Are real Villains the only ones we see on television?

What is it that makes a true villain? Do they have to break a crime? Do they have to well known for their horrible deeds? Or is it that a villain can be the very person you say hello to everyday, or that friend you tell all your secrets to? I think that villains come in many different disguises, and sometimes we don;t even realize it. Maybee in reality the best villains are the ones who’s names are never in lights. the ones who are so sneeky and descreat that we never see them coming. Sometimes i wonder if the individuals i worry about the least in my life, are the very ones who will hurt me in some way shape or form.

For this assignment i picked one of my most favorite villains, The Joker. I decide to take both Jack Nicolas version and the Heath Ledger version of The joker and to some extent compare the two and just describe how both are uniquely evil in there own was.

Personal: My first impression of the joker is that both characters a disturbingly interesting, though both picture are very different they both have the ability ti send chills down my back. The picture to the left reminds me of the old batman movies i always watched as a kid, while the photo to the right made me want to make sure i go and see this new version of batman as soon as it comes out. It seems more intense, then the previous movies.

Historical:The Joker has always been one of the worlds best villains, I feel that in this remake that they are creating the producer had the job and the responsibility to keep some of the characters authenticity as well as put a more modern twist to it. From the previews I have seen The Joker seems even more deranged then before. They keep the same clothing  as before to a certain extent. They use a darker purple for his suit, the rich color gives off the darkness that is the jokers character, at they same time they keep the green hair and white face but they make it so its not as polished as the old joker characters. The makers were also able to keep the permanent smile that is always on jokers face, thought it is never a happy smile.

Ethical: I feel that the subject as well as the producer has an obligation to keep the character as original as possible. They had to show how great of a villian The Joker really is without taking away from the fact the evil never triumphs over good.

Cultural: The white of The Joker’s face gives off the cold or foreshadowing of death for the character, also his smile and the fact that it is red  gives you the sense that he enjoys the things or the line of work he is in and because his mouth is red; it could symbolize the evil of the joker himself. The producers keep the classic purple suit in both shots, but in the  shot on the right they make it a deeper purple, which gives off the sense that the crimes that this Joker has committed may be worse then before.

Critical: They make the image of The Joker scary, because that is his character, from his smile all the way down to his finger tips, this character oozes evil. They need him to standout from the good characters, he has to have his own villain identity.

In an online article; Pop Culture: “Fulla doll: Arabs answer to Barbie,” it talked about the similarities and the few differences between the two dolls. For example both barbies have the same shape face, they are both the same height and even the shoes are the same in height and size, the differences between the two are just as simple to see, but I feel make a bigger impact.

Personal: The clothing of the two dolls at first glace, i could see they are very different, the fulla dolls have the long black robs that cover them from head to toe, even in this photo you can hardly see the doll’s hands. The Fulla dolls don’t have the vial’s across their faces, that took me slightly by surprise, only because I assumed that that is what they would have. I found it interesting that they made barbie dolls or (Fulla dolls) that are able to represent the identity and culture of Arab women.

Historical: This is a good example of how Arab women have been dressing for years. Culturally Arab women are not st show off there bodies in anyway, that includes tight clothing. People are not to see that their figure; hips breast, thighs etc. This is away that they show respect for their culture and themselves.

Technical: I am not sure if there is a source of light in this picture. I dosen’t seem as if there is. i thik they presented this photot well, showing the distinct differences as well as the few similarites between the two dolls.

Ethical: Morally I think that the photogarpher had a resposibility to show the truth about the way in which Arab women present themselves. As well as showing that there is no problem with the way Arab women represent their culture.

Cultural: One symbol used in this picture was the use of black, the color in general helps to make you look slimmer, and in this case because the facbric is so lose fitting it hides the shape of the woman. also the length as well as the way the rob is drapped, you can tell that no individual is to see who she is physically.

Critical: this photo shows how Arab women are portrayed and howthey are expected to present themselves.

The Red Violin is about the perfect violin that was mad by a man named Nicolo. He made this instrument for his unborn son, in hopes that one day he would be come a great musician, but when Nicolo lost both his wife and son during child birth, he decided to finish the violin and donate it to an orphanage.  After his wife and son’s death he brought his wife’s body back home. Nicolo was in the stages of varnishing the instrument, he put in some of his wife’s blood, which gave the violin the rich red coloring. The violin travels throughout the world, from one musician to the next and because of it, its owners have experienced anger, love and betrayal.

Personal: I thought that this clip was very dramatic in the way that the atmosphere and the body language of the character kept changing as well as the emotion. Each scene gets more depressing as the time passes, to the point where you almost get the sense that Fredrick might be dying from such sadness. The way the clip beginnings, with the lack of lighting, and how dark it is outside, as well as the music that is being played i could tell right away that this was going to be a sad, depressing but very passionate scene.

Historical: the film began in 1681, and in this clip (in the 1890s) Fredrick was smoking opium to easy his “pain.” I think at this time it was common for people to use opium to relive themselves of physical pain, but in this case i think it was more emotional and mental pain. Things appeared to be kept very classic looking, everything from Victoria’s carriage to the exchanging of letters between the two lovers, because at that time there were no phones.

Technical: In the beginning of the clip Fredrick is sitting at a desk about to write a letter to Victoria, you can see that there is a good about of natural lighting or maybe even a key light coming from the window in front of him; this lighting is able to illuminate the room. In the scene where Fredrick is causing the hair’s of his bow to loosen or unravel, the lighting in the room is very dim, your able to get a sense of his agony. While Fredrick is in the tub there is that shines on the letter he is reading from Victoria, but not so much on him. I’m not sure if that is a key light, but because there is hardly any light shined on him you are able to get that feeling of sadness coming from his character still.

Ethical: I feel the film maker had the responsibility to make this scene as real and as passionate as possible. Part of the story behind the red violin is that it has a way of bringing out the best and worst in people and situations, and in this clip the film makers had to be able to portray the type of emotions that the violins owner must go through.

Critical: In this film the red in the violin was from the dead wife Nicolo the man who made the violin; you find that in this clip alone that there is a lot of red objects in this film. the curtains, the bed post, the covers on the bed, red in the carpet and Fredrick’s red hair. All of these things possibly symbolize the foreshadowing of death, since he eventually kills himself.