Watch Eye Contact at least once through without stopping and once again to take notes after each of the three segments.

Use your notes to write a three paragraph film critique. This will be your presentation script for your review of Eye Contact.

Your critique should cover the following material in three well-developed paragraphs. Be sure to use transitions between ideas and between paragraphs. Your critique should flow smoothly.

Paragraph 1
Begin by immediately rating the film (“Eye Contact deserves 4 out of 5 stars!” for example.). The rest of your presentation will explain your rating. Include in this first paragraph a brief summary of the important story elements of the film. Who are the characters? Where does the action of the film take place? What happens? What do you think the film maker wants you to think, feel, or do while watching? Refer back to the notes taken while watching.

Paragraph 2
Discuss the suspense techniques used in the movie. Which literary suspense techniques (foreshadowing, flashback, imagery, etc.) are present in the film? Which techniques specific to film (camera angles, types of shots, soundtrack, and special effects) are used to create suspense? Are the techniques used effectively? Why or why not? Be sure to describe specifics from the film in the same way you would quote “textual evidence” in an essay. Refer back to the notes taken while watching the film.

Paragraph 3
Discuss the overall quality of this short film. What are its strengths? What suggestions would you make for improvement? What about the film will you remember most? Refer back to your notes taken while watching.

As you write and prepare your review, think about the tone of the professional critiques you have read. Remember to use your words and convey your ideas in a way that is respectful and persuasive. Use specific examples to support your review.

Record your critique as either a video or an audio presentation. Speak with your instructor if you need help recording and attaching your presentation.

the first proposition is to question economic materialism and victorian christianity. the lines are:

“it moves us not.—great god! i'd rather be

a pagan suckled in a creed outworn; ”

wordsworth is stating that nature no longer interests mankind, that the latter is not “moved” by it and explains that ancient western paganism had a more positive attitude concerning nature since it lacked the perv erted judaeo-christian interpretation of having received the world and all its animals and elements from god to use as we , instead of humans actually being not only part of nature but its wardens, meant to appreciate it and protect it.

the next lines are:

“so might i, standing on this pleasant lea,

have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;

have sight of proteus coming from the sea;

or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn.”

wordsworth here make it very clear that by actually looking and contemplating nature, human beings would reconnect with happiness, serenity and purpose. the use of mythological figures is quite evocative as well, proteus is a greek mythological god of the changing sea. he personifies the sea that changes, which symbolizes the way nature changes and inevitably can change to be destructive not only due to natural causes but to human pollution. furthermore, the sea is even more symbolic since all life originated in the sea so it is not only our past but our future since no life form in our planet can survive without water and if all water is destroyed in earth all life will be gone as well.

he then uses triton which is symbolic of the synthesis of both nature and mankind. triton is a mythological greek god that has the upper body of a man and the lower body of a fish (a merman). this human fish duality evokes the fact that humans are not only human but also part of nature, the fish tail representing nature. the main attribute of this god was that he used a conch shell as a horn to calm the roaring seas. in other words, triton uses nature through science for the benefit of human sailors who risk death during tempests. with the use of such metaphor, wordworth is conveying the message that human technology   is supposed to use nature to preserve nature and thereby humanity as well.

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.

c. nature verses humanity is correct

answer by yourhope:

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which answer best describes the interaction between the elements mentioned in the excerpt?

b. an individual influencing an idea!

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