Almost+Famous



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Class notes 3/22 (recorded by Mary Huether):


 * Almost Famous Discussion:**

-Concerts bring about a sense of community; all focused on the same thing -People don’t have the same music interests anymore – everyone has their specific style

Watched two scenes in class: 1. Tiny Dancer – scene on the bus · Showed how all characters were upset but brought together by music · Song starts out as part of the soundtrack - we realize that they can hear it when The drummer drums to the beat; Bass player starts off singing · Blonde girl waves and blows a kiss · Manager’s speech · When Russell steps onto the bus, the camera turns to his perspective to see the hateful stares · Russell says he hurt the flower 2. William leaves to go to the “dance”: · When he’s in the car with Penny, the Pink Floyd album cover shines on the windshield

1. Freedom – can be abused · Most common way to learn how to use freedom correctly is to make mistakes 2. Passion 3. Adventure
 * Possible Themes:**

Class Notes 3/23 (recorded by Lexi DeCeanne):

-Watching the plane clip from Almost Famous -Part of what makes the scene interesting is how the characters finally tell the truth when they realize they might die; compare to what the Misfit said: "She would have been a good woman if there had been someone there to shoot her every day of her life." -How would you handle it if you only had a few minutes to live?

-Talking about the questions: -Why people use each other: Penny and Russell use each other, Penny uses the band to escape the real world -Anytime someone is treating someone else like a thing, it is a serious problem; we are all made in the image and likeness of God -Parental responsibility, sympathy for the mother -The mother tries to cling too tightly to the sister, but the sister runs away. So then she tries to give William some more freedom, but he runs away in a sense too. -William is often cruel to his mother because he knows she will always love him. -Cool/uncool: -William is "uncool" so he does not go with he norm. He's not accepted by them, so it leads to him becoming his own person. -Touring would get old, even though being on stage would be thrilling

-Watching music clips