Symbols are words or images that have a special or significant meaning in the text. They usually represent an abstract idea.
Some symbols found in Dragonheart:
- The Old Code
- The 'Draco' star constellation
- The heart of the dragon
Some I noticed myself:
- The King's crown
The first of the two symbols I will be talking about is the symbol that is the King's crown. Born worn by both Freyne and Einon during the film, the crown is a symbol of power. A scene where this symbol was shown was when Einon was thirsty to have power and stole the crown from his father Freyne, therefore this is displaying how he took over the position of the king. The director included it to explain how much Einon wanted the crown and how he was thirsty for power - evident when he steals it etc. This is linked to another key moment where Einon is finally killed, it relates because the once-prince who let his father die to steal the crown is now getting a taste of his own medicine when he is murdered.
-The Old Code
The second symbol in the film is a rather significant one; it's the Old Code. It is significant because knight Bowen, the protagonist, practises the code and what he teaches others, including Einon. The Old Code is a symbol of values that the director used, in my opinion, to really bring the film together. The Old Code gives motive for Bowen to change and to restore faith in himself, gives Einon something to rebel against. It is a symbol for change. This is linked to a few key moments in the film; when Bowen in tutoring Einon at the start, when Bowen loses and restores his faith, etc, etc.
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Friday, 2 November 2018
THE THEME OF DRAGONHEART
The themes are important ideas the film makes us think about.Some example themes from Dragonheart:
- Good vs. evil
- Rediscovering one's faith
- Courage and honour
Some themes I noticed:
- Sacrifice
- Justice
- Adventure
TASK: Explore each theme by Quote Hunting. Find quotes from characters in the film and explain why they are important in explaining each theme. Present these in a creative way.
"You've seen that it is! Through the heart we share each other's pains and power, but in my half beats the life source. For Einon to die, I must die!" - Draco
"You will never win until Einon's evil is destroyed, and to do that you must destroy me!" - Draco
These two quotes by Draco portray the theme of sacrifice in the film Dragonheart. It means that for Einon to die, Draco must sacrifice himself to Dragon's heaven, since they share a heart.
"I am a knight of the Old Code. My word is my bond." -Bowen
I believe this quote said by Bowen portrays the theme of courage and honour because he is obviously very proud of what his title as a knight.
"What now, Draco? Without you, what do we do? Where do we turn?" -Bowen
"Long ago, when man was young and the dragon already old, the wisest of our race took pity on man. He gathered together all the dragons, making them vow to watch over man, always. And at the moment of his death, the night became alive with those stars. [points towards the constellation Draco] And thus was born the Dragons' Heaven. But when we die, not all dragons are admitted to this shining place. No, we have to earn it. And if we don't, our spirit disappears as if we never were. And that's why I shared my life force with a dying boy - so I would reunite man and dragon, and ensure my place among my ancient brothers of the sky. But... my sacrifice became my sin." - Draco
These heart-wrenching quotes portray the theme of sacrifice in the film. It is what is said by Bowen after he reluctantly slays Draco, therefore sacrificing him, and Draco's speech.
"I am a knight of the Old Code. My word is my bond." -Bowen
I believe this quote said by Bowen portrays the theme of courage and honour because he is obviously very proud of what his title as a knight.
"What now, Draco? Without you, what do we do? Where do we turn?" -Bowen
"Long ago, when man was young and the dragon already old, the wisest of our race took pity on man. He gathered together all the dragons, making them vow to watch over man, always. And at the moment of his death, the night became alive with those stars. [points towards the constellation Draco] And thus was born the Dragons' Heaven. But when we die, not all dragons are admitted to this shining place. No, we have to earn it. And if we don't, our spirit disappears as if we never were. And that's why I shared my life force with a dying boy - so I would reunite man and dragon, and ensure my place among my ancient brothers of the sky. But... my sacrifice became my sin." - Draco
These heart-wrenching quotes portray the theme of sacrifice in the film. It is what is said by Bowen after he reluctantly slays Draco, therefore sacrificing him, and Draco's speech.
"I've always said death is a release, not a punishment!" -King Einon
Next time stab more flesh. Less cloth." - King Einon
Immediately when Einon said these in the film, I thought to myself, 'Evil.' These are good examples in demonstrating the theme of good vs. evil as Einon is undoubtedly sounding very evil and wicked through these quotes.
"I wanted to correct a mistake made years ago, when I saved a creature not worth saving."-Queen Aislinn
This quote is one of my favourites from the film - in my eyes I see this as a portrayal of the theme 'rediscovering ones faith'. Queen Aislinn is in fact discovering her own faith, the faith to kill her own son.
