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English 2 Assignment 1 - Compare and Contrast Essay
- 1. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE,BUILDING AND DESIGN THE DESIGN SCHOOL FOUNDATION IN NATURAL BUILD ENVIRONMENT NAME: CHA YUN XIAN STUDENT ID NO: 0322048 FILMS SELECTED: FINDING NEMO / SHARK TALE WORD COUNT: 991 ENGLISH 2 (ELG 30605) WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1: COMPARE – CONTRAST ESSAY LECTURER: CASSANDRA WIJESURIA SUBMISSIONDATE:1ST OCTOBER 2015
- 2. Prewriting Animated movies cartoon kids not onlykids watch animated films Finding Nemo and Shark Tale feature fish settings are different real underwater world with corals, sea anemones, etc, underwater human world with cities, money, etc characters are different Nemo and Marlin Oscar Lenny, vegetarian physical appearance fish in Finding Nemo look more similar to the real counterparts, similar, recognizable fish in Shark Tale are different from the original fish species, human proportioned, not real personality, intrinsic Finding Nemo - brave, adventurous, loving Shark Tale - timid, irresponsible storyline and plot are different fish life father and son relationship Nemo get caught by diver Marlin’s adventure in the deep sea human life Oscar run into debt, borrow money from girlfriend mafia boss murder case moral values are different Finding Nemo - listen to parents, gives children more freedom, let them be independence Shark Tale - everyone is different, be yourself, accept the dissimilarity of others, honesty conclusion difference of both movie Finding Nemo is more about fish more real Shark Tale is more about human life using portrayal of fish non related to fish life less real opinion
- 3. Essay Animated movies arefilms that were produced by photographing a series of gradually changing drawings. When we think of animated films, what comes to our mind first is the word “cartoon”, and this gives us the notion of animated films are directed just for kids. In fact, animated films are also suitable for adults because most of the movies are also considered as Children and Family-Oriented Films, for example the very popular Finding Nemo produced by Pixar Animation Studios in 2003 and the less popular Shark Tale produced by DreamWorks Animation Studios in 2004. Both of these films have demonstrated a strong impression that they are the same because they both featured fish. However,despite the portrayal of fish, they are very different in their settings, characters, storylines, and moral values. The production company of Finding Nemo, Pixar and the production company of Shark Tale, DreamWorks has both created underwater world settings for the fish to fit in the movies. Though both films are set underwater,the environment and theme of the settings are completely different. Finding Nemo stays closer to a normal fish's world, which is colourful, exquisite and breathtaking with clownfish making their homes in sea anemones, seagulls and pelicans constantly attacking from the skies, and fish going underwater to catch their breath like a real fish in the real world. In contrast, Shark Tale is presented with more of an underwater human world, which is more unreal and illogical compare to Finding Nemo. There are cities in water,with tall buildings, hoarding boards, employers, money, social circles, and an Italian mafia represented by sharks. The main characters of both films, Finding Nemo and Shark Tale are fish. However, neither the extrinsic nor intrinsic characteristics of the fish are same. First of all, there are two main characters in Finding Nemo, which are Nemo and Marlin. Both of them are bright orange clown fish with distinctive white bars on the body, showing a sense of nature and joviality. They have larger heads as well as more human, expressive faces compare to their
- 4. real counterparts butkeep recognizable. Nemo is a very energetic and friendly young clownfish. He is brave and adventurous and always frustrated due to his father,Marlin’s overprotectiveness. Marlin is a neurotic and paranoid clownfish. He is very pessimistic and is always worrying about Nemo’s safety. The movie also included severalinteresting supporting characters like Chum, the mako shark, and Bruce,the great white shark . On the other hand, Shark Tale’s fish are a very different style. The main character of this film is Oscar, a blue streaked cleaner wrasse who is much more anthropomorphic in shape and behavior with faces and bodies that are all very human-proportioned. Oscar is a timid fish who would prefer to run away from danger rather than fight it. He had no qualms about lying in order to make himself appear more heroic and powerful than he actually was. This shows the contrast of the main characters of these two films. For the storyline, the plots of both films have taken us on roller-coaster rides. Finding Nemo is the tale of Marlin, who has tragically lost his wife and all but one of his children in a barracuda attack. One day, Nemo is captured by a diver and taken to a fish tank in a Sydney dentist's office. Though Marlin is very skittish and fearful, he is determined to rescue his only son. Hence, this film has packed with suspense,anxious, and apparent defeat. On the other hand, the film Shark Tale starts off with the tale of Oscar, a small fish who desperately wants to live the high life. Oscar happens to be in a lot of debt to a puffer fish named Sykes. When Sykes sends his jellyfish henchmen after Oscar,they find him next to the body of a recently killed shark, and Oscar falsely claims to have done the deed. Oscar digs himself deeper and deeper into his troubles with his terrible habit of telling falsehoods. Apparently, both of the films are very different in the plots as one tend to be a father-son relationship film and one tend to be about attitude toward life. Last but not least, these two films also have a lot of good things to say. Finding Nemo teaches us many lessons in both children and parents aspect. For example, it teaches the children to listen to their parents because parents know what is best for their children, defying parents’ advice might lead to trouble. For parents, the moral is to understand that children
- 5. need a certainamount of independence whilst growing up so that they can learn from their mistakes. Moreover, Finding Nemo also teaches us lessons like overcoming fear with faith, and determination against all odds. Whereas, Shark Tale shows us the wisdom of being who we are, instead what others want us to be. In this film, Lenny, a weakling shark and the son of the mafia boss, Don Lino, loathes the thought of eating fish. Don therefore tries everything he can to get him to be like all the other sharks and Lenny decided to run away. With the help of Oscar, he pretends to be a vegetarian porpoise. Eventually, Don Lino finds him, but instead of punishing his son, he learns to love him just the way he is. This film also shows us the mess telling lies will eventually leads to. In conclusion, Finding Nemo is an adventure film that tends to show the life of a fish while Shark Tale basically shows the imagination of fish living the up and down of a human life. Comparing both movie, Finding Nemo is more real as the settings and storylines of the films, and physical characteristics of the main characters are more similar to fish in reallife. Virtually, both of these films offer beautiful pictures and good morals, and can be happily enjoy by all.
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