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Reading Response: Roland Barthes

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The reading inspired me to think about the speciality of movie theatres. Can going to the theatre be totally replaced by watching DVD or Netflix? The answer is no. Even though the relaxation of postures is able to be achieved by lying on beds, the unfamiliar and indistinct atmosphere, which can make people dive into the fascination and illusion created by the huge screen and surround sound to experience the representation of the movie, cannot be created by other environments. Besides, going to movie theatre is a special entertainment culture in society. Think about the places couples would like to

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Reading Response: Roland Barthes

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“Leaving the Movie Theater” of “The Rustle of Language” by Roland Barthes is mainly about his views of film and movie theater. Barthes argues that watching a film in the movie theater is an experience of hypnosis and healing to him and this idea is novel and interesting. It is easy for us to face the desire for occupation due to restrictions and boredom in daily lives, but the surroundings of the theater let us have the chance to lose in reverie. In the theater, darkness, anonymous environment, crowd, absence of ideological boundary, relaxation of postures, sound, and rays of

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Reading Response: Roland Barthes.

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Leaving the movie theater written by Roland Barthes impresses me a lot and gives me some answers to some questions.For example, why does a film need its main character and why does this character/these characters need a long introduction and foreshadowing?This can be answered by what he mentioned, a film is trying to establish the naturalness(the pseudo-nature)through the image.This can satisfy the narcissism of human.And one main character or characters can be the illusion of people himself/herself.One idea in this text why people enjoy sitting in the cinema is the darkness and strangeness make watching different, and make it erotic

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[Video Essay] the future.

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        Most people do not have the concept of perceiving hidden space.   Under the deliberate and careful cover, few people will notice the things around the interior buildings. Just as oxygen is to human beings, invisible and untouchable, the ghostly virus that runs through it becomes indiscernible and fearful. So does people’s perception of the architectural environment.   They, belong to a part of the architecture and quietly perform their functions. The mechanical and electrical systems(M&E) invisibly and secretly connect the integrated architecture composed of private units into a whole community of destiny.   How would

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[Video Essay] Synecdoche, HONGKONG

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The moving compartment is a synecdoche of Hong Kong.  Floorplan Shooting Script/ Story Board: Subtitles/ Narration:  The Coronavirus suffocates our city. As the urban artery, subway is one of the most efficient commute mediums between destinations. However, it also expedites the spread of many viruses, before people are awared. As part of the crowd, she enters the subway, becomes one of the infected.   Since then whenever taking subway, she starts to leave a pack of masks at the seat, hoping to shield everyone that leaves the subway with a mask. She is relentless, disregard if or not crisis is

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[Video Essay] FLOW

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Video Essay: FLOW Captions: The Novel Coronavirus (CoVid-19) Pandemic has been a major global concern in the past months. In lieu of this, the Malaysian Government issued a Movement Control Order (MCO) on the 18th of March 2020.   The order stated: General prohibition of mass movements and gatherings across the country including religious, sports, social and cultural activities. To enforce this prohibition, all houses of worship and business premises would be closed, except for supermarkets, public markets, grocery stores and convenience stores selling everyday necessities. Restrictions on the entry of all tourists and foreign visitors into the country. Closure

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[Video Essay] Window

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[Voice-over]: If each person has to write down only one word to describe the experience at the beginning of 2020, what would you like to choose?   For me, it is the window.   To be more prudent, I looked it up on the dictionary before making the decision.   There are various windows in our lives. They are in different shapes, having different appearances.   Sometimes we even neglect their existences when gazing into it. They are incredibly low-key about themselves.   During the days spent at home, we communicate with a larger world through the windows on the

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[Video Essay] HOME KONG

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  In this documentary, i would like to grab this opportunities to discover the another side of our home, instead of only boredom or dullness. Under the threat of corona virus, i understand that many of us feel fear of the life we are not used to, and stressed on the repetitive daily work. In fact, it is normal to feel frustrated under this situation and being negative towards the environment. From this video, we could see that our home is better than what we supposed to be, and quarantine does not seems useless or even an obstacle to our

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