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Malsol
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Malsol
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Malsol
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Henry_Cowell
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Thanks for the PM.
However, I don't think Visit to a Small Planet is suitable for Chinese students. Only the French seem to appreciate Jerry Lewis. |
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Malsol
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Henry_Cowell
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Thanks again for the PM.
I agree that The Accidental Tourist is a great film, but it's a bit of a downer in parts. You might want to use it with college-aged students only, especially if they can read and appreciate the novel first. |
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Malsol
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Henry_Cowell
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| Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:59 am Post subject: |
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| the movie has absoluitely [sic] nothing to do with tourism.... |
The following excerpt from the summary of The Accidental Tourist might go 'way over Malsol's head. But the latest PM I received (thanks to the sender!) recommends Lost in Translation. 
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Macon Leary, the accidental tourist of the title, hates travel. His passivity and fear of the foreign and new are suggested by his role as a "tourist" - a sightseer untouched by the sights he sees.
He expends all his energy in "holding fast", attempting to impose order on what cannot be ordered. His resistance to movement and change make him an "accidental" tourist in life: decisions are not his own, and action is imposed, not chosen....
...For much of Tyler's novel, Macon attempts to insulate himself from change, randomness, and the dangers implicit in the strange and new. Tyler depicts the Leary siblings - Macon, Porter, Charles and Rose - as "guarded and suspicious" in the face of a dangerous, chaotic world....
Macon's logo, the winged armchair, seems to describe him perfectly, Sarah says. Macon writes [travel] guides for those who are as lost as he is, who cling to the familiar, who have also replaced the risks and joys of emotional life with the minutiae of routine.
In his [travel] books, Macon actively pursues the actual and metaphorical greyness that taints the Leary family. He recommends travelling in a grey suit "for sudden funerals", and interaction with strangers is seen as "being trapped".
We read and travel to discover new vistas, to discover our world and our selves. But Macon reduces trips to states as close as possible to stillness.... |
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Malsol
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Henry_Cowell
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So it does NOT have "absolutely nothing to do with tourism."
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Malsol
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ke_te_si
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I'd recommend Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Although the plot doesn't deal directly with tourism, per se, it does involve just about every item that a tourist would encounter. It's good for exploring cultural differences (don't take your shoes off on the plane, for example) and shows a good cross-section of the U.S. Plus, it's funny as hell and the students should get a lot of the humor.
Here's a pretty good lesson plan using the movie that deals mostly with how to initiate a conversation with someone:
http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Davis-CaptionedVideo/ |
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Henry_Cowell
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The Accidental Tourist, which I saw when it was first released, has eversomuch more to do with "tourism" than does Titanic. However, its subtlety might elude the more obtuse among your students (and instructors).
Hey, thanks for that new PM. Summertime is a very appropriate film, especially for Chinese women who want to see what Western romantic adventure is all about. Hepburn is at her "mature" prime. Cheers.  |
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Malsol
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Henry_Cowell
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| Thanks for the PM. I agree that those are excellent choices for such a course. |
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