The movie that comes to mind to answer this question is The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. (The most recent one) The plot line could be summarized as ‘amazing’, but I’m guessing Disha is looking for more than that. There is a man, Arthur living his usual day to day. He goes to a costume party where he meets a girl who intrigues him. He also had the lucky chance of unknowingly being best friends with a man who is actually a Martian. This best friend happens to know the world is being destroyed to make room for an intergalactic highway (along with all the dolphins on earth who were greatly appreciative of all the fish we were giving them while we were mistaking their desperate attempts to warn us about the end of the world as mere entertainment). Arthur is fortunate enough to be saved by his best friend who has the ability to hitchhike throughout the galaxy. While hitchhiking they run into the same intriguing girl from the costume party. She was messing around in outer space because she ditched Arthur at the costume party for a narcissistic man who asked her if she would like to see his spaceship. This was after missed his chance by failing to share her excitement for adventure. My explanation does absolutely no justice for the movie (or the book).
Like most movies (and books) the characters have very distinct, almost single trait personalities. Each personality can be seen as a strength but at the same time left unbridled there are also weaknesses resulting from each. The girl from the costume party, Trillion is by far the curious one. The Martian best friend gives Arthur a little book, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. This friend shows wisdom by being a living example of how to live by the advice and direction Arthur is reading and experiencing for the first time. The book says DON’T PANIC on the back and throughout their intense journey the best friend does a great job maintaining his composure despite some of the crazy situations the group finds themselves in. The strength I feel I share with the movie isn’t in one of the characters though. It’s in an object. In the end there is a gun that when shot at another person allows you to genuinely experience their perspective. I think this is a strength of mine; being able to, at the very least, realize not to take other people personally because they have intensely different perspectives than me or anyone else.
Friday, January 29, 2010
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hah! its actually one of my favorite series of books! I like the depressed robot/andriod ..Marvin :P
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