Sunday 27 October 2013

School of Rock Movie Discussion Session

Date
Discussion/Activities
Week 5
(25/10/2013)
1.As usual,all of us gathered for the fifth meeting and also the last meeting at the study area near CIMB bank.
2.Our group leader,Hui Lian give some briefing about the plot of the School of Rock.
3.Then,we do the discussion about the movie that we have watch before,School of Rock.
4.We discuss about the main idea of the movie and main character.
5.We enjoyed during our discussion as all of us had different view about the movie.



video on school of rock movie discussion

DURING MOVIES

1)Who are the 5 most important characters in he film?List out the names of the actors playing them .  
  •     Jack Black as Dewey Finn(main character)  
  •     Joan Cusack as Principal Rosalie “Roz” Mullins
  •     Mike White as Ned Schneebly 
  •     Miranda Cosgrove as Summer “Tinkerbell” Hathaway
  •    Joey Gaydos Jr. as Zack “Zack-Attack” Mooneyham




2)What is the story about?

            Hell-raising guitarist Dewey Finn is an anti-establishment to the hilt,an irreverent to the max,and he worships the power of rock and roll.With a perchant for stage-dives and 20 minutes soos,Dewey is determined to lead his rock group to the victory at the Battle of the Bands.But,sadly his own band mates fire him instead because of his arrogant and he is very hyperactive on the stage makes him to be seemed annoying.
            Down-and-out,in need of rent money and wallowing in his apartment strewn with take-out  containers,Dewey picks up Ned’s phone call,intend to be Ned which is his roommate and,impulsively accepts a job as a substitute teacher  at the prestigious Horace Green Elemantary School.There,by-the-book Principal Mullins watches his every move like a hawk.But,when Dewey does not have a clue on how to teach,he does know how to inspire confidence in his young fifth graders.When Dewey accidentally overhears them performing in an orchestra class,he decides to mould these young musical prodigies into a high-voltage rock band,which changes their lives forever.

3)What group of people would like to watch his film?

In my opinion,I think that mostly kids and teenagers would like to watch this film.Teenagers like it might be because most of the actors are teenagers and the rock music in this film is the favourite part of most teenagers.Kids will like to watch this movie too because it has the sense of humour in this movie.Kids will enjoy watching it.



AFTER MOVIE

1) Do you like this movie? why or why not?

     No, I don't like this movie. Because I don't like the part when Dewey Finn(main character) was desperate for income and to avoid getting evicted, he impersonate his own 
friend Ned Schneebly  and takes the job as a substitute teacher. I don't like this situation as  he is betraying his own friend. 

2) What rating would you give for this movie? 
    3 out of 5 stars. 

3)What spoilers would ruin this movie if you told your readers about it? 
     Dewey lied to his students about the 'Battle of the Band' competition. He told them that iwas one of the school project and they participated in it. He asked his students to practice music everyday instead of teaching the actual course. He did it for his own benefit where he was out to avenge his eviction from his old band and won the $20,000 prize. 

4) All movies teach a lesson (theme or moral). What did you learn from this movie?  

 Being determined. Dewey will do anything just to achieve his dream that is to become a rock star. Because of his strong passionate in music, he uses the chance that he has when he knows his student is musically talented. In the result, he could convert the class into a rock band successfully.

5)What title would you give for your review?

Music can change someone’s life.





Tuesday 22 October 2013

School of Rock Movie Session



During Movie Session



Date
Discussion/Activities
Week 4
(18/10/2013)
1.As promised,we all gathered for the fourth meeting at the study area near CIMB bank.
2.Our group leader,Hui Lian give some briefing about the movie session.
3.Then,we watched the movie that we have choosen which is School of Rock.
4.Besides,we jotted down some important scenes or details that may help us to answer the guide questions later.
5.We enjoyed watching the movie .



Monday 14 October 2013

The Nanny Diaries Movie Discussion Session

 

Date
Discussion/Activities
Week 3
(12/10/2013)
1.     1. As usual, all of us gathered for the third meeting at the study area near CIMB Bank.
         2. Our group leader, Hui Lian gave some briefing about the plot of the The Nanny Diaries.
         3. Then, we do discussion about the movie that we have watched before , The Nanny Diaries.
         4. We discuss about our feelings,main idea of the movie and which character we like.
         5. We had fun during the discussion as everyone had different opinions about the movie .
6. The future meeting will be held at the same venue as well.   

