[Amber]

This is a fascinating question. I have so many different thoughts about this topic. It would be amazing to think that we could look at the media we create for the answers we need. In a way, I feel like that might even be the goal of most media we consume. Films and shows are supposed to make us connect with them but being relatable and good enough to escape from our own world. During this class, we have been asked to look at how sci-fi interacts with society. Movie and shows are always talking about real-world issues or something that its audience could relate to. An important life lesson I have to learn from sci-fi would be the importance of perseverance through difficult parts of the adventure, aka life. I learned this from Dark Souls, which is a game known for being extremely difficult and is known for making people rage quit. This game is very known among players and is seen as an accomplishment when you have finished it. I feel like this could be useful at any time to anyone in their personal life. I never think it’s too late to start putting in hard work to see the rewards of your labor. You just have to continue even when the path is blocked by some “enemies” of life. 2020 has felt like life on hard mode, but that doesn’t mean we as a society should give up fighting this pandemic. There will be a time after covid. It is easy to get caught up in all the crazy of right now and lose sight of the ending goal. Pushing through hardships will get us to a better world.

[Amber]

I think think this is such a cool topic! I never thought about how sound impacts emotion in movies until I took a film class last semester. One of my favorite things about watching movies is letting the music and sound really capture my attention. Music in films really feels like an extension of our emotions. I wanted to talk about a scene from a movie that I really like. I chose this scene from Interstellar because of how much the sound is used to immerse the audience. This scene’s soundscape is subtle and easy could be looked over, but there is a lot there. There are repetitive clock ticks to represent every time a year passes on earth. It’s something that is so subtle and could be forgotten about, but every time you heard the ticks again, the harshness of them not getting that time back is apparent. Talking about the small tunes in this, they are there to help drive the anxiety of the wave that could at any moment. The music starts super slow, but as they push their time constraints, it picks up. The music gives you a sinking feeling in your gut. I will always appreciate soundscape in movies.

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