Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Analysis Of The Movie Miranda August - 1792 Words
Throughout this year, Iââ¬â¢ve ready numerous bodies of text varying from poems, plays, novels, and essays, which were all meaningful literary pieces with profound influence on pertinent topics as well as controversial ones. These literary pieces, alongside the work of Miranda July, an author who best represents my current generation (millennials), aided in unveiling the universal theme: reality is dictated by your perception. This paper will discuss the texts read and analyzed throughout my English class, as well as explore any similarities between the overarching theme and Miranda July. Literature Review Miranda July is an American film director, screenwriter, author, actor, and artist, who owns several award-winning books, such as her mostâ⬠¦show more contentâ⬠¦Her audience is completely engaged, each audience member seems to play an actual citizen in her new society, and many jump into the stage from their seats to participate. Participation varies from death, birth, and kissing between audience members. (2014) Overall, Miranda Julyââ¬â¢s presentation is a unique community-creating process that brings together unfamiliar people and puts them in a situation that emulates the creation of a society. Miranda Julyââ¬â¢s most well-recognized book is ââ¬Å"No One Belongs Here More Than Youâ⬠, which is essentially an anthology of short stories written by July, which, according to Josh Lacey, a book reviewer from The Guardian, ââ¬Å"are populated by sad, lonely, isolated people who feel a terrible dissatisfaction with the failure of their lives to matc h the drama and intensity of their dreams.â⬠(2007) Moreover, an excerpt I read from the novel described an idealistic situation in which a ââ¬Å"personâ⬠is imminently going to have something tremendous happen to them, as they can sense it. In conclusion, her novel seemed set in perfect situations, which is reminiscent of fantasy. Her website, on the other hand, is quite normal. It contains a simple interactive list of her upcoming and past events, as well as an ââ¬Å"Aboutâ⬠page which contains information regarding Miranda July. It also contains contact information,
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