"All my life I've dreamed of serving noble kings, noble ideals. Dreams die hard and you hold them in your hands long after they've turned to dust. I will not be that naive again."-Bowen
I believe this quote represents the theme of rediscovering ones faith as it is said after he regains faith in the Old Code.
Next time stab more flesh. Less cloth." - King Einon
Immediately when Einon said these in the film, I thought to myself, 'Evil.' These are good examples in demonstrating the theme of good vs. evil as Einon is undoubtedly sounding very evil and wicked through these quotes.
"I wanted to correct a mistake made years ago, when I saved a creature not worth saving."-Queen Aislinn
This quote is one of my favourites from the film - in my eyes I see this as a portrayal of the theme 'rediscovering ones faith'. Queen Aislinn is in fact discovering her own faith, the faith to kill her own son.
"All my life I've dreamed of serving noble kings, noble ideals. Dreams die hard and you hold them in your hands long after they've turned to dust. I will not be that naive again."-Bowen
I believe this quote represents the theme of rediscovering ones faith as it is said after he regains faith in the Old Code.
This quote was actually not said by any of the characters in Dragonheart. It's actually a quote from the Old Code. I think this quote relates to both rediscovering ones faith (it is the faith Bowen finally finds belief for) and courage and honour because Bowen is very proud of the Old Code.
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Above is a link to a Canva I made to display the quotes in a creative way.
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Above is a link to a Canva I made to display the quotes in a creative way.
Friday, 26 October 2018
DRAGONHEART CHALLENGE CHARTS 🎥
What am I learning?
I am learning to understand how characters are developed in a film like Dragonheart.
How does this show my learning?
Obstacles that characters face are crucial in films to develop not only the plot, but the character themselves. By completing these challenge charts I am showing I understand what specific challenges specific characters faced and how that helped to develop themselves as a character.
What am I wondering as a result of this learning?
(This hardly related but oh well) Did the writers ever write an alternative ending to the film Dragonheart? If so, I'd like to see it. I feel like it was unfair that Draco had to die and there could have been some other way to avoid that. It was almost if the ending was rushed.
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
DRAGONHEART PLOT ANALYSIS 🎥
What am I learning?
I'm learning to analyse and understand the plot of the film 'Dragonheart'.
How does this show my learning?
By summarising the plot of the film I am showing that I understanding the meaning of the plot and how each part furthers the film.
What am I wondering?
I am wondering, how do the makers of these films come up with such intricate plots? Do they use the techniques that I already know that Pixar uses?
Thursday, 18 October 2018
MY WATERFALL SCENE 🌊🌲
Understanding the importance of setting to film!
Task: Create an either digital or physical visual response to a particular part of a setting (a time, place, or both). Write a brief explanation explaining why you think this particular aspect of setting was significant to the story.
I believe the waterfall in Dragonheart was a significant aspect in the film due to it being Draco's home. It tells the story of where he lives, shedding light on his own personal life, and also provides an explanation as to where he has been hiding all these years.
A physical visual response is what I wanted to do - it's something I've never done before so it will certainly be challenging.
Task: Create an either digital or physical visual response to a particular part of a setting (a time, place, or both). Write a brief explanation explaining why you think this particular aspect of setting was significant to the story.
I believe the waterfall in Dragonheart was a significant aspect in the film due to it being Draco's home. It tells the story of where he lives, shedding light on his own personal life, and also provides an explanation as to where he has been hiding all these years.
A physical visual response is what I wanted to do - it's something I've never done before so it will certainly be challenging.
25/09/18:
Began planning on my diorama waterfall scene in this Google Doc. I including equipment needed and the method I believe would be easy but practically free to make (I'm not wasting any of my pocket money on this - at least not yet). Here I was just playing around and using some pictures as reference to visualise my ideas, thanks to Pinterest and Google Images. Pinterest is actually a very good website to use when you need to create something, I have discovered recently.
29/09/18
Finally started on my diorama waterfall scene. I've done some researching since school ended - just some editing of my plan and equipment. After a good search in Mum's office for a cardboard box I found one and cut one up to replicate some of the homemade dioramas I was inspired by online. It looked almost like a shoe box. Next of all I started on the actual waterfall part. My plan was to hot glue ripples on a cut-out plastic template made from a Coke bottle. However, when I tried this, the plastic melted completely due to the heat (I should have thought about that), so I'm putting the waterfall portion on hold so I can find a better alternative. I did get some progress done today. I started hot gluing some rocks onto the walls to act as the rocks around the waterfall. I collected them from my garden (they're fake ones, don't worry) washed them and glued them on. It's looking good so far.
