My Movie Review by ASHA A/P SINNASAMY https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me While You Were Sleeping en-us 2018-11-21 08:49:03 UTC 2023-10-02 14:10:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hearts.png While You Were Sleeping by Jon Turteltaub (Introduction) a169142 https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306650293     'While You Were Sleeping' is a movie directed by Jon Turteltaub and produced by Roger Birnbaum and Joe Roth. the theme of the movie is Love.This movie was released on 21 April 1995. This movie is in English language. The running time of the movie is 1 hour and 43 minutes. The movie was taken at the United States. Bill Pullman as Jack, Peter Gallagher as Peter  and Sandra Bullock as Lucy are the main characters in the movie. Genre of the movie is comedy, drama and romance. The title of the movie indicates the presence of love when the main character of the movie Peter were asleep. ]]> 2018-11-21 08:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306650293 Summary a169142 https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306667219   This is the story about Lucy , a lonely young woman who works as a fare collector on the Chicago elevated railway. She has admired a handsome stranger named Peter in camel hair coat who passes by her every day but never even says hello to her. Working on Christmas, Lucy sees Peter being mugged and pushed onto the tracks and she is the one who rescues him by pull the unconscious fellow out of the path of a speeding train. At the hospital, doctor report that Peter is in coma , and a misplaced comment from Lucy causes Peter's family to surmise that she is his fiancee. Lucy also does not correct them because she has no real family and she is happy to be a part of his family. As Peter is in deep unconscious, Lucy goes along with it. At last things get more convoluted when Lucy finds herself falling for Jack, Peter's brother.]]> 2018-11-21 09:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306667219 Analysis of the plot elements a169142 https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306684767 1. Rising Action.
The scene after New Year's Eve, Peter wakes up and he does not know Lucy. So, it is imagined that he must have amnesia by their family members. So, they planned and make Lucy and Peter spend time together. Saul successfully convince Peter to propose to Lucy again and she accepts, even though she is in love with Jack.
2. Climax.
- The scene on the day of the wedding, just as the priest begins the ceremony, Lucy admits the truth and tells the family that she loves Jack rather than Peter. At that moment, Ashley Bartlett Bacon, Peter's real fiancee arrives and also demands the wedding be stopped. ]]> 2018-11-21 10:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306684767 Creative Elements a169142 https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306688870 1. Dialogues
"Do you believe in love at first sight? Nah, I betcha don't, you're probably too sensible for that. Or have you ever, like, seen somebody? And you knew that, if only that person *really* knew you, they would, well, they would of course dump the perfect model that they were with, and realize that YOU were the one that they wanted to, just, grow old with. Have you ever fallen in love with someone you haven't even talked to? Have you ever been so alone you spend the night confusing a man in a coma?" by Lucy. Lucy shares about her love story at first sight and regret. This is the favourite dialogue of mine.

2. Characters
-Sandra Bullock as Lucy Eleanor Moderatz
-Bill Pullman as Jack Callaghan
-Peter Gallagher as Peter Callaghan
-Glynis Johns as Elsie
-Peter Boyle as Ox Callaghan
-Jack Warden as Saul
-Monica Keena as Mary Callaghan
-Ally Walker as Ashley Bartlett Bacon
-Jason Bernard as Jerry Wallace
-Michael Rispoli as Joe 'Joey' Fusco, Jr.
-Micole Mercurio as Midge Callaghan
-Dick Cusack as Dr. Rubin
-Ruth Rudnick as Wanda
-Marcia Wright as Celeste
-Shea Farrell as Ashley's Husband
-Margaret Travolta as Admitting Nurse
-Richard Pickren as Lucy's Father
-Peter Siragusa as Hot Dog Vendor
-Ann Whitney as Blood Donor Nurse
-Susan Messing asCeleste's Friend
-Mike Bacarella as Joe Fusco, Sr.
-James Krag as Dalton Clarke
-Marc Grapey as Intern
-Kevin Gudahl as Cop at ICU
-Krista Lally as Phyllis
-Kate Reinders as Beth
-Rick Worthy as Orderly
-Dobie Maxwell as The Postman

3. Settings
a) at railway station - the place where Lucy always meet Peter.
Lucy's attire - pajamas
Peter's attire - camel hair coat 
*the place where Peter being mugged and pushed onto the tracks
b) at hospital - the place where Peter was admitted. 
-the place where the Misundersanding created.

