Short Clips-Meredith Elliott

Bunny
In a nutshell, Bunny is about a female bunny who is now grumpy and older after the loss of her husband male bunny. In class we discussed how the moth that was seen multiple times throughout this clip was death and no matter what Bunny did, she seemed to not be able to get rid of it. At the end, many moths end up taking Bunny into “the light” in the oven. After seeing this clip, it made me think of how my grandparents are. They are both still alive; however, they always say that when its ones time to go then the other wants to follow right behind them. As the camera continues to focus back on the picture of Bunny and her husband it is obvious that she does indeed miss him and when she goes into the oven and into the light, I do believe that she is going to be with her husband on the other side.
Northfork
In Northfork, you see the two men taking the casket up to higher ground for the fear or the land flooding. This was a great representation to me that the grave would be closer to God and I don’t think that the two men placed it there with those intentions, rather just for it not to be ruined by the water. The image of the bison roaming around the field also left an impact on me. Although people are fleeing the town of Northfork, it is obvious that God’s creation is still there. There is still life there that is caged in and unable to leave and will always be there, water or no water.
Paris, Texas
The clip we showed began with Travis walking-where exactly he is walking? That is never really known to the viewer. He seems to be following along the telephone cables or train tracks at some points where of course there has to be people linked somehow to it, but in the beginning there really is no sign of human life. The scenery behind Travis and Walt is totally different when it is shown and the movie producer did this on purpose. When the two are talking, the scenery behind Travis is very uneven, rough, dark and the mountain shown is not your average mountain. The scenery behind Walt is very pretty and your traditional mountain representing the lifestyles the two live. Also the clip of the shoes left an impression on me. With Travis being the mover he is, this just supported the fact that walking is everywhere throughout this movie. Also when Travis is walking and ht comes across the protestor, he only gets off the sidewalk (straight line) for a second and then after he passes the protestor he gets right back on track.
The Wall
I found the The Wall very disturbing. The one part that really stood out to me was the song where the children were being processed and had to be the same in order to be accepted. This is getting to how we are today. My mom is a teacher and the more away from the norm a child is, whether it be in a good or a bad way, it seems as if society isn’t really accepting or entitles this person to be the “weird” kid. I believe this was made during a time of communism where the wall continued to grow in the video representing, to me, the continual growth of communism if someone doesn’t do something to prevent it. Also this separation that we were experiencing did rip a chunk of the world out because of the everlasting impact it had on us.
Cabeza de Vaca
This movie really stood out to me when the cross continued to make its way to your eye until it finally get taken from him. After he was taken, he became the slave of the shaman and did everything he was to do. After getting the opportunity (and the nerve) to run away he did. It seemed like he was running for years; however he only ended up running in a circle right back to where he started. The shaman used his spiritual tactics with this in use of the lizard. Everything the lizard faced, so did Cabeza. When the shaman spit in the lizards face, Cabeza fell in the water face first. However, with as much hatred as there was towards the shaman, Cabeza in the end was befriended by these people. It kind of goes along the lines in my opinion of making the best of the situation you’re in. Cabeza is stuck in this situation so he might as well adapt to the atmosphere.