Wednesday, February 13, 2013

A Hero is.....

In class today we were asked to look into heroism through our list of movies, tv shows and music list that we made last week prior to class. I enjoyed looking through the list of things and picking out ones that could possibly have heroes in them. Once class was over and I was making my way back to my dorm I was listing the different types of heroes in the movies that I watch now or what I watched when I was a kid. Since this class is all about Inquiry i felt it was appropriate to research some of my favorite movies or shows that have one or more substantial hero figures. But as I was making my list I remembered the movie called Conviction which starred Hilary Swank who played the sister of a man who was convicted wrongfully of murder. Throughout the movie she is going to law school trying to get a degree that will save her brother, I won't ruin the movie but that made me realize that being a hero doesn't have to be extravagant it could just be helping someone cross the road. Popular culture nowadays tries very hard to make heroism extraordinary which in reality never truly happens.











My list consisted of:
The Mummy Returns
Scooby Doo 2 (you will realize that its true..)
The Following
Criminal Minds
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4 comments:

  1. UnknownFebruary 18, 2013 at 8:57 AM

    I have never seen the movie Conviction but I'll definitely have to see it now! It sounds pretty interesting. I also agree that anyone can be a hero, a lot of the small things we do for others can make the biggest difference.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 19, 2013 at 3:35 PM

    Ashley, I like when you said being a hero doesn't have to be extravagant it could just be helping someone cross the road. I totally agree with that! Most people think that heroes are people who fly around with capes, saving the city. In reality, people are heroes in their everyday lives.

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  3. UnknownFebruary 19, 2013 at 5:03 PM

    I never really saw Scooby as a hero before reading your post. I recognize now that Scooby's heroic characteristics can be summoned by offering him a Scooby Snack. Like you said, his abilities are not extravagant, but he definitely saves the day.

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  4. UnknownFebruary 19, 2013 at 8:46 PM

    Good post! It is funny to see how sometimes people are in the right place at the right time.

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