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“Media” (2008)
Overview
Director: Alan Ball
Writers: Euripides (Play)
Hailee A. Concepción (Screenplay)
Genre: Drama | Thriller | Fantasy
Setting
I have decided to remake Euripides Medea into a modern-day movie. To help familiarize people with a great literary work of ancient times, I think that it is important for people as well as students to get to know the works of ancient literature. The movie would be set here in New York City at Baruch College, because my target audience would be, for the most part, current college students as well as high school students. Baruch college is a highly sought after college with a prestigious reputation.
Plot
The movie tells the story of a scorned woman betrayed by her husband. Medea was a young aspiring writer before she met Jason. Medea wrote a novel titled The Golden Fleece and was hoping to get it published. That’s when she met Jason, a literary agent who was employed by Hachette Book Group USA. When Jason came across Medea’s novel, he thought on to himself she had promise as a writer and this was the opportunity that he was looking for. Convinced that Jason could get Medea’s novel published and consumed by greed, he sweet talked Medea and tricked her into falling in love with him.
After marrying Jason and having two children, both boys, Medea put a halt on her writing and focused on her marriage and children. She felt that she needed to help Jason financially so she took a job as an adjunct English professor at Baruch College. After a few years she became chair of the English department, which allowed her to hire her two sons as English adjunct professors, while they worked on their writing and getting their work published. Until this point Medea and Jason’s marriage was surviving; they were not rich but were getting by on an English teacher’s salary. Jason never got Medea’s novel published, so his job at the publisher was in jeopardy. Medea tried to help Jason get a job in the College. She set up an interview between Jason and Kreon the chancellor of the college. After the interview Jason met Kreon’s daughter Stephenie Meyer a promising and sought after writer. She showed Jason her first, still unpublished novel Twilight; this time Jason who had heard of the young promising writer was sure that he could get her novel published. When his publisher signed Stephenie to a multi-publishing book deal with movie rights Jason jumped on the opportunity to marry the single, promising writer.
Bitter and angry Medea starts to plot how to get even with Jason, Stephenie, and Kreon. Kreon notices the changes in Medea so he warns her. Knowing that she would not repent her revenge she asks her long time friend Aigeus the Chancellor at New York University for a job. He agrees to help her but under one condition, that she must get a letter of recommendation from Kreon. However, Kreon has decided to fire Medea because of her attitude towards him, Jason, and Stephenie, and he is trying to avoid any confrontation in the school. So Kreon tells Medea that she is fired and she pleads with him to give her time to find another job. Hesitant with fear of what she might do, he agrees to give her a week.
Medea comes up with a plan to get back at Jason, Kreon, and Stephenie, which include her children. She makes them steal Stephenie’s new book, Midnight Sun and try to get it published as their own work. Medea, knowing that this would damn her children, forces them to do it anyway. Her revenge towards Jason was the only thing that mattered.
After her children found a publisher who singed them to a deal, a bitter lawsuit came about from Stephenie’s publishers. Medea’s children were found guilty of plagiarism and theft. They were sentenced to jail time, as well as, fired from the school and could never work for the education system again. Medea killed her own children’s career and future. As a result of the lawsuits, no publisher would ever work with the children again. Medea’s revenge doomed her kids.
As a result of all the negative publicity, the Hachette Books Publication decided to cancel her contract, not publish any more of her books and her movie production was cancelled as a result. Stephenie never made it as a best-selling author and Jason never got to benefit from her success,
Medea also managed to get Kreon fired from the college for sexual harassment. She told the faculty board that Kreon came on to her and when she turned him down, he fired her. He was let go and was never able to repair his reputation again, no other school or company would hire him.
In the end Medea got her revenge at the expense of her children. She sacrificed their careers to ruin the careers of Kreon, Stephenie, and Jason.
Note:
Good thing this is just a fictional story. Could anyone imagine a world without Twilight? All of the young woman would die without Edward, including my wife.
Cast
Glenn Close: Media, Chair of the English department at Baruch College.
When she met Jason.
After Jason left her and she went after her children.
Robert Pattinson: Jason, A literary agent, for Hachette Book Group U.S.A.
Kellan Lutz: One of Medea’s and Jason’s children.
Jackson Rothbone: The other child of Medea and Jason.
Chris Bauer: Kreon, Chancellor of Baruch College.
Peter Facinelli: Aigeus, Chancellor of New York University.
Donald Faison: Nurse, to Medea.
