English Magazine Themes: Let’s Vote! Please vote for 3 ideas only! (you cannot choose your own idea).
Lin Sun’s idea:
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Decorations or Furniture I want to make a magazine about decoration or furniture. Because of the virus ,everybody have to stay at home ,so do i. And to kill the endless quarantine time i brought a Nintendo Switch game”Animal Crossing”. It’s about create your own island ,decorate your own house with the item you got. I found a lot interest in it. When i was told to make a magazine ,this idea just came up to me suddenly .”Why won’t we decorate our house in reality ,it will be interesting too! “ I think it’s a great idea because we have much more time to focus on our own life that we might not pay attention to . And this will be a great chance. If this magazine is made for the students. we’d better put some items with acceptable price and some DIY materials in it. Like some tiny flower pot or some pillow, cushion stuff. What do you think?
Kura Takenaka’s idea:
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Our Favorite Movies Let’s make a magazine about favorite movie! I thought about it when I take a bath. I think it’s a good idea because the movie is the entertainment that anyone is easy to understand . I think it I draw an illustration, to the movie. *
Min Xiao’s idea:
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Monkey King Let’s make a magazine about Monkey King! I thought about it when I was watching a video on Youtube which is called ‘how the monkey king escaped the underworld’. Here is the link: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=Xs-9vfWDJfU You are definitely gonna watch this amazing video and it has subtitles in multiple languages. As a Chinese, monkey king was a part of my childhood. At first, I knew him as a superhero who has great power and helped his master to complete the great journey to the west. As I grew up, I have gradually understood his spirit of rebellion and I was so moved when he was challenging the holy government to get freedom. So he is my favorite character now.And I think making a magazine about Monkey King is a good idea because there are so many different versions of the story all around the world. We have the famous Anime version
in Japan which is the ‘Dragon Ball’ and ‘Hanuman’, the divine monkey god in India. Because of the widespread story, there might be a thousand monkey kings in a thousand people’s eyes. As we have students come from different regions in Seika, I think it would be interesting to know how each person thinks about the very same character. We can collect information about it from the websites in our own languages and share them among the group. And we can also write or draw about the character in our own styles. Or we can even retell the story to each other.And superheroes would also be a nice theme for the magazine. So if some of the groups are not a big fan of the monkey king, we can talk about other superheroes. That would also be nice to me. Under the situation of COVID-19, we need belief and power! *
Tang Song (Jerry)’s idea:
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Ayano Dake’s idea:
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Otaku Let’s make a magazine about Otaku!I thought about it when I was looking twitter. I was amazing, A Johnny’s favoritewoman bought magazines for an appendix.I think it’s a good idea because I think everyone are one of Otaku. Otaku is good culture. But anyone doesn’t like call otaku.Everyone get absorbed.For example, Johnny’s otaku, Disney otaku, k-pop otaku, train otaku, anime otaku... I want to say you may have confidence to be otaku!!Because I want to know many kind of its. *
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Travel Let’s make magazine about travel!I love to travel and making a trip! This idea came up when I always stay home because of the corona crisis. I really miss myself when I travel to the place I’ve never been before, explore something new, meet someone and share each other experience. I think it’s a good idea because we can share each other secret place and we will know a lot of place to travel too. We are staying in Kyoto,
Yihao Cao’s idea:
* Though Kura Takenaka’s idea for Our Favorite Movies was tied with Tang Song’s idea for a magazine about Life, in a revote cast in class time, everyone decided that movies would be the better idea. The main reasons for the preference included: 1) Everyone could easily think of more than one movie they would like to introduce 2) everyone wanted to illustrate for this magazine, and illustrating some part of their favorite movie would be enjoyable 3) students were interested in what movies each other had to reccommend.
