FF2 Introductions by Jens Franzén https://padlet.com/jens_franzen/ff2introductions Just practice en-us 2017-01-27 09:59:06 UTC 2017-01-27 10:26:41 UTC hello@padlet.com A Game of Thrones https://padlet.com/jens_franzen/ff2introductions/wish/149831682 The book ”A Game of Thrones” is the first part of a book series of seven. This is not the first book from George R.R. Martin, but you could say it is the most famous. It took 4 years to write and it was released in America 1996. In the prologue you get thrown into the fantasy world of George R.R. Martin, with amazing storytelling, setting descriptions and interesting characters. There is many themes in this book but I would say the biggest of them all is ”Trust no one”. 14 years later of its first release HBO made a TV-Series about Martins work and it has won an outrageous number of awards and has been said to be ”The best thing you can watch on TV”. It takes place in a world called Westeros where Robert Baratheon is king over the seven kingdoms. The protagonist in the book is Eddard ”Ned” Stark who lives in Winterfell a village in the north where he is the Warden. When the Hand of the King dies, Robert calls out for his old friend Ned and wants him to be the new hand. The book is very long almost 700 pages and you get introduced to a lot of new characters, there are times you can not keep track of them all. Westeros is a big country divided into to Seven Kingdoms and has centuries of history. 

]]> 2017-01-27 10:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jens_franzen/ff2introductions/wish/149831682 Presto mortigisto https://padlet.com/jens_franzen/ff2introductions/wish/149831823 Presto is a short animated film, made in 2008 by Doug Sweetland as a part of the Pixar’s short film series. 
It tells us a story of a magician and his uncooperative rabbit. The film, set in the Vaudeville era, is purely comedic and I would consider it’s general audience to be anyone in the age range of 4 to 40, while mostly being oriented to 4–12 year olds. 
The main themes of the story are giving back and helping others, even if your wishes are not being fulfilled by doing that. Interestingly, one of the goals of the film was to be reminiscent of old Looney Tunes cartoons, which are known for their often absurd comedic scenes and high-paced action.
]]> 2017-01-27 10:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jens_franzen/ff2introductions/wish/149831823 All the Truth that's in me https://padlet.com/jens_franzen/ff2introductions/wish/149831900 I’ve read the book All the Truth that’s in Me, a novel written by Julie Berry and published in 2013. The story centers around a girl named Judith who disappeared from the fictive 18th century society called Roswell Station. The villagers tried to find her, but with no result. Then one day, she reappeared, but to everyone’s shock, she had her tongue cut out. When the village elders tried to interrogate her, she repelled their questions with a shaking head or the sentence ”I don’t know”. The continuation of the story revolves around her thoughts around the society as a whole and on Lucas, the boy she’s sweet on. ]]> 2017-01-27 10:16:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jens_franzen/ff2introductions/wish/149831900 We were liars https://padlet.com/jens_franzen/ff2introductions/wish/149831929 I have read the book ’We Were Liars” and it’s a stand alone book written by E. Lockhart. In this fictional story we get to follow the young teenager Cadence Sinclair who struggles with memory loss and a complicated family. Most part of the book takes place on the family’s private island, yes they are rich. The book is 227 pages long and fits in the drama, romance and also young adult genre. It’s in english and was published 2014. The author E. Lockhart is also famous for books like ”The boyfriends list” and ”The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks”. She writes under the pen namne E. Lockhart but her real name is Emily Jenkins, she grew up in America more precisely Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Seattle, Washington. The central themes of the book are mainly about love, family and different versions of reality. This novel has the usual love story with the unusual ending.]]> 2017-01-27 10:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jens_franzen/ff2introductions/wish/149831929 Presto https://padlet.com/jens_franzen/ff2introductions/wish/149831984 ”Presto” is a short film made by Pixar. It is included in Pixar’s lineup of short animated films. The film is about a magician and his rabbit who are fighting over their own personal desires. The magician wants his show and the rabbit wants his carrot. The film starts off backstage, where we follow the magician preparing for his show. We also see the rabbit struggling to get his carrot to soothe his hunger. Suddenly the show starts and the rabbit is forced to perform, although it is very hungry. The show turns into a fight over life and death. ]]> 2017-01-27 10:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jens_franzen/ff2introductions/wish/149831984 lifted https://padlet.com/jens_franzen/ff2introductions/wish/149832024 Lifted is a short film animated by pixar. It is written and directed by Gary Rydstrom who has been nominated for seventeen academy awards for his work in sound for movies, winning seven. It was released in June 2007 along with Pixar’s Ratatouille. The five minute short takes place on a country farm region where an alien-training obduction takes place. The story mainly targets an audience of an smaller age, and is considered a family film. The main themes are kindess and differences. ]]> 2017-01-27 10:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jens_franzen/ff2introductions/wish/149832024