Mr. Rogers: Tutor, to Medea’s Two children.
Messenger, a New York City bike messenger.
Chorus, Vagina Warriors (woman student organization at Baruch College).
I find this picture very interesting. It’s very sexual; not only for the obvious reasons (she’s half naked, in a thong and wearing five-inch heels) but for the details that make it so.
This displays the connection between the symbolism of snakes, sin, and one of the seven deadly sins, lust. The colors that are used are very intentional. The color black is sometimes considered to be an absence of light, which is why many people associate it with all things evil. Red is said to be the color of energy, vigor, passion and desire. Also, take notice of the blood dripping from where the snake emerges from her back. This is obviously painful and yet you see no trace of pain in her expression; it’s actually more of a come hither look. This is a good example of the saying “pleasure is pain” or “pain is pleasure.” The position she is in shows her flexibility which, flexibility, often equals sexy.
In advertising, visual, subliminal messages are often used. There are many ways to look at this abstractly. The position that she is in can be looked at as a tree, the Tree of Knowledge perhaps, with her arms and legs being roots and branches. Also, the shape of her derriere almost looks like an apple, as in, the forbidden apple/fruit that was so tempting to Adam and Eve.
Medea, Chair of the English department at Baruch college.
Jason, A literary agent, for Hachette Book Group U.S.A.
Two Children, Jason and Medea’s children, adjunct English teachers at Baruch as well as aspiring writers.
Kreon, Chancellor of Baruch College.
Aigeus, Chancellor of New York University.
Nurse, the school nurse.
Tutor to Medea’s kids, played by Mr. Rogers.
Messenger, a New York City bike messenger.
Chorus, Vagina Warriors (woman student organization at Baruch College).
I have decided to remake Euripides Medea into a modern-day movie. To help familiarize people with a great literary work of ancient times, I think that it is important for people as well as students to get to know the works of ancient literature. The movie would be set here in New York City at Baruch College. Because, my target audience would be, for the most part, current college students as well as High School students. Baruch college is a highly sought after college with a prestiges reputation.
Plot
The movie tells the story of a scorned woman betrayed by her husband. Medea was a young aspiring writer before she met Jason. Medea wrote a novel titled The Golden Fleece and was hoping to get it published. That’s when she met Jason, a literary agent who was employed by Hachette Book Group USA. When Jason came across Medea’s novel, he thought on to himself she had promise as a writer and this was the opportunity that he was looking for. Convinced that Jason could get Medea’s novel published and consumed by greed, he sweet talked Medea and tricked her into falling in love with him.
After marrying Jason and having two children, both boys, Medea put a halt on her writing and focused on her marriage and children. She felt that she needed to help Jason financially so she took a job as an adjunct English professor at Baruch College. After a few years she became chair of the English department, which allowed her to hire her two sons as English adjunct professors, while they worked on their writing and getting their work published. Until this point Medea and Jason’s marriage was surviving; they were not rich but were getting by on an English teacher’s salary. Jason never got Medea’s novel published, so his job at the publisher was in jeopardy. Medea tried to help Jason get a job in the College. She set up an interview between Jason and Kreon the chancellor of the college. After the interview Jason met Kreon’s daughter Stephenie Meyer a promising and sought after writer. She showed Jason her first, still unpublished novel Twilight; this time Jason who had heard of the young promising writer was sure that he could get her novel published. When his publisher signed Stephenie to a multi-publishing book deal with movie rights Jason jumped on the opportunity to marry the single, promising writer.
Bitter and angry Medea starts to plot how to get even with Jason, Stephenie, and Kreon. Kreon notices the changes in Medea so he warns her. Knowing that she would not repent her revenge she asks her long time friend Aigeus the Chancellor at New York University for a job. He agrees to help her but under one condition, that she must get a letter of recommendation from Kreon. However, Kreon has decided to fire Medea because of her attitude towards him, Jason, and Stephenie, and he is trying to avoid any confrontation in the school. So Kreon tells Medea that she is fired and she pleads with him to give her time to find another job. Hesitant with fear of what she might do, he agrees to give her a week.
Medea comes up with a plan to get back at Jason, Kreon, and Stephenie, which include her children. She makes them steal Stephenie’s new book, Midnight Sun and try to get it published as their own work. Medea, knowing that this would damn her children, forces them to do it anyway. Her revenge towards Jason was the only thing that mattered.
