And the shocking thing was they somehow resemble the way humans look and behave. But since I am living in the 21^st century and at this point in time, many discoveries and studies were made about the moon. Thus, having the idea of creatures living there like us was like a ridiculous thing to me although studies about the outer space weren’t able to disprove the possibility of the “creatures” existing there.

      But assuming I am living during the early 90’s and I’d watched this film, I would probably believe it at first because it looked a little scientific when the characters were having a tour on how the rocket was made. But starting from the part where they hit the moon, and the moon’s face frowned, I would hesitate then if it’s really true because I wasn’t able to see a face when I look at the moon. Also, the succeeding events seem so funny because they looked like they’re in a sitcom. Even with them meeting the creatures of the moon looked very humorous. But maybe after the film, I would come home wondering “Is there really life in moon?” or “Is it really possible to go there?” because you know that in this world, nothing is impossible.

      Although the film sounded so ridiculous at this time, maybe back then it made the people think that all that happened in the film may be true. And who knows that it might’ve awaken the curiosity of some individuals back then that are now making history (or made history) in the study of the outer space? No one knows, but as you know, nothing is impossible in this world.

Jaylyn L. Paterno

2013-15633

Reaction Paper

A Trip to the Moon

                If I would be myself today and I was thrown back at that time, for the most part I would not enjoy it. I am not fond of films with no dialogues to relate with. The film was trying to be funny and it did not win me. But if I live on that period and it's like one of the first technically innovated movies I could watch, then I would be pleased to see it for sure. It was delivered in a fast-phased manner, even without conversations going on you could make conclusions of what was happening, the actors were convincing enough, and the whole story has always been a dream to mankind. These elements that the movie carried are the reasons why I must have liked it.

Jaylyn L. Paterno

2013-15633

Reaction Paper

The Twilight Zone episode “Time Enough At Last”

                This episode of The Twilight Zone had intrigued people when it was shown in television. Then after, there had been numerous parodies and spoofs of the show that made it more famous among other episodes. Now if I were to make an adaptation of the story, I'd rather not put Henry Bemis on that very tragic moment. After all, he just wanted to read and that's not a bad thing. His wife and his employer should be the one to realize that they were not being fair to him. These two reflects the attitude of some people towards reading that were to oblivious to know that it is books which make wise and productive men. I'd rather emphasize this idea and make the whole story focus on it. Aside from that, I'll lighten the turn of events that seemed too heavy to take. Maybe in that way the public may not have confused minds about what the episode was trying to convey and it won't put them in shock of the misery he suffered.

            Records of events in the year 1959---NASA introduces America's first astronauts to the world, the US Grammy Music Awards Started, Xerox launches the first commercial copier, US Launches first Weather Station in Space, Bonanza premieres on NBC which was the first weekly television series broadcast completely in color, the Guggenheim Museum designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in New York City is completed, the unemployment problems eased to 5.5%---proved that it was a period where the world was eager to discover and was fast progressing. People like Henry should be admired for his desire to read and be knowledgeable.

Jaylyn L. Paterno

2013-15633

“Futurama” pilot episode Reaction Paper

            As the film Futurama takes its flight, I hold on my seat tight.

            Futurama is a science fiction film created by Matt Groening. Depicting science and future, this short pilot episode marked a big bang in my attention. It took the use of time machine and the unintentional time travel of a boy named Fry.

            Future and science was obviously taken by this episode. This short film showed the adventure of Fry who accidentally enter a time machine. He traveled at about a millennium year in the future. He encountered aliens and robots. The machine has dropped him in the time where almost everything is in the hands of technology. The suicide booth was an example of this very advance way of living.

            Time travelling is the idea of moving from one point to another especially through the use of advance technology. This concept was tackled in the whole story of the film. A time machine was used to emphasize the travel of a boy in the future which was a millennium year advance. The character, especially the aliens and robots, added to the thought that the boy was really in the future. The presence of the advanced transportation vehicles also helped in the setting of this time travel story.

