Why do you think Coates focuses on what was left out of a movie he evidently enjoys? What makes you think so?
Coates focuses on what was left out of a movie he evidently enjoys because he seems to like to think deeper about what really happened. For example he says, “How do I speak of the Sentinels whose eyes melt history, until the world forgets that in 1962, the quintessential mutants of America were black?” This shows that Coates likes to move deeper into real world factors that happened in the movie, unlike his son and what many others after the movie would say, “Who do you think has the coolest power?”
Identify a repetition, a strand, a contrast, and an anomaly Parkin identifies in No Man’s Sky, and explain why they matter to his analysis. 7-9 sentences.
In Parkin’s description of No Man’s Sky, there are clear examples of a repetition, a strand, a contrast, and an anomaly. The first example of a repetition is how Parkin keeps mentioning exploration in the game. The game is mainly about exploring different planets, so this makes sense. An example of a strand is how Parkin keeps mentioning his “findings” when playing the game. This was used to convey the idea that No Man’s Sky never ends and leaves you feeling alone. An example of a contrast is how he talks about how the game may become repetitive but also explains that each time that he goes to a new planet, his interests are restored. An example of an anomaly is that every persons experience on No Man’s Sky is different, and this ties into how the game is endless.