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Magazine about Life Well.I want to make a magazine about life, that will be the book that wrote my life. In my free time, I looked out from the window of my cabin, saw rain dripping from the eaves, and saw the breeze blowing through the treetops. At that time, I thought of my future as erratic as they were. When I looked back, I looked at me for 20 years. My life is like a rain, there is not much taste, but also various poses. Since then I want to write down my life. I don’t think this is a good idea, because my life may not be of interest to many people, it can be said to be boring. But I just want to write such a thick magazine In fact, seeing the teacher’s magazine, I have the same sentiment, writing the small details of life, a lunch, a leaf, or a sad thing, that is the magazine I want to write. *
Parada Sukkrasanti’s idea:
so maybe we will share a place around Kyoto either can travel from Kyoto easily or , as I am foreigner, we share our hometown destination. I think it sound good! *
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Favorite Game Items Let’s make a magazine about favorite Game Items.I came up with this idea when I was playing Animal Crossing.When we’re playing games, we use a lot of items. They are shovels, guns, knives, lights, torches, and something high tech that you can’t call the name. But when we talk about games. We don’t usually talk about those items. The conversation mostly goes to the stories, characters or skills. So that’s the point. The items are also very important to games. But they do not get talked often. Try to find the most favorite game item and introduce it to everyone. Where does it from? How does it work? And why you like that? Maybe you want do some customize on it. And maybe it have some stories to tell.Draw it, or write about it. Of course you’re welcomed to find another ways to explain that. *
Hazuki Sekiyama’s idea:
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Fashion I like fashion magazines. Now that I can’t go out, I was thinking a lot about clothes. Thinking about clothes makes me look forward to the next one. *
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A sketch of the layout idea decided on by the class overlaid onto the grid established in Adobe InDesign.
About the 24 Movies Zine
COVID-19 sux. My students are heros.
Design Specific English Kyoto Seika University April - July 2020 During the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Online Zoom Lessons
Yihao Cao-kun was stuck in China and not able to come to Japan to study at Kyoto Seika University. Other international students in this group—Parada Sukkrasanti, Lin Sun, Song Tang and Min Xiao—were all in Kyoto but still not able to go to university to study. Ayano Dake and Hazuki Sekiyama were in the same boat; not able to actually come to Kyoto Seika, meet the international students face to face and chat with them in English, which is why they joined my class in the first place.
This magazine is the result of a mixture of English and Design learning, a bunch of idea sharing and a dash of Adobe InDesign training, all during this kind-of-stupid period of coronavirus lockdowns.
Regardless of these sudden and upsetting changes in circumstance, we all got together on zoom (attendance was better than normal as well!). With a bit of conversation study and som good use of the breakout room function in zoom, I was able to get them chatting and magazine making. As the class instructor, it was no sweat on my part, but the fact that these students actually came and joined in, and kept coming back—I assume they enjoyed themselves?—makes them heroes in my heart.
The theme chosen was ‘movies’. What you’ll find in these pages are a selection of movies recommended by participating students (and the course instructor), under the three banners, ‘movies to relieve stress’, ‘animated movies’ and ‘world movies’ (movies selected from each participants’ own country).