After her children found a publisher who singed them to a deal, a bitter lawsuit came about from Stephenie’s publishers. Medea’s children were found guilty of plagiarism and theft. They were sentenced to jail time, as well as, fired from the school and could never work for the education system again. Medea killed her own children’s career and future. As a result of the lawsuits, no publisher would ever work with the children again. Medea’s revenge doomed her kids.
As a result of all the negative publicity, the Hachette Books Publication decided to cancel her contract, not publish any more of her books and her movie production was cancelled as a result. Stephenie never made it as a best-selling author and Jason never got to benefit from her success,
Medea also managed to get Kreon fired from the college for sexual harassment. She told the faculty board that Kreon came on to her and when she turned him down, he fired her. He was let go and was never able to repair his reputation again, no other school or company would hire him.
In the end Medea got her revenge at the expense of her children. She sacrificed their careers to ruin the careers of Kreon, Stephenie, and Jason.
Note:
Good thing this is just a fictional story. Could anyone imagine a world without Twilight? All of the young woman would die without Edward, including my wife.
After reading Milton’s Paradise Lost numerous times, I actually found myself lost. Focusing on the material of the text as literary work I found that Satan can be classify as a tragic hero. Milton’s portrayal of Satan fits the classic definition of a tragic hero because his actions lead to his downfall. Satan says, “to be weak is miserable” (157) and knowing that he can not stand up against God he is still determine to defy him, and his actions lead to his expulsion from Heaven.
In Greek and Roman mythology, mankind suffers because the gods they worship act more humanly than divine.
In Greek and Roman mythology, mankind suffers because the gods they worship act more humanly than divine.
In Henry Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, we, the readers, are introduced to the character of the Clerk. The word “clerk” is derived from the old English word “clergyman,” which is defined as “a Parrish officer, being a layman who leads in reading the responses of the Episcopal Church service, and otherwise assist in it.”
This Clerk in The Canterbury Tales is described as a wonderful man who has devoted his life to the calling of God. As such, I think he has a lot in common with, and reminds me of, Jesus Christ, the son of God. Chaucer shows the Clerk as having of knowledge of religion by stating, “He was rich in holy thoughts and work.” He goes on to describe the Clerk as someone “who meant Christ’s gospel faithfully to preach and truly his parishioners to teach.” In addition, the Clerk faced the many of the trials that Jesus did, such as having his faith was tested, but, like Jesus, he never doubted his belief and never gave up. Chaucer wrote, “many times tested by adversity and always patient.” The Clerk also sacrificed for his people (“he would rather spread his offerings about to his poor flock, or spend his property.”) He was not consumed by greed in that he was happy sharing with his people, which was a big problem for the Church, (“To him little meant sufficient.”) because of all the corruption and people leaving the Church. To me, there are two qualities that really stand out and validated the comparison to Jesus. The first is when the narrator says “he [the Clerk] was a model his flock could understand, for first he did and afterwards he taught.” And the second is, “by good example and just words to turn sinners to heaven was his whole concern.” The Clerk never lost sight of what his mission was here on earth, which was to get people to repent and accept God as their savior.
I believe that Chaucer deliberately made the Clerk resemble Jesus to restore the faith of people in the Church and in religion. Although it was a tough time for the Church, since it was full of corruption: “run to London, happiest of goals, to sing paid masses in St. Paul’s for Souls.” Chaucer, through the character of the Clerk, thought that people must not lose their faith, and tried to show them that there was still hope, that even priest had to be tested, and not to succumb to greed or else they would be punished. The Clerk’s message was clear: the only important thing was to worship God.
This is who the Clerk does not want to become.
This is who the Clerk is.
In the stories that compile The Thousand and One Nights the narrator, Shahrazad begins her stories by saying “O happy king” as a way to inform the king of his good fortune and to remind him that happiness can be an alternative to revenge. The stories themselves share a common theme of betrayal, revenge, sympathy, and finally kindness. Shahrazad also shows the king how woman can be evil and vindictive as in the First Old Man’s Tale where the old man’s wife betrayed him by turning his mistress into a cow and his only son into a bull. In contrast, Shahrazad shows the king the heroism of good women. For example, in The Second Old Man’s Tale his new wife, whom the second old man barely knew saves him from his two envious brothers. Although the stories display justice, there is a level of mercy where no one is actually murdered for their wrong-doing.
I believe that the Norton editors chose the stories enclosed in the book to show the contribution of women to literature, as well as to show the evolution of women. Each story has a different journey but the destination is the same.