30/09/18
After my little brother helped me collect some more rocks I finally got it all finished. I've glued them in a curved sort of way and glued them on the bottom of the box leaving room for the 'river'. It was hard to place them strategically but I really like how it turned out. Other than that Mum and I have been trying to brainstorm some ideas on what we can use for water other than hot glue. Another aspect of the plan - using hot glue as the actual river at the bottom of the waterfall - has been destroyed because Ruby doesn't have many glue sticks that she can give me. Time to get my thinking cap on!
31/09/18
We finally found an alternative! My Mum has this very expensive but very beautiful iridescent plastic she graciously allowed me to use a few squares of. I've scrunched it up to serve as the ripples in the river and glued a long piece to the wall and let it "flow" down into the river. It's very pretty; it doesn't look as realistic as much of the professional dioramas but I think it's beautiful and a very creative way to display it.
03/09/18
School holidays have gotten me bored so I decided to paint something today. That something is my diorama. Using a cotton swab (I didn't want to use my expensive paintbrushes) and some of Ruby's concentrated blue food decorating thingy (again, I'm not using my expensive watercolour) I painted a blue background on the wall of the box to serve as the sky. The actual waterfall seen in Dragonheart has a cliff instead of the sky but I think this was a better alternative to leaving a bare wall. I used some cotton as some clouds (courtesy of Mum)
Finally I think I've finished. I'm going away most of the holidays so I wouldn't have much time if I didn't get it done right away. I'm proud of what I've done - it's so beautiful - and I think it is up to a high standard. If I would do another diorama I think I would have completed a draft. Mine wasn't perfect, there's still a few things I would have changed, so a draft would have been great to learn from. Also, I really need to learn how to handle a hot glue gun safely.
Like, seriously.
29/09/18
Finally started on my diorama waterfall scene. I've done some researching since school ended - just some editing of my plan and equipment. After a good search in Mum's office for a cardboard box I found one and cut one up to replicate some of the homemade dioramas I was inspired by online. It looked almost like a shoe box. Next of all I started on the actual waterfall part. My plan was to hot glue ripples on a cut-out plastic template made from a Coke bottle. However, when I tried this, the plastic melted completely due to the heat (I should have thought about that), so I'm putting the waterfall portion on hold so I can find a better alternative. I did get some progress done today. I started hot gluing some rocks onto the walls to act as the rocks around the waterfall. I collected them from my garden (they're fake ones, don't worry) washed them and glued them on. It's looking good so far.
30/09/18
After my little brother helped me collect some more rocks I finally got it all finished. I've glued them in a curved sort of way and glued them on the bottom of the box leaving room for the 'river'. It was hard to place them strategically but I really like how it turned out. Other than that Mum and I have been trying to brainstorm some ideas on what we can use for water other than hot glue. Another aspect of the plan - using hot glue as the actual river at the bottom of the waterfall - has been destroyed because Ruby doesn't have many glue sticks that she can give me. Time to get my thinking cap on!
31/09/18
We finally found an alternative! My Mum has this very expensive but very beautiful iridescent plastic she graciously allowed me to use a few squares of. I've scrunched it up to serve as the ripples in the river and glued a long piece to the wall and let it "flow" down into the river. It's very pretty; it doesn't look as realistic as much of the professional dioramas but I think it's beautiful and a very creative way to display it.
03/09/18
School holidays have gotten me bored so I decided to paint something today. That something is my diorama. Using a cotton swab (I didn't want to use my expensive paintbrushes) and some of Ruby's concentrated blue food decorating thingy (again, I'm not using my expensive watercolour) I painted a blue background on the wall of the box to serve as the sky. The actual waterfall seen in Dragonheart has a cliff instead of the sky but I think this was a better alternative to leaving a bare wall. I used some cotton as some clouds (courtesy of Mum)
Finally I think I've finished. I'm going away most of the holidays so I wouldn't have much time if I didn't get it done right away. I'm proud of what I've done - it's so beautiful - and I think it is up to a high standard. If I would do another diorama I think I would have completed a draft. Mine wasn't perfect, there's still a few things I would have changed, so a draft would have been great to learn from. Also, I really need to learn how to handle a hot glue gun safely.
Like, seriously.
Friday, 21 September 2018
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