A4 CC Writing Collage

Collage of I am Sam

Forrest Gump is similar to I am Sam because two people fight against the odds to get their loved ones. Sam and Rita fight against the law to get Lucy back to Sam. Forrest Gump doesn’t seem mentally disabled . He talks kind of different but I think people with mental disabilities are worse than they made him seem. I’m pretty sure someone with a mental disability wouldn’t run that far.

Charly is similar to I am Sam because Charly recovers from his mental disability and gains the right to live normally and Sam wins to be with his daughter and goes back to living his normal life. So after Charly recovers from his mental disability he turns normal and this movie relates to I am Sam because Charly loses the love of his life and then gets her back. Sam loses Lucy and then gets her back.

Mozart and the Whale is similar because two people are suffering from Asperger Syndrome and they meet each other. They have trouble communicating. They fall in love with understanding and love. In I am Sam, Sam falls in friendship love with Rita. He has a disability and he loses the girl he loves but then gets her back. I think that he is like the same as Sam with his disability. Not too bad and not too good.

Rain Man is similar because an autistic man inherits a lot of money. His younger brother ignored him until he got the money. They take a route they will never forget. His younger brother will love him and fight to gain his brothers custody. In I am Sam, Sam has a disability and Lucy, Rita, Randy, and Annie care for Sam. I think he might be a little over exaggerating but Sam and him sometimes lie and zone out.

A4 CR Viewing Paragraphs

 

I am Sam Viewing By: Olivia

Listen to the music played during the film. How is it used in the movie to help develop the mood for the viewing? Give examples.

Some examples of the music are slow, fast, jumpy or else no music. At sometimes there was no music because it was sad and serious. Slow music because it is sad and heartbreaking. There was fast music because Sam was happy. When he was happy, there was jumpy music. The music was playing fast when Becca had the baby when they are waiting for the bus, and then Becca runs away because he was scared and not sure what to do. Music plays a useful role because if there was no music than it would not be as emotional. Viewers need to watch for the music in movies because if you don’t, then it might not seem as cool.

Dynamic Characters are the ones who grow/learn and understand new things because of their experiences through the story. Is there evidence of any characters growing in the movie? Examples.

A dynamic character is a character that starts out one way and then grows and changes for the better. The dynamic characters are Lucy, Rita, Randy, and Sam. Lucy is because at first, she hates her dad because people say that he did different things than what he does. She grows to learn that her dad loves her no matter what and she wants to be with him more. At first, Rita hates Sam because he is getting in her way and wanting her as a lawyer but he can’t pay. She is his lawyer pro bono. After a while, Rita realizes that Sam is going through the same things as her even though he has a disability. She grows to respect that. Randy is the foster mom. She was mean at first because Sam hurt Lucy’s feelings by not coming to visit and she really wants the best for Lucy. She doesn’t like it when Sam brings Lucy home because she ran over to Sam’s for the night. Randy grows to realize that Lucy loves Sam really much and that she wants to be with him even though he has a disability. She grows to know that Lucy is still his daughter but she can help out because he still needs help. Sam himself is one too because he grows to learn that he needs help taking care of Lucy and he lets Randy be the foster mother. Dynamic characters play a significant role because if they weren’t there, there would be no use for the movie.

The movie is told in Three Acts. Watch to see if you can distinguish when one act ends, and another begins. Give evidence that supports there are three separate parts to the storyline.

They use this in the movie, so then people can understand about Lucy a bit more and understand what is going on in her life. The first act is when he has Lucy. The second act is will he get Lucy back? The third act is he loses her but at the same time not. I don’t think this plays a significant role, but that’s just my idea. You don’t need to watch for this because sometimes you can’t even realize that it changes acts. All movies usually just have a storyline from start to finish, and you don’t need the three different acts.

The movie centers around questions of Sam’s abilities and mental capacities, but there are times when Sam proves to be more insightful than other mature characters. What examples can you identify of this while watching?

They use this in movies to show that people with mental disabilities can still do things that normal people can do. One example is that Sam knows that people treat him different because of his disability like when his boss says that he might give him a promotion he says that maybe means that they won’t. Sam and his friends know a lot about the Beatles like what happened in their lives, when and how. He knows right from wrong even though he can’t explain it. Viewers don’t really need to watch hard for this because it just shows up and you should be able to notice it right away.

Rita’s life parallels Sam’s – this means his lawyer’s life has many similarities to his own. Can you identify these similarities?

Rita is Sam’s lawyer pro bono. At first, Rita wasn’t going to be his lawyer because he couldn’t afford it but then she let him have her as a lawyer for free. One of the similarities is that they both have a kid but Sam spends lots of time with Lucy and Rita doesn’t spend too much time with her boy. When they were in Rita’s car heading to his interview about if he can take care of his daughter, they said they both don’t like to go to shrinks, and when they were younger their mom made them go. After Lucy gets taken away, Rita and Sam both want her back. After a while, Sam goes and sits in his apartment for long and make paper cranes. Then Rita comes and busts in, and Rita says that they have to keep trying to get Lucy back and then Rita opens up about her life and then they hug and cry. They both have big issues in their life, and they are both trying to get through it.

Camera angles can influence the way a scene is interpreted by a viewer. Watch for any particular angles of the camera that are used to sway your perspective. Write down examples/times when the angles were purposefully different.

They do different angles because they make the movie cooler than if it was just one angle the full time, it would be so boring and it changes your feelings so if someone was feeling worthless than they could put the camera upside down because their world is upside-down. In the diner is shows Lucy from the back and Sam from the front because Lucy is testing Sam’s fathering skills and she wants Sam to have a good life. When the camera is zoomed in on them, it moves, and that changes the mood because it shows their emotions and what their face looks likes. It zooms into their face when they are at IHOP because it is sad and serious and Lucy says it is fine that Sam is different than other dads. At Lucy’s

Halloween celebration at the school, Sam is being a good dad and then everyone starts laughing at him and Lucy is just sitting there watching. The angle is going around him and showing everyone’s faces around to show the emotion of that part. Sam is thinking he is having a good time, but everyone isn’t laughing with him, they are laughing at him, and they think he is someone stupid, but Lucy thinks that is my dad and he is humiliating me in front of all my friends.