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Galaxy Express 999 for a film paper?
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I really like this series and I really want to do my paper on it. Is this thesis statement acceptable for? Am I going to run into huge brick walls trying to dig up information as the creator is Japanese.. I really don't want to regret picking something Japanese because I can't find information.
Here is my Statement.
For people who are not sure who I am talking about here is a trailer to Galaxy Express and the second link is to the animation he did for Daft Punk Interstella 5555
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQr-fnhGUes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ5XOwiryv0
Here is my Statement.
Galaxy Express 999 is a collection of comic books turned into a series of animations which were later narrowed down to a movie. These collections went on to start the modern animation boom in Japan.
For people who are not sure who I am talking about here is a trailer to Galaxy Express and the second link is to the animation he did for Daft Punk Interstella 5555
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQr-fnhGUes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ5XOwiryv0
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Also, matsumoto is certainly influencial, but I think you're stretching a bit if you're arguing 999 was responsible for the entire animation boom - and I'm not sure which boom you're talking about, because the industry has gone through several boom/bust cycles. When does "modern" start?
To preface my comments, you should know that I'm a professor of English at a community college. Here are a few notes about your thesis statement you may find helpful:
1) Your thesis is incredibly vague and expansive. You're essentially setting yourself up to write a book since you make no attempt to discuss specifics or actually nail down what, specifically, your paper is about. Are you providing a historical overview of the series and how it has influenced Japanese animation? If so, great, but you need to clearly state that this is your purpose and what you're attempting to prove.
2) It's somewhat unclear whether you're actually focusing on the manga or the animation, which is something that should be explicitly noted in your thesis. Are you discussing both? Are you talking about how the manga was influential in creating the animation which in turn influenced animation in general?
3) There are a lot of directions you could go with this paper, but your thesis should only set you up to go in one direction. It should be crystal clear what you're going to discuss, why, and what your discussion is attempting to prove.
I'm happy to review further rewrites if you want to PM me and ask my opinion.
I am 60 episodes into with about another 60 to go. Not many people seem to like Galaxy Express but to me its what Anime is all about.
What about this.. I am going to try a bit easier movie.
Wouldn't my argument be that Ghostbusters still is a great looking movie? Then i could go onto argue why the movie has withstood the tests of time?
The thesis needs to be an argument, not a taste judgment that nobody can prove or disprove. Your first thesis, despite being a hugely vast topic that is better suited for a book, was an argument, so that's good. "Ghostbusters is still great, dudes!" isn't an argument.
find the opinions of three reputable critics. Follow these guidelines in writing the essay.
* Identify the film and its major stars (underline or italicize film titles).
Formulate a THESIS statement in which you summarize the critical opinions (positive? negative? mixed?) and to which you append your own opinion to the film.
As an aside, that prompt is bad; you're not appending your opinion TO the film, you're appending your opinion ON or OF the film.
Do your research before you formulate a thesis. Do not come to a conclusion before you know what you are talking about.
I have no access to the database.
Make good friends with google. Do you have to cite academic articles, or can you cite critics like Ebert?
You don't get automatic access just from a student ID. You have to go somewhere to sign up and this school doesn't even tell you where. My last school I could register for an account online.
You seriously can't just log in using your e-mail information somewhere on the library's website? I've never been to or taught at a college where this wasn't possible.
Nope. It sucks but they do this to keep people who are not students out of the database but this school is really bad in the fact that the only way to gain access is to be on campus or sign up on campus somewhere.
This is a very straightforward paper assignment, but I understand why you're having trouble with this if you haven't written a variety of papers. This is not a book review (or, in this case, movie review). Your goal in this assignment is to critically analyze a film, using the opinions of three well-known critics to do, well, let's say three things:
Point out areas of agreement (what's good about the film, what's bad)
Analyze why the critics differ, and reasons why that would be (based on taste, the film, etc.)
Use your own analysis of the film as a 4th review, explaining how you agree, where you disagree, and your own stance on the film.
I'm pointing this out not because I think you're dense, by the way, but because I know plenty of people who are intelligent but are not sure how to approach writing a paper -- especially a somewhat professional academic paper.
So, for Ghostbusters, you wouldn't say "This movie is a lot of fun, and has stood up to the test of time." That's not a thesis, that's your conclusion. The thesis is what you intend to prove in your paper. You could say "Critics are divided over the cinematic value of the film, with many pointing to the bad timing in releasing the film close to E.T. while providing a weaker message -- especially as a comedy. However, Smith, Barnes, and Goldstein, three prominent critics in the 1980s, all illustrate classic themes present in the film that show how the comedy and acting stands the test of time, giving way to the cult classic familiar to everyone."
Now, I would suggest you DON'T use Ghostbusters because you will have a hard time finding good critics easily. Films that have been released in the last 10 years are all up on Metacritic, and typically link to full reviews which are far more useful to you. Furthermore, you don't want to find 3 reviews -- you want to find dozens. You want to read many, many more reviews than you're going to use for your paper, because I have the feeling you really aren't in a position academically to review cinema with a critical eye. For example, you say Ghostbusters is a great comedy film. Why? Because you find it funny? No, not gonna work. Why is it funny? What is it about the film that is entertaining? No one cares that they use proton packs (or worse, everyone knows that they use proton packs).
So, your job is to find a film that has a lot of reviews and read those reviews. What are the critics talking about? Writing? Cinematography? Acting? Those are the important elements of a critical review. Yes, the overall feeling of the film is certainly important, but just because a film is a fun romp doesn't mean it's at all a good film.
Note that your assignment says nothing about good movies. You could easily pick a terrible movie (and may have more fun with it).
I can't user that source or IMDB
Still, I will once again mention scholar.google.com.
I'm relatively certain they want you to not use the site itself, but Rotten Tomatoes provides links to actual, reputable reviews.
I wish..
But the sites eggytoast started working on and off for me so I am good.