Sunday, May 29, 2011

Outline for the Presentation (100 Points)


 Who Famed Roger Rabbit?

I.             Introduce your film and provide the premise of the film in three sentences or fewer.




                This Film is the story of where a toon hating private eye Eddy Valiant is Roger Rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of the murder of the famous Marvin Acme. also, this movie involves Judge Doom's evil plot to kill all toons with the "dip" and the destroy Toontown to build the first Freeway in California.

II.            Characteristics and Conventions of the Film that Link it to Classic Film Noir

                1. Ambiguous protagonist 


  •  Eddy valiant represents one of the biggest piece of evidence that this film is one of the best representation of film Noir and Neo Noir. I'm not saying that Brick and Chinatown aren't but this is the only film that has Bugs bunny and Mickey together. Anyway, he is retired cop that decided to be a private eye, a hard drinker with a hard life(poor), living and working in the same dirty and old apartment room. like any other protagonist of this genre he has the classic sad that makes him weak and mediocre.(the death of his beloved brother). This makes him hate all cartoons. dispite whats is said he is the old fashion noir detective and a job is job and as he get involved in this case he is able to let his grudge go. this what defines the classic ambiguous character. 


                2. Femme Fatale


  • It is impossible to talk about this film with mentioning the stellar appearance of Jessica rabbit as the voluptuous, seductive, ultimate and ferocious femme fatale. she is designed as the perfect woman, since ther first apparence in this film the audience is able to notice sex sexual appeals. her first appearance is her leg sticking out from behind a curtain, right before she sings a song seducing every man in the audience. there is one fact the separate her from all the other femme featales and it is that at the end of the day she is a good heart women that only looks for the ell being of her husband. 
              3. Visual elements.
  • The visual elements of Classic Noir are clearly shown in this film.  For example, many of the scenes are at night time place in an urban setting with the classic dark and gloomy wet streets  Also, many other other scenes are places in dark and shadowy alleys  that gives felling of anxiety and paranoia to many of the characters and audience at this point everyone expects anything to go wrong. 
III.          Elements of the Film that Deviate from Classic Film Noir and Link it to Neo Noir

                1.Neo Noir


  • In many ways, Noir has evolved to a genre classified as Neo Noir; one that has taken crime,            violence, sex, and murder to a new level.
                3. Intermixing of races.






  • the introduction of different races and scenes that show anxieties of our time in this film updates the genres. in the film of the only whites appeared and only their anxieties where shown. 
                2. Neo Nazi Character and Genocide.






  • the classic Noir movies such as "Double Indemnity," the violence is not as graphic instead in this film we are able to see brutal murder and massive killing plot from the character Judge Doom.  

Quotes from Outside Sources (These may be inserted anywhere in the outline)

Source One:

Context: 
Provide a signal phrase that includes the title of the source and the author:

Quote from the Source:
Be sure to include the page number
Significance:
How does this quote relate to the topic of your essay?

According with Bill chambers author Film review “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” 

Jessica is “Based on classic Noir femme fatales like: Barbara Stanwyck, veronica Lan, Lana Turner… [also, this character]… is voice by Kathleen Turner.”  
This demonstrates how the director of this film is throwing at the audience and viewers the pure scene of Film Noir at their faces by giving and basing this character in femme fatales of the past.  Equally important is the obvious fact that he chooses Kathleen Turner as the voice of Jessica Rabbit, since she is the femme fatale from the Neo Noir Film “Body Heat;” one that in many ways is the remake of an iconic film from the Classic Noir Period called “Double Indemnity.”  

Source Two:

Context:
Provide a signal phrase that includes the title of the source and the author:

Quote from the Source:
Be sure to include the page number
Significance:
How does this quote relate to the topic of your essay?

the article “Roger Rabbit’s World” by Robert Castle, claims that the movies takes place 

“In a racially separated America [and]… Toons replace Blacks in their roles… By extension, the Toons are barely tolerated minorities relegated in their own ghetto, Toon Town.” 
This is one of the biggest updates of Noir in which it includes the intermixing of races. Following this point further, Toons are also undesired minorities thrown in their own ghetto. Then, this reflects the contemporary anxieties of times because this problem is still seen in our society, still many minorities such Blacks and Hispanic are left behind in worst part of the cities or ghettos by the most powerful ethnic groups. The idea of the intermixing of races and the segregation of ethnic groups are the anxieties of times and at the same time elements in which the genre has evolved.


conclusion





Thus, the film “Who framed Roger Rabbit?” possesses elements of classic Noir such as the detective figure and ambiguous protagonist represented by Eddy Valiant that gets involved in a murder case just for his own morbid curiosity. Jessica Rabbit is the ultimately Femme Fatales that has a seductive and voluptuous body that will hypnotized any man. Fantastic and entertaining plot full of crime, sex, murder and corruption, visual element such as dark alleys, are typical elements of Classic Noir. However, It also has updated elements of Neo-Noir such as brutal murder, cartoons in a serious environment of darkness, racism and segregation of the ethnic minorities, profanity and unexpected twist.