Watching a movie is a commitment. To watch a movie, you need about an hour and a half to two hours of your time. The length of movies in general was apparently set to allow for second screenings in the evening (late sessions), which usually start at about 9:00pm. This way more screenings could be offered in a single day for new realeases, ensuring maximum profits. Everyone likes movies. You may meet someone who dosen’t watch movies, but that’s because they’re either too busy or don’t like to spend much time in front of screens. Both of these reasons I can sympathize with. That said, I haven’t met a single person who dosen’t like movies yet. Movies are essentially stories wrapped in a motion picture package; we see 24 still frames flicker one after the other in front of our eyes (or other higher numbers depending on what screen and system you are looking at); our brains perform closure and we see are actual moving images. Technology aside, after that it’s all editing, effects, characters and drama to enjoy. Once you’ve seen enough movies, you become aware of these deep, underlying patterns beyond the visuals; and you start actively looking at the stories. When we see a story we like, a strange bond forms: not only with the characters, struggles, developments and outcomes of the movies themselves, but with the places and people we saw the movie with and the memories surrounding that viewing experience. Which explains why we can all love what others might consider a terrible movie. When I was young, I used to hear about movies from other people and decide what to watch. Then the net happened and searching for and watching trailers became easier. Now on SNS, with two-word comments like “loved it!” or “highly reccomended”, it’s getting harder to know what to watch and you don’t know what information to trust. Friends are still a solid, reliable way to get movie recomendations. The idea to recommend each other great movies was voted on from a number of ideas suggested by students. These 24 movies, and this 24 Movies Zine, is a solid reference if you’re looking for something good to watch. Duncan Brotherton (Class Instructor)
24 Movies Zine Yihao Cao
Ayano Dake
Hazuki Sekiyama
Parada Sukkrasanti
Contents
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Members 2 Movies to relieve Stress
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The Sting (1973) Willow (1988) Princess Diaries (2001) Ip Man (2008) Warrior (2011) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) La La Land (2016) Wonder (2017)
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Animated movies
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Chicken Run (2000) Evangelion 2.0 (2009)
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Toy Story 3 (2010) How to Train Your Dragon (2014) A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016) Zootopia (2016) Coco (2017)
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World movies
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In the Heat of the Sun (1994) The Castle (1997) King of Comedy (1999) Swing Girls (2004) My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday (2016) Bad Genius (2017) Dying to Survive (2018) The Wandering Earth (2019)
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Messages from students
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Lin Sun
Colophon 61 Song Tang (Jerry)
Min Xiao
Duncan Brotherton
Members
Yihao Cao
Ayano Dake
Hazuki Sekiyama
Parada Sukkrasanti
Student at Kyoto Seika University, Digital Creation course. From China. Likes video games and animation.
Student of Kyoto Seika University. Resident in Shiga.
Student at Kyoto Seika University, stuyding product communications. Wants to get married in the future.
Studying Illustration, in the department of design, Kyoto Seika University. Dog lover :)
I like movies from various genres. I often watch fantasy movies. I usually watch them in my free time. I’ve watched about 50 movies in my life. The reason why I like movies is that they are so powerful. They make me feel thrilled and excited.
I like to watch heart-felt movies, any movies about animals, and also movies trending in the cinema. I usually go to the cinema twice a month and watch movies in my free time. When we watch movies, we can get experiences that we haven’t had the chance to face in real life. And we can all learn something from these experiences. That’s why I like watching movies.
What kind of movies I like? I like Action, Sci-Fi… but I can’t turn down any movie that is highly rated. How often I watch movies? Maybe twice a month? How many movies have I watched? I haven’t counted but it must be over 100. Why do I watch movies? Some titles interest me and pull me into the theater. I also find some highly rated movies I want to watch online. Movies make me think a lot.
Other movies I recommend • Not a movie, but I strongly recommend The Three Body written by Cixin Liu. It’s a Sci-Fi novel from China. There are three parts in the series and the second part has just been published in Japanese recently. • Interstellar (2014) • The Godfather Series (1972 - 1990)
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SF is my favorite movie genre. I may sometimes watch comedies or animation. I have watched about 20 or so movies I think. When I want to recreate myself, I watch movies. They help me to relax.
Other recommended movies • MIB (Men in Black, 1997) • Star Wars (1977 - 2019) • Terminator 2 (1991) • Your Name (Kimi no na wa, 2016) • Summer Wars (2009)
Movies I reccommend • Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) • Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011) (星を追う子ども) • Diana (2013) • Beauty and the Beast (2017) • Back to the Future (1985) • Sister Act (1992) • Drowning Love (2016) (溺れるナイフ) • Any movie from Studio Ghibli (ジブリ映画)
Other movies I recommend • How to Train Your Dragon (2010) • A tale of Mari and Three Puppies (2007) • Eight Below (2006)
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Lin Sun
Song Tang (Jerry)
Min Xiao
Duncan Brotherton
Student at Kyoto Seika University, studying in the graphic design course. Hip Hop and stand-up comedy fan.
