Freaks

          I agree with the argument that this film is in defense of equality. Throughout the movie there are many examples of "freaks" and "normal" people having regular interactions with each other. Most of the "normal" people in the circus seem to not only tolerate the "freaks" but even see them as friends. Distinctly there is a scene where a "normal" person is complimenting one of the pin heads on how pretty her dress is and even goes on to point it out to the others around him that the dress looks nice.
          Cleo and the strongman she is with are the ones who seem to be most offended by the "freaks". Nobody notices this until it is found out that Cleo has been leading on Hans just for her own amusement. The "freaks" just want to be accepted into society and be treated with the same respect as everyone else around them. As long as the "normal" people treat the "freaks" with respect there is no problem at all. When the freaks come across someone who does not see them as equals and makes it apparent, they take it upon themselves to level the playing field and make that person a freak just like them. It is not the most civil way to go about bringing equality to their world, but that's the way they choose. Even though the "freaks" choose violent means to level the playing field, all they really want in the end is to be seen as equals.

Sherlock Jr.

          In the movie Sherlock Jr. there are multiple different types of comedy used throughout. The main types that I found that were used were situation comedy, ironic comedy, and slapstick comedy. Throughout the movie Keaton found himself in many situations that could be found comedic. For instance, when Keaton is first trying to make a move on the girl in the beginning of the movie and is awkwardly touching her hand, and then shying awake quickly. In this scene Keaton is almost acting as if he is afraid of the girl rather than actually interested in her. Another type of comedy used throughout the movie is ironic comedy. For example when the antagonist and his partner are trying to kill Keaton's character but all of there attempts keep backfiring, the axe, the poison, the exploding number 13 pool ball even backfires when it is used against them to blow up their car. The third main type of comedy seen in the movie was slapstick comedy. In the scene where Keaton's character jumps into the movie screen slapstick comedy is used multiple times as he falls off of crates, and almost falls off cliffs and other things of that nature. These three types of comedies are widely used throughout television today. The television show "the Office" is a situational comedy all about office life that uses all of the same types of comedy.
        
         Throughout the movie Sherlock Jr. there are many modern concepts and cinematographic tricks used throughout the movie. One event in the movie that encapsulates both of this concepts can be seen when Keaton's character falls asleep in the camera room of the theater. In this scene the protagonist has an "out of body experience" and the viewer watches as the spirit of the protagonist exits his physical body. The viewer watches as the protagonist's spirit goes around interacting with the world around him as the protagonist's physical body can still be seen sleeping against the camera. This is an impressive cinematographic trick, showing the protagonist's "spirit" and his physical body simultaneously on the screen. Also, the concept of an "out of body experience" is something that can be widely seen throughout modern cinema.
        The "out of body experience" isn't the only example are modern cinematographic tricks seen in this film. Many other impressive tricks can be seen throughout the film. For example when the protagonist does a quick-change, and jumps through a window coming out on the other side fully dressed as a woman. Another impressive moment is when the protagonist slams on the brakes of his car and the wheels stop but the body of the car itself continues rocketing forward straight into a lake. These are just a couple of the many impressive tricks that Keaton used throughout his film Sherlock Jr.

Intro

My name is Nate Morabito and I am a 4th year at UC. I am currently in the Advanced Medical Imaging Technology Program, and actually just applied for the second tier of the program this month. I personally enjoy a large variety of films. I've enjoyed movies as serious as Frost/Nixon to movies as comedic as Anchorman, but not all for the same reasons obviously. I would say the movies I enjoy the most are either ones that make me laugh or ones that keep you on the edge of your seat with action or suspense. I am looking forward to this semester and being exposed to different types of movies that I haven't seen before and broadening my knowledge of the film industry.