Optional Component:  Film Clip


If you use a film clip in your presentation, be sure that you provide appropriate context or background information and have the clip easily accessible.  After showing the clip, explain how that clip demonstrates aspects of noir or neo-noir.

Context:  Discuss the background situation regarding the film clip:

Provide a brief description of the scene you are showing:
Significance:
How does this clip demonstrate conventions or characteristics of noir or neo-noir?







8 comments:

  1. I have to say, you did a GREAT job with your presentation. You did everything I pretty much wanted to do [but was too lazy to]: create a power point, include interesting an descriptive pictures, and show us scenes from the movie.
    I found your presentation quite entertaining and funny too. I dont know if you meant to but I saw some humor. I also like your comparisons to Double Indemnity [ie. when you showed us the clip with the femme fatale & how she "loves her husband"] This over kind of made me want to watch this movie, since I haven't seen it since I was a kid.
    AND it also made me question why I was allowed to watch this movie, since it's soo .... not appropriate as I thought it was back then. Overall, good job! :D

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  2. i just want to start by saying u did an excellent in your presentation and your power point it was very noir like. you did an excellent job explaining how the movie fits in being classified as noir. the clip that u showed from the femme fatale was very funny. also how this Disney movie is so unappropriated to children before i useto think that was just a cartoon movie but know i know the true meaning of the film. but overall you did an excellent job with every thing.

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  3. Let me say congrats on your presentation. Your power point presentation was awesome. I have seen this film many times and I love it, but you brought out some very interesting facts that I would have never given a thought to until we learned about film noir and neo-noir. Who would have thought this film would fit into that genre. You did a very good job of explaining the connections to noir and neo-noir and the film clips incorporated into powerpoint were very creative. You gave me a lot of ideas as to what I would do next time if and when I have to make another presentation. I think you deserve an A and I am sure you will get one. Keep up the good work. Once again excellent job.

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  4. I have never seen this movie before, but i always thought it was just another child friendly movie since i go on the ride in toontown in disneyland. You proved me wrong with your presentation. The film does focus on a lot of details including the society's time and anxiety. I especially liked that you compared the cartoons to be the minority and they were segregated just like we are today with social class.

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  5. Hello Miguel. How are you doing? Hope well. Your presentation was speechless. I think that you did a fascinating job on your work. For your film I really liked how the Femme Fatale was a female cartoon. Now a day’s you rarely see that in movies. I also liked how you planned out every detail in your outline it seems to me that you knew exactly what you were going to say and show. Your presentation was very well thought out that it even made people want to start watching it. What I mainly liked about your presentation was when you mentioned ToonTown and how it’s supposed to represent a ghetto place. I liked it because I’ve always seen it as an entertainment for kids. Also because you backed up the topic with more facts and added pictures to your presentation. I love how you put Mickey Mouse in there because he and Minnie Mouse are my #1 favorite Disney characters and because they were the first two ever created since 1933. Overall Great Job Miguel and it was fun having you in class!!!

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  6. Hi Miguel. Your presentation on the movie,"Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" was really very much enjoyable. I have not seen this movie. But, after the presentation that you have given, I really do want to watch the movie. The comparison, that you have mentioned between Phyllis from Double Indemnity and Jessica from your movie, was very interesting. How the femme fatale Jessica says, that she loves her husband and at the same time she tries to allure the protagonist, just like Phyllis. While showing the Toon Town, you said that, this the ghetto, where all different types of races live; it was very interesting. Your interesting presenting style of the movie made me want to watch the movie. I like the movie clips, that you chose. Very good job Miguel. It was a pleasure to have you in the class. Thank You.

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  7. Hi Miguel, I like the way you present your movie, with the cartoons around the real people. Such essence gives what neo noir is with film noir. As you said, that the minorities were represented by the cartoons and the humans wanted to destroy them. The case is seen in us (latinos) were some people wanted to us desapear. That type a connection is neo noir, where the conventions of film noir are used to deal with new anxieties.Moreover, you looked with knowledge in the field, eso me encanto, when you answered one of the question made by a classmate, I think Carmelisa,. Buen trabajo Miguel, continue forward that God and this country has a lot for us. It was a pleasure to be your classmate as well as your friend. God Bless you and we keep in contact.

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  8. Really good job with your blog. It was really entertaining and you seemed to be very well organized. You showed confidence in your statements and I'm sure that you made everyone that hasn't seen the movie want to watch it. I saw that movie a long time ago, but after your presentation I would like to see it again because with the info you provided about it's connection to noir and Neo noir, it would be interesting to see it in a different way. The clip you showed and the pictures on your PowerPoint were very good choices to backup your statements. The whole cartoon and toontown explanation you gave were extremely intriguing. Great job and I'm sure you will do well on your paper.

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