Student at Kyoto Seika University, stuyding in the illustration and graphic design course. Wants to be a designer in the future.
Student at Kyoto Seika University, studying illustration. Plays a druid in World of Warcraft.
Graphic designer, teacher and translator resident in Kyoto City, Japan. Likes Craft Beer.
When I choose movies, I look at directors. Wong Kar-wai, Wes Anderson, Kon Satoshi, and Rajkumar Hirani are all my favorite directors. I can watch movies at any time, and there are some movies that I will rush to the cinema to watch immediately after they have been released. I don’t know how many movies I have watched but I really enjoy experiencing different lives with different characters. And the crying and laughing helps to relieve a lot of life’s pressure.
I watch all kinds of movies, but I’m very careful about checking reviews before I do. I don’t have a preference for movie types, but I do tend to watch a lot of animation (maybe because I live in Japan). I’ll watch something anytime I have a free day; usually on the weekends. I’ve watched so many movies I can’t count, but I’m proud of the fact that I’ve seen almost all the top 100 rated movies on IMDB. com. Movies are a great way to relax and get inspired to do something.
I like all kinds of movies; the genre dosen’t matter. If I had to choose one, I’d say I like difficult movies. I search for reviews on the internet. I don’t watch movies very often now; like six or seven a year. Maybe less. But I watched tons of Hong Kong movies when I was in primary school. I think I’ve watched about 50+ movies by now. For the most part, if I want to watch a movie it’s because it’s classic or it has public praise or just because I like its poster.
Other movies I recommend • Shi Fu (2015) • Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996) • Let the bullets fly (2010) • J.cole: 4 Your Eyes Only (2017) • Once a Thief (1991) • The King‘s Speech (2010) • The Legend of 1900 (1998)
I like action and science fiction movies. Sometimes I watch romantic movies too. There is no fixed time I watch movies. Sometimes I think of a certain movie and I just watch it. I have seen a lot of movies. There is a movie channel in China, and every Saturday they show a movie. I watch it almost every week. When I’m watching a movie, It makes me feel relaxed. You can immerse yourself in the plot together with the protagonist.
Others • • • • • • • •
District 13 (2004) Knives Out (2019) Green Book (2018) The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Perfect Blue (1997) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Forrest Gump (1994) The Matrix (1999)
Top 10 Fav. Movies (hard choices) • Farewell My Concubine (1993) • Léon: The Professional (1994) • Ashes of Time (1994) • King of Comedy (1999) • Inception (2010) • Flipped (2010) • The Two Popes (2019) • Joker (2019) • The Irishman (2019) • Jojo Rabbit (2019)
Some more movies I recommend: • Shawshank Redemption (1994) • The Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind (2004) • 12 Angry Men (1957) • Requim for a Dream (2000) • The Dish (2000) • The Isle of Dogs (犬ヶ島) (2018) • Memento (2000) • • • •
Rashomon (羅生門) (1950) Time Bandits (1981) Brazil (1985) City of God (2002)
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Movies to relieve stress Are you stressed out? Is too much homework getting you down? Do you need to curl up on the sofa with your favorite pet cat, or stuffed animal, and a nice drink (maybe a hot cocoa, or big glass of cold milk, or a nice craft beer), in your pyjamas, and turn out all the lights, switch on the computer and open netflix, or put a rental movie in your DVD player, and just sit back and relax? You wanna laugh, or watch stuff explode? You wanna be amazed, and maybe have your mind blown? You wanna watch some guy beat up 10 other guys at the same time? Feel a little bit of life’s sweetness or maybe just see someone do their best? We got you covered.
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Ayano Dake
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At first there were many parts that I didn’t understand, but I was pulled into the movie’s world. I was deceived many times; it was so interesting. The characters are so confident with their tricks and handle them well. It’s a refreshing comedy movie. Please watch it when all the stress has piled up!
d only blow it.
