https://padlet.com/kjones023_1/ienz6xtr0pnntjnw en-us 2020-09-02 20:18:43 UTC 2020-11-02 20:16:41 UTC hello@padlet.com kjones023_1 https://padlet.com/kjones023_1/ienz6xtr0pnntjnw/wish/723518328 2020-09-06 17:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kjones023_1/ienz6xtr0pnntjnw/wish/723518328 kjones023_1 https://padlet.com/kjones023_1/ienz6xtr0pnntjnw/wish/725238151 The iconic 1930s movie, “Frankenstein” directed by James Whale presents ideas of life after death, medical miracles and new beginnings. The concept of bringing one back from the dead by simply replacing old organs with new ones must have seemed so far fetched in the early 20th century, and almost inconceivable to imagine for moviegoers, impossible to even consider. It wasn’t until 1954 that the first ever human kidney transplant was performed, so was the character Frankenstein ahead of his time? I think the answer is yes. This procedure was so advanced that Frankenstein even exclaims, “Now I know what it feels like to be God!” implying that no human could ever possibly make life out of death. Granted his experiment didn’t go as planned, the wonderment in his friends eyes says enough-that their lives were about to drastically change. This poses some questions such as like; Could the monster have been functional if Fritz had chosen the right brain? Or was it simply the lack of care and affection that caused his downfall? These questions go back even further to the concept of nature vs. nurture and are we born with predetermined tendencies or did we learn them through family and lifestyles. After all these years, when did human transplant shift from the horror genre to scientifically acceptable and remarkable? I think Frankenstein could have sparked a revolutionary movement in medicine and contributed to ideas of transplants and organ donors. The premise idea that James Whale came up with in itself is enough to make the audience think...is this possible? Upon further research, after the first heart transplant was performed, Louis Washkansky, the patient said his first words, “I am the new Frankenstein” (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/hast.931). So, with the help of Frankenstein, transplant surgeries and organ donations became a reality. ]]> 2020-09-07 18:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kjones023_1/ienz6xtr0pnntjnw/wish/725238151 kjones023_1 https://padlet.com/kjones023_1/ienz6xtr0pnntjnw/wish/883955931 2020-11-02 20:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kjones023_1/ienz6xtr0pnntjnw/wish/883955931 kjones023_1 https://padlet.com/kjones023_1/ienz6xtr0pnntjnw/wish/883957492 Throughout the movie Halloween I noticed many things the characters did that I would have done differently if I was being terrorized by a serial killer. Disregarding the fact that no one knows how they will react during a fight or flight experience, I believe I would have handled things differently. First was the scene at the mental hospital when the nurse and psychiatrist drove up to the hospital after finding out patients got out. When Michael jumped on the roof of the car my first thought would not be to roll down the window which the nurse didn’t hesitate to do resulting in Michael getting away. The next scene I would have acted differently in was when Laurie walked over to Lindey’s house to see what was wrong. After seeing all her friends dead, she loitered a little- clearly overwhelmed with emotions which is understandable but that would not stop me from sprinting out the front door. Later we see her desperately trying to open the back door which she spends precious time just twisting the knob over and over again. It’s only when Michael Myers is in her sight about ten feet away that she decides to smash the glass and open the door from the outside. She proceeds to run out screaming for her life and knocking on a neighbors door for help which seemed like the most logical thing she had done the whole movie. After getting no help she runs into the house with the two kids she’s babysitting - risky move on her part but also, did she do this to protect Tommy and Lindsey or would they have been safer if she just ran in the opposite direction and got help? I would have just continued to run down the street all the way to the nearest police station or fire department screaming the whole way there. While in the house, she was extremely resourceful to use a hanger as a weapon and knock him out but, I would have also hit him over the head again before running away just to be sure he wouldn't continue to chase me. The one thing I would have also done was to tell the kids to run to the neighbor’s house to get help so I know they would be safe and I would just have to worry about myself. Besides the differences, Laurei’s characters was still a strong independent woman who beat all odds and survived Myer’s knife.  

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