            It is a job well done for the producers to depict such artistic time travel film called Futurama.

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Reaction Paper on pilot episode of Futurama

After watching the pilot episode of Futurama, what I think the creators of the show think time travel and the future is, is possible. The way of time travel I think is just like how other movies or tv shows portray it. There's a time travel machine or capsule where the person would use to get to the future or past. I think that's how people now see time travel happening. 

The future seemed, as of now, impossible to me. It seemed impossible to me because of the alien invasion and the alien girl. Although, I do believe that it’s possible that there are could be aliens out there in the universe, I also don't believe that there are aliens there. That's because there is no proof of any aliens but I also can't just say they don't exist because there could be planets of other things in the universe that we haven't discovered or checked for aliens.

The science in the show, in my opinion, seemed close to what we have today and what we think will have in the future. There were still things that could already be seen in the past that were still there in the future and I think it’s true, some things can’t be replaced. The new things were also cool and seemed possible because they are what we need now and people will surely find ways to make them because they are what will be in demand.

Everything in the episode, in my opinion, is reasonable and possible. If people need something, there is no stopping us from creating or inventing something that will fill that need. People will always find ways and that’s how we are where we are today.

SURVIVOR COUNT: 1...?

["Time Enough At Last" Episode- Twilight Zone Series reaction paper]
Danielle Elisha F. Ching
2013-68141

Upon watching the episode, there’s this one question that keeps bugging me: In the story, why does everyone discourage reading as if it would bring any reader into harm? Particularly with Mrs. Helen Bemis’ behavior towards Mr. Henry Bemis, she told him that oppressing his hunger for reading would also be for his own good. She even called her husband, a man who reads, a fool. Why is that so? Well, the answer to my question lies in the understanding of the story’s setting.

The episode was set in the 1950’s, just after World War II—a post-apocalyptic era wherein people are in fear of global annihilation caused by nuclear weapons. There’s also the issue of anti-intellectualism, which is the hostility towards any kind of intellectual pursuit. The government considered intellectuals as threats to society.

If ever I’m going to tweak the story to make an updated version of the episode, I’ll exchange Mr. Bemis’ addiction to books with addiction to naked and porn pictures of other women. The reason is that anti-intellectualism is no longer an issue today; instead, a husband’s infidelity is a major issue to a wife. Instead of reading literary and classic works inside the vault, Mr. Bemis will be browsing porn magazines. He can’t go over them in the restroom since there’s always a bee line at the office, and his wife’s always tailing him at home. After the nuclear blast, instead of finding a library of classic books, he’ll find a library full of porn magazines. But soon enough, his life won’t last long since the aftereffects of a nuclear blast will severely damage his health. He’ll die. The End.

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FROZEN TO FUTURE

["Futurama" reaction paper]
Danielle Elisha F. Ching

2013-68141

Freezing over Fry for a millennium, the creators of Futurama definitely let him travel in time unconventionally in order to show what they think of the future world. As expected with any sci-fi, the future is usually depicted as a society run by robots, machines, and advanced technology. The world Fry discovered after getting off the freezing capsule was a dystopian one. It’s a world wherein technology overcomes humanity.

Bounded by rules and limitations set by the society, the” world of tomorrow” has citizens which are unhappy and uncontented, living off their lives like robots, their whole life dictated by a single computer chip. Just like other dystopian societies (e.g. Panem in Hunger Games), eventually there will be revolutions. I believe that in the succeeding episodes of the series, the people’s revolutionary spirits will be more highlighted, especially with Fry’s coming.

Unlike any time travelling fiction stories, the time travelling in Futurama, as I’ve mentioned earlier, was unconventional. Fry did not leap through time using a time machine, and neither was it his own intention. Also, this time travelling is a one-way trip to the future; there are no buttons or meters which could turn back time, and instead only fast-forward one’s life. And, the price Fry had to pay for it, even though he was only a victim, was living in an unfamiliar world with everyone else he knew already a part of history.

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