film analysis: Megamind.

ordinary world: living the notorious life of a villian. yet always failing in missions and often being caught.


call to adventure: trying to become hero by creating new inventions that always fail. trying to top mr. goody-two-shoes, Metroman. (original hero)


refusal to call: Megamind decides that his real calling in life is to be the villian, so he stops trying to take over as hero, but decides to fulfill his villianous acts and behavior.


meeting with the mentor: Minion, his sidekick, and Megamind decide they are going to conquer Metro-man by striking him with the power of the sun. They decide that they can do it and they set up what needs to be done to accomplish their plan.


crossing the threshold: they conquer Metro-man. they themselves didn't even think that it would really work but they do, and now Megamind gains control over the town just as he has always dreamed.


tests, allies, enemies: after destructing the town, Megamind becomes bored... receiving ridicule from Roxanne, the town's lead news reporter, Megamind starts to question his motives and desire to take over the town. he starts to fall in love with Roxanne and losing the friendship of his best friend Minion, because he didn't stick to the plan.


approach: Megamind decides that he doesn't want to be the villian anymore. he wants to become the real, true hero, and to win the heart of Roxanne. in doing so, he decides to create another villian to take his place.


ordeal: Titan (newly created villian) turns on Megamind and disgards the plan because he finds out that his lifetime love, Roxanne as well, has become close with Megamind, his leader and trainer. Titan becomes angry and decides to destroy Megamind, instead of the city.


reward: Megamind has to truly save the town and the towns people realize that he truly is a hero. he threatens Titan to leave the town, and he does, leaving Roxanne to fully trust and him and gaining respect from the city.


the road back: Megamind takes on the roll of being hero, and people respect him for who he is and what he has done.


resurrection: Titan returns to the town and Megamind's full potential is realized while literally falling to his death. he realizes that the town really does need him now and revives himself to pull things together and to conquer Titan one and for all.


return with elixir: Megamind gets the girl, gets the town, and goes on living life as the hero he was born to be.

call from the ordinary world.

I'm a senior with a month left of high school. I've been accepted to the college of my choice, I have my apartment reserved, my classes registered, and I'm ready to get out of the house. High school has been fun and in a way I wish i could stay her...but it's time for me to move on.
But the day of graduation came around and something went wrong. My high school years had be reset and I was in for the trip of a lifetime...reliving my high school experience.
But this time I was able to see how each one of my friends, my peers, my teachers reacted, truly felt, and said when I wasn't around.
Second time around and it was time for me to impact the people's lives around me for the better.

bluuurbs.

#1: Personal by Stars.
Two single adults attempt to meet someone through online dating. They view each others profiles, seem interested, and contact each other. They decide to meet eachother at a cafe but when the time comes, "Male 33" doesn't show up. Leaving Caroline to wonder what she has done wrong.


#2: Just A Dream by Carrie Underwood.
A young couple plan to marry after he gets home from the military, and life seemed perfect. Carrie receives a letter of her fiance's death and she tries to convince herself it was all "just a dream."


#3: Love Me by Collin Raye
A young boy tells the story of his grandparents falling in love and the hard things they went through. Grandma's father didn't like the his grandpa, so they snuck away together, leaving a letter letting him know she was coming. It turns into a letter he writes for her saying he'll be returning to Heaven shortly.


#4: Aaron's Party by Aaron Carter
Aaron decides to throw the biggest party of the year because his parents are going out of town. The music is bumpin', his crush walks in, things are good until some strangers show up. Then furniture starts getting ruined and what do ya know, his parents come home. Grounded.


#5: Skin by Rascal Flatts
Sarabeth and her mother go to the doctor to find out that she has been induced with cancer, and her biggest struggle becomes fear. They start to treat her with kimo and she tries to be as positive and optimistic as positive. Senior prom and she's worried about not going because who would want to take a girl with no hair to prom? A boy asks her and shaves his head for that night, she gets the opportunity to dance again, and falls in love.

sixersss.

Stories with Songs

Personal by Stars.

• plot: online dating. two people find each other and decide to meet up. the girl gets stood up. the boy never responds.
• characters: a 33 year old male and a 28 year old female named Caroline.
• conflict: Caroline goes to meet up with the 33 year old male and he never shows up. He never explains himself so she is stuck to question what she did wrong.
• theme: I think the theme is bravery in a way... but also to take chances. You are who you are and it doesn't matter what people think. BE who you are.
• setting: online-where they meet. ancient cafe-where Caroline waits.

Just A Dream by Carrie Underwoood.

• plot: a young girl was engaged to be married but her fiance died while out in the military and the song describes her pain and going through it alone.
• characters: the young girl. her fiance. the funeral congregation. the preacher.
• conflict: the fiance died at war, so she is left to be on her own. no more wedding, no more forever.
• theme: I think the theme is being alone. the influence it has on each and every one of us and the power it takes away from us when we've lost someone that we love.
• setting: the church house where they were supposed to be married.

jealousy...

Invictus.
By William Ernest Henley.

This poem has so much power. so much strength.
"I thank whatever gids may be For my unconquerable soul."
It talks about the crazy misfortunes, but powerful and conquerable he still comes out on top.
Words of confidence.
I wish I had the strength to be this powerful.
This powerful over myself.
To keep pushing, keep fighting, come off unconquerable.

Ms.S

What is Love?

Love is...
.setting aside your fears to help someone conquer theirs.
.jumping into water to save a life when you can't swim.
.quitting your job to be with your family.
.taking the bullet.
.carrying your child across the finish line.
.cancelling your plans to do what someone else wants to do.
.forgetting your anger and emotions to make someone else happy.
.letting that disabled boy swing the last bat in a tie breaker game.
.finding yourself thinking about nothing but the less fortunate.
.locking down a hospital and holding guns to heads until your boy gets his heart.

Ms.S