 



GUIDE QUESTIONS




During the movie

1.    1) Who are the 5 most important characters in the film? List out the names of the actors playing them.     
Scarlett Johnson as Nanny Annie Braddock
Laura Linney as Mrs Alexandra X
Paul Giamatti as Mr Stan X
Nicholas Art as Grayer Addision X
Alicia Keys as Lynette
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2) What is the story about?
A 21-year-old girl who called Annie Braddock is a fresh graduate from Montclair State University. Annie still has no idea about what or who she wants to be. She is very confused about her future as she wishes to be an anthropologist but her mother does not believe that there is a real career in that field. Her mother, who works as a nurse wants Annie to have a career in finance. In fact, Annie has an interview with a top company but failed in the end of the interview. One day, while she is sitting at the park and still wondering about her own future, Annie sees a young boy who is about to be hit by a scooter looking device. Annie saves him and meets his mother, Mrs. Alexandra X. When she introduces herself as "Annie", Mrs. X has misheard her words for "Nanny" and hires her to look after Grayer, the boy that she saved. Annie’s mother still thinks that Annie is working at Goldman Sacks but, in reality, Annie moves in with the X's to be the nanny for Grayer.
Soon, Annie realises that the life being a nanny who looks after the X’s son is very challenging and hard. Annie’s life is becoming complicated further when she falls for "Harvard Hottie", who lives in the same building. Annie also begins to notice that Mr. X does not pay attention to his wife and his son as he is occupied with his business. Mrs. X fires Annie after Mr. X makes a move on Annie. Annie searches for and finds the 'nanny cam' in the X's house which is actually a teddy bear that has been shown in the starting scene of the movie in the museum. Annie records her feelings towards the X's by using the nanny camera. The next day, Mrs. X brings the tape to the school meeting for the East side wives. Mrs. X thinks that the tape will show Annie’s bad behaviour and the reasons that she fires Annie, so she makes a request to the coordinator for playing the tape to enable everyone to watch. All the other parents in the room hear as Annie reveals the real relationship between the X's.
Some time has gone by, Annie does not stop dating "Harvard Hottie", whose real name is Hayden. Annie’s mother has finally agreed Annie with her studying Anthropology.  A few months later, Hayden hands Annie an apology letter from Alexandra X. The content of the letter is about how Alexandra left Mr. X, how Alexandra spending time with Grayer, and how Annie brought positive changes towards her life. This leads to a happy ending for everyone.

3.     3)What group of people would like to watch this film?
Teenagers would love to watch this film as most of the teenagers love to watch comedy movie.



After the movie
        1) Do you like this movie? Why or why not?
Yes, I like it. This is because I love the part when Grayer expresses his longings towards Annie so that she will not leave him alone when Annie gets into a taxi, Grayer tries to run to her asking her not to go and as the taxi pulls off he chases it down the road. I love that part so much as the part really shows how close the relationship between Annie and the little boy, Grayer is.

      2)What rating would you give for this movie?
4 out of 5 stars


        3) What spoilers would ruin this movie if you told your readers about it?
Mrs. X revealed to her friend that she installed a nanny camera in the house to keep an eye on her and during that time, Annie overheard the conversation between Mrs. X and her friend. Therefore, Annie found out that the nanny camera was hidden in a teddy bear.


      4) All movies teach a lesson (theme or moral). What did you learn from this movie?
Money cannot buy love. Although Mr. X is rich and successful in his business, he still loses his own family. The reason is he does not pay any attention to his wife and his son. In the result, his wife, Mrs. X wants to divorce.


      5)What title would you give for your review?
Money can’t buy happiness.



Saturday 5 October 2013

The Nanny Diaries Movie Session



 video on the nanny diaries movie session part 1
 video on the nanny diaries movie session part 2


Date
Discussion/Activities
Week 2  
(05.10.2013)
         1. As promised, we all gathered for the second meeting at the study area near CIMB Bank.
         2. Our group leader, Hui Lian gave some briefing about the movies session.
         3. Then, we watched the two movies that we have chosen which are The Nanny Diaries and Big Miracles.
         4. Besides, we jotted down some important events or details that may help us to answer the guide questions later.
         5. We had fun watching the movies together for a few hours.    
          6. The future meeting will be held at the same venue as well.   



Friday 4 October 2013

The first lax group meeting







video on introduction of our group members

Date
Discussion/Activities
Week 1 (27.9.2013)
     1.     We all met for the first time at dewan kuliah 1.
2.  Our group instructor was Sir Abdul Rafil Abdul Halim.3.  We had a short session of ice breaking to get know of each other in our group.4.    The group members were Hui Lian, Yee Lum, Maisarah, Hiidayah, Shui Chin, Nazura, Siti Hajar and Siti Farrah.5.     We had decided to choose Hui Lian as group leader.
6.     For the next meeting, we decided to have them at study area near CIMB Bank.
7.     The movie chosen was The Nanny Diaries and Big Miracle.





NAME
COLLEGE
1)CHIEW HUI LIAN
K6
2)TAN YEE LUM
KPZ
3)MAISARAH AHMAD
K11
4)CHE NURUL HIDAYAH
KC
5)LING SHUI CHIN
KC
6)NAZURA NATASHA ABDULLAH
KC
7)SITI HAJAR USOH
KC
8)SITI FARRAH ASIQEEN BT.CHE MURA
KC
9)SITI NOR AZIDAH BT AZMAN
KC