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The supporting character plays a great poker hand in this scene. The line is from the last part of the scene, when he refuses payment for the job.
The Sting Comedy, Crime, Drama 1973 Two drifters team up to pull off the ultimate con. In the soundtrack: Marvin Hamlisch: Easy Winners (original composition by Scott Joplin) (1973)
Director: George Ray Hill Stars: Paul Newmen, Robert Redford, Robert Show Run Time: 2h 9min [Source: imdb.com]
Duncan Brotherton
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Willow is just a great adventure movie. It’s so much fun; so exciting, and funny, and it can be quite deep at times as well. Even the music from the soundtrack is great (especially the village music). I first saw it when I was 8 years old; when I watched it again recently, almost 30 years later I was supprised: it’s still good. You don’t need to know the story; just watch it.
Safe? Look at these people! This place is cursed, peck!
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As Willow and the great swordsman Madmartigan ride into an abandoned fortress being chased by evil forces, these words set the stage for one of the greatest action scenes I ever saw when I was eight years old. I’ve seen hundreds of movies since, and it’s still exciting even to this day.
Willow Action, Adventure, Drama 1988 A young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen. In the soundtrack: James Horner: Willow Village Party (1988) (end credits music)
Director: Ron Howard Stars: Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis Run Time: 2h 6min [Source: imdb.com]
Hazuki Sekiyama
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I first heard about this movie when I was in elementary school; my mother had a CD. I was very impressed the first time I saw it and I still remember it. I like the process when the heroine turns into a princess.
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Mia is an ugly, shy, high-school girl, and her only friends are Lily and her older brother. She was living with her mother, but suddenly her grandmother Clarice tells her that she is the only royal successor in Genovia. Her grandmother is actually a queen. Mia tries to abandon her succession to the throne, but at the suggestion of the Queen and after three weeks of princess education, she decides to become a princess. You can watch her grow inward and outward like Cinderalla.
The Princess Diaries Comedy, Family, Romance 2001 Mia Thermopolis has just found out that she is the heir apparent to the throne of Genovia. With her friends Lilly and Michael Moscovitz in tow, she tries to navigate through the rest of her sixteenth year. In the soundtrack: Miracle Vell Magic: Miracles Happen (2016)
Director: Garry Marshall Stars: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo Run Time: 1h 51min [Source: imdb.com]
Yihao Cao
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Kung-fu master Ip Man was born in Foshan, Guangdong Provence. This part is about a young Ip Man, who lives with his family and practices Wing Chun every day. There’s several fight scenes, but the second half is pretty dark because World-War II begins. The most stress relieving scene is from this part. It’s just too awesome and I can’t describe it with words.
13 Ip Man wants revenge for his friend, grows incredibly angry. He challenges 10 men to a fight. At the end of this scene, 9 men are down and only 1 remains standing.
Ip Man 葉問 Action, Adventure, Biography 2008 During the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. With little means of providing for themselves, Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to survive. In the soundtrack: Kenji Kawai: Ip Man Main Theme (叶问) (2008)
Director: Wilson Yip Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-wong Fan Run Time: 1h 46min [Source: imdb.com]
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Song Tang (Jerry)
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Fighting and family affection are perfectly integrated in the movie Warrior.
I used to be a beast, st ‘forgot’ to write it into my resume.
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I like the scene where Tommy hugs his father who is drunk because of his sadness. I also like the scene where the two brothers finally release their suspicions of each other and help each other out of the game.
Warrior Action, Drama, Sport 2011 The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he’s trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament—a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother. In the soundtrack: The National: About Today (2004)
Director: Gavin O’Connor Stars: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton Run Time: 2h 20min [Source: imdb.com]
Min Xiao
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I watched Mad Max: Fury Road immediately after it was released. There are a lot of explosion scenes that go boom my head all the time. And it is also a nice odyssey story about revenge and hope. Besides, the car and gear designs are so cool that I could watch it for a whole day.
