Blog Post #4

My Favourite Movie

(SPOILERS in this blog)

My all-time favourite movie is La La Land. I chose this movie as my number one pick due to its cinematography, score/soundtrack, editing, story, plot and acting. I think everything about this movie is flawless and exquisite. The first time I've watched this movie it truly opened my eyes about relationships and how timing and how everything happens for a reason.

 In the film, the main characters Sebastian and Mia are the movie's main protagonists and are both trying to find their way into the fields that interest them. For Mia, it's acting and trying to find work as an actress in shows, movies and plays and for Sebastian, he is trying to own and play in his very own Jazz club which he later names "Seb's". They both enter each other lives at the perfect time and moment and help each other and support each other while trying to make their own life in different fields of the industry. One in music and one in acting. They later start talking to each other and end up having a connection and later become romantically involved. Their relationship is perfect, they both go to each other's performances and both support each other and care for each other. They find trouble because Seb wants to go on tour with his band and Mia wants to stay in Hollywood to still pursue her dreams of acting and they part ways. Near the end of the movie, they show both Seb and Mia's life and they both live happily ever after in their own lives having two different lifestyles and career choices.

The score is mesmerizing and while you see their stories play out together or separately you'll hold back tears because of the angelic and wonderful soundtrack making you more emotional and making the scenes more emotional. The editing is perfect and encapsulates the chaos, peace and place where the characters are in their lives. The plot and story were well written and everything made sense and was the best story I've seen in a musical. The chemistry between the two actors, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone was just perfect and it was so well cast because I truly believe if it was two different actors the movie wouldn't have been as good and wouldn't have been my favourite film. 

Timing and how everything happens for a reason is my biggest takeaway from the film. This is because without each other I don't think they would be as successful and be where they are each other and even if they didn't end up together, during the time when they were together and dating they helped, supported and loved each other which pushed them through the rough times and gave them the extra push and helped them be where they were at the end of the movie. 

Blog Post #3

Instagram and Social Media for Kids 13 and Under

Blog #2

I think the new versions of social media are damaging to kids and younger people due to the amount of access they have and how influenced they can be. For example, If a younger kid sees their favourite influencer do dangerous and inappropriate things, they would want to emulate and replicate the same behaviour the person they look up to does. This is scary and dangerous for society because younger kids are starting to learn new things that they aren't supposed to know at their age. The number of kids and younger people doing more and more reckless things because they've seen online and are trying to emulate makes it scarier when something actually dangerous is trendy and how kids and younger people that get influenced easily will do. We have seen challenges and trends take lives like the Tide Pod challenge where people would eat them and record themselves doing so when they are poisoning themselves and doing it for likes and views. We have been in a weird stage where kids are trying to skip school and find work/money doing things like social media and although you can become famous and earn money from it through ways that are creative, wonderful and eye-opening. Sometimes kids would try and do things to hurt themselves and others around them to get views which can lead to problems and dangerous scenarios in the future and right now.

Knowing that this can be harmful to me and my siblings, I didn't have social media until I was in Grade 8 and I didn't really feel the need to have it because all my friends in elementary were all so nice and we would just talk through video game chats and voice chats. 

I think the kid's version of the apps is always safer and better for younger kids because it kids them entertainment through filters and ensures the content they are seeing is appropriate for them. For example, Youtube kids is much safer due to filters and limiting the content they can see and ensuring that it's safe and appropriate for kids (no swearing/cussing, the content is appropriate, violence is kept to a minimum, etc.) 

I think that age limits are super important especially when there is content and information that can be shared without filters, edits and fact checks. Anyone can post and share information online and especially on social media, information can spread quickly which can be either good or bad. The use of social media to cyberbully, make fun of and wreak havoc on someone else's life is so much easier online and it's better for kids and younger people to stay off of it for as long as they can. It'll make them more sociable because the only interactions they'll get is face to face and although I have written about the negatives, Introverts and shy people enjoy talking online and find it more comforting and can be helpful as well. As an introvert, it is much easier to convey my thoughts and emotions in text rather than in person and it is much easier and stress-reducing messaging people you enjoy talking to compared to in person.