c) at Callaghan family's house - the place where the whole family celebrated Christmas and exchanged presents among them. 
-the women in the house wore skirt with blouse
-the men in the house wear shirt with jackets  

]]> 2018-11-21 11:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306688870 Opinion a169142 https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306701591    In my opinion, i feel that this movie holds a deep content of love.  For example, Lucy falls in love with Peter  at first because of his look but later on she falls in love with Jack because of his kind character. She realised her love towards Jack was true and she never gave up on him. The wedding scene reflected her true love when she stopped her marriage with Peter and tells the family that she loves Jack more than Peter. It shows her true love towards Jack.]]> 2018-11-21 11:53:37 UTC https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306701591 Conclusion a169142 https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306702681 The successful point of this movie will be the smooth flow of the story. The story starts with Lucy's affection towards Peter and ends with her true love towards to Jack. Not only that this movie is fulfilled with humor sense which make the movie more successful. For example , Sandra Bullock has nominated as Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture for the America Comedy Awards at USA in 1996. Last but nit least, the perfomance by the cast is awesome. Sandra Bullock also nominated as the Best Perfomance by  an Actress in a Motion Picture for the Golden Globes at USA in 1996 too. ]]> 2018-11-21 11:57:39 UTC https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306702681 Film Maker a169142 https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306741136 Jon Turteltaub was born on 8 August 1963 in New York City. His full name is Jonathan Charles Turteltaub. He graduated from Wesleyan University and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. His occupation are film director and film producer. He has directed several successful films for the Walt Disney Studios like 3 Ninjas (1992) and Cool Runnings (1993). Yes, he is a controversial figure and he also known for a political stance because he serves on the Creative Council of Represent. Us, a non partisan anti-corruption organization.
     The producer of the movie are Roger Birnbaum and Joe Roth. They are one of the reason behind the successful of this movie. Roger Birnbaum is an American film producer who owns the company named Spyglass Entertainment and also CEO and co-Chairman of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Joe Roth also is an American film executive, producer and director. He co-founded Morgan Creek Productions in 1988 and was chairman of 20th Century Fox from 1989 to 1993. He has produced over 40 films. Not only that,  writer , Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric Lebow , Cinematography, Phedon Papamichael, Jr. , editor and music director also played an important role in the success of this movie. ]]> 2018-11-21 14:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306741136 Actors a169142 https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306754354   Actors are the most important person in a movie because actor is an artist. They are the most vital tool in the visual medium of Films, via whom the story and the journey of film is segmented. The main actors in this movie are Sandra Bullock as Lucy , Bill Pullman as Jack and Peter Gallagher as Peter. Sandra Annette Bullock is an American actress, producer and philanthropist. Then, Bill Pullman is an American actor. Besides that, Peter Killian Gallagher is also an American actor , musician and writer. Not only that, Peter Boyle, Jack Warden, Glynis Johns, Micole Mercurio, Jason Bernard, Michael Rispoli, Ally Walker and Monica Keena are the supporting actors in the movie. These actors were realistic and they potray the role of their specific character successfully. Yes, they have good acting skills and i also believe that Sandra Bullock was the right fit for the role as Lucy because her perfomance was charming  ]]> 2018-11-21 14:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306754354 Other reviews a169142 https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306762510   This movie received many positive reviews. These are the some examples of review:

a) "While You Were Sleeping" is one of those movies that blind-sides you with its charm. It starts out seeming sappy, and your expectations sink: Is everybody in this movie going to be cuddly and sort of dumb? Is every emotion and plot development going to be given a long windup before the pitch? Seems like it, but then a funny thing happens. While you're making up your mind that the movie's going nowhere, it starts to go somewhere." by Roger Ebert.
b) "[Bullock] knows one of the secrets of doing romantic comedy: treating the romance as a good joke." by Anthony Lane.

]]> 2018-11-21 15:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306762510 Significance to your class a169142 https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306770480      There is a correlation between film making and creativity. A successful film comes from the creativity that is used in the film. Creativity plays an important role in film making to make the film infinitely interesting. Not only that, creativity expands our perceptions and along with expanded perceptions come new ways of problem solving in cinema industries. ]]> 2018-11-21 15:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/a169142/dj5zd6zzw7me/wish/306770480