This passed week we were introduced to the classifications of Aristotelian tragedy, and then moved on to our projects with an example of a tragic hero. The first two days we were tasked to listening and paying attention. We listened to Aristotle's calculated break-down of every part of a tragedy, and then watched gloomily a mash-up of all the terrible parts of the Titanic, bringing the class to an unhealthy state of depression. But nevertheless, this mash-up breezed over all the intrinsic aspects of a tragedy in a condensed amount of time so that they cemented into my mind very effectively. This is important because we were then assigned the project, where we have to mash-up the intrinsic properties of a tragedy of our choice not in a video, but a poster.
The two days we had dedicated for projects were very fruitful. I feel like my group were smart and planned most everything out before we even got the black sheet that would be our final canvas. I am excited to see how it turns out in the end because we have a very good idea and many powerful symbols that relate effectively to our film,
The Prestige. This film is definitely a tragedy and throughout the entire two hour 15 minute span, the audience does not know who to root for or who is the "good guy" or the bad guy. It is a very interesting, brilliant movie, and I hope to capture its essence in my final poster.
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