Monday, March 28, 2011

English-Jason Bourne

Is Jason Bourne, of the Bourne Identity, a hero or an anti-hero?

I think that Jason Bourne is the hero. An anti-hero does good things in order to look better to the public and feel more invincible, a hero just does what needs to be done. At the beginning of the movie I was leaning more towards Bourne being the anti-hero because I didn't really understand what was going on, but neither did he. He has no memory of who he is or what he has done, so how could he be doing these things for himself if he doesn't know who he even is? Once he met Marie, that is when I started swinging more towards the hero side. Instead of trying to trace back his steps to figure out who he is, he continues to try to figure out who he is but is more cautious now that there is another person involved. There are several times when Jason gives Marie the chance to leave and go on with her life and be safe but she insists on staying. When they are at the house, he tells Marie to get in the car and leave because he knows that things are going to be too dangerous and he doesn't want to put her at risk. I think throughout the movie Jason Bourne gradually changes from anti-hero to realizing different pieves of information and changes into the hero.

Media-Lady Gaga....Pop Star or Entertainment Artist?

When it comes to Lady Gaga, there is much controversy about: her clothing choice...or lack there of, her lyrics, and her performances. However, is she truly a singing pop star, or is she just a performing entertainment artist? I personally think that she is an entertainment artist. A true pop star can sing, without auto-tune(Avril Lavigne for example) and still sound good, they can have chart topping hits without parading around in questionable outfits doing risque moves. Lady Gaga started out with many body suits of different colours and shapes. Now, she is wearing dresses that are see-through with stars in certain areas, a meat dress and she has climbed out of an egg? Who sits in an egg? An entertainment artist does, entertainers jump out of things all the time, cakes, boxes, plants, etc. Gaga may be able to sing, but she does what an entertainer is supposed to do. She grabs the audiences attention and holds their attention by keeping things fresh and new and quirky. With Lady Gaga you never know what you are going to get or hear or see next, and I think that is the way she wants it to be. She loves her fans, she has said this in interviews many times, but I think as she evolves and alters her approach to her music and performances, she may be narrowing the window of followers.



                 
                   Lady Gaga's 2008 album- The Fame

Lady Gaga at the 2011 Grammy's

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