Assignment #4

The first flashback in the movie is really the second flashback in the movie. The second scene where he found the bus before in the earlier part of the movie, but really this happens in the later chapters which means their switching things around. The final time was because his sister never had a lot of talking parts but when she was talking in the background, but she is in the movie. The images in the beginning of the film were cool because they showed all the different types of mountains from high. The image of the ice sickles in front of Chris makes it seem like there is going to be a long adventure. This flashbacks right before he graduates but in the movie the first flashback is when he was in South Dakota. The bus isn't the exact bus, but really looks like it. The ending shots with Chris about to die and the sun coming out were sad because he had said that the sun shines on people who love and are loved; the sun shined on him right as he died. Parts of the film that made the story clearer was when Chris's parents bought him the car and it showed how much Chris didn’t want their help. The part when Chris met Ronald Franz really made it clear how much Franz wanted to help Chris and how he wanted him in his life. The music in the parts of the movie where Chris was walking down the street set the mood that he was alone most of the cars that passed him didn’t want to pick him up. Throughout the movie, the music seemed to stay the same and not change. Overall , I enjoyed watching the movie because it really helped me understand the emotions, because they were portrayed in the actors, instead of just imagining them in my head.