The attack of the Internet
The question that everyone wants answered now is whether this month's new film can live up to all the expectations. Trailers for the film have likely been viewed more than any others. They have also sparked many videos, including reviews, LEGO versions and parodies. The public is obviously interested, but will their discontent with the more recent films ruin the new one's chances?
A new hope
Fans seem to be hopeful about The Force Awakens so far. One good sign is the presence of the original trilogy's lead actors, who seem very positive about the project. The filmmakers have also promised a return to practical effects over CGI. Hundreds of creatures have been created, including ball-shaped droid BB8 and Bobbajo, an alien puppet operated by five people. The movie is directed by J.J. Abrams, maker of many hit films and a huge fan of the franchise himself.
All the pieces seem to be in place for success, perhaps except one -- your place in the theater.
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Teaching Topic: Inventing a Language 教學主題: 人造語言
There are lots of movies, in which non human characters speak made up or artificial languages.
Check out Avatar, the Star Wars, and Star Trick movies for examples.
What about those adorable Minions, what language do they speak?
They speak Minionese, a combination of real words, made up words and Gibberish.
Inventing a language, if it’s to be convincing, actually takes a lot of thought and planning, movie makers sometimes use real obscure languages as models to imitate.
Some will hire linguists to help create a language with a real alphabet vocabulary and grammar words.
Movie makers will also take advantage of sound symbolism. That’s the idea that sounds carry their own intrinsic meaning.
Right, let’s say I want to create a sci-fi world with two different alien races, one is cruel and ugly, while the other is beautiful and gentle, so I invent the names Lumarians and Gordanks.
Now based on the sound of those invented names which race would you say is good and which is evil?
Would you say the Gordanks, are the bad guys? I think most people would agree the sound of the word Gordank carries with a harsh brutish quality, right?
Language Lab
spark v.
to make someone feel interested, hopeful etc:
- The science camp sparked Jonah's interest in chemistry.
- The proposal sparked intensive debates between the two parties.
parody n.
a piece of writing, music etc or an action that copies someone or something in an amusing way
- The Scary Movie sequels are successful parodies of many horror movies.
- The painting is a self-parody of the artist's previous work.
intrigued adj.
very interested in something because it seems strange or mysterious
intrigued by
- He was intrigued by her reaction.
trilogy n.
a series of three plays, books etc that are about the same people or subject:
- Jeff watched the entire Blade trilogy because he's a big fan of Wesley Snipes.
- The movie channel played the Mad Max trilogy all in a row last night.
trtralogy 四部曲
- Lethal Weapon tetralogy
droid n. [android n. 的簡稱]
a robot that looks like a person
- The droids were totally controlled by the villain in the movie.
- The little droid can do all kinds of things; it can even tell jokes.
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