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This is the biggest explosion scene in the movie. This happens when the heroine and her friends are escaping from the bad guys. I think this is quite stress relieveing. Sometimes you just want to see things explode.
Mad Max: Fury Road Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi 2015 In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a drifter named Max. In the soundtrack: Junkie XL: Blood Bag (2015)
Director: George Miller Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult Run Time: 2h [Source: imdb.com]
Lin Sun
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This is not the type of movie that makes me want to watch in the cinema. I don’t usually watch love stories, but this one really surprised me. The soundtrack is good and the color is also beautiful. The story also touched my heart. I always forget the story in movies, but when I listen to City of Stars, it always brings me back to that mood. If you haven’t seen a musical yet, you might like La La Land.
19 When the heroine comes back home you can see that she is really upset. The hero is playing his piano, and when she hears his voice, she begins to sing with him. You can see the way her feelings changes subtly in this scene.
“La La Land makes me feel the romance of love and the freedom of life. It’s a perfect match with the classic music. I love the song, City of Stars.”
La La Land Comedy, Drama, Music 2016 While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future. In the soundtrack: City of Stars (Duet ft. Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, 2016)
Director: Damien Chazelle Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt Run Time: 2h 8min [Source: imdb.com]
Parada Sukkrasanti
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I guarantee that you will find the energy to live your life no matter what it’s like after you’ve seen this movie. That’s why I chose this movie to recommend in the stress relief movie section.
21 In this scene, the main character recieves an award for all the work he did during the semester; you can see all the hard work he did if you watch the movie. It made me feel really impressed when he received the award.
“This movie is very moving. With a story about friendship and family ties, I couldn’t stop crying.”
Wonder Drama, Family 2017 Based on the New York Times bestseller, this movie tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time. In the soundtrack: The White Stripes: We’re Going To Be Friends (2001)
Director: Stephen Chbosky Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic Run Time: 1hr 53min [Source: imdb.com]
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Animated movies This wouldn’t be a movie magazine without a section dedicated to one of the most culturally influential mediums in Japan: animation. This section isn’t about purely Japanese ‘anime’ though; this is a broader look at animated movies in general. You’ll also find goodold claymation and stop motion movies in here along with 3D animated films. The genre was chosen because all students in the class were so inspired by Japanese anime.
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Duncan Brotherton
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Chicken Run was the first feature length stop-motion film produced by Aardman Studios (who’s other work includes the Wallace and Gromit series). In the years when 3D CG films were becoming big, it was great to see an almost entirely analogue movie be released. The animation style, mixed with the quirky British humor makes it really enjoyable to watch.
rs Tweedy, rs Tweedy, he chickens e revolting!
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In an epic struggle, farm owner Mr. Tweedy is attacked by the chickens and screams out to Mrs. Tweedy (his wife), “the chickens are revolting!” It’s a simple pun: revolting means “抵抗している”, but it can also mean “極めて不快“. It made me chuckle, and it’s great watching a pile of chickens tackle an old man.
Chicken Run Animation, Adventure, Comedy 2000 When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners. In the soundtrack: Ellis Hall: Flip, Flop and Fly (2000)
Directors: Peter Lord, Nick Park Stars: Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Phil Daniels Run Time: 1h 24min [Source: imdb.com]
Yihao Cao
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If you are an old anime fan, you must have heard about Neon Genesis Evangelion. The old TV animation series came out in 1995. Evangelion 2.0 is the second part. It’s a story about teenage boys and girls controlling giant Evangelions to fight with perfect angels. Every battle is different and cool. You can feel how powerful the enemys and how smart the humans are. I learned Japanese by watching this BTW.
GIVE HER BACK
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In this scene the main character fights the 10th angel. The heroine, Ayanami, has been consumed by the angel, and the hero, Shinji, wants to get her back. The battery of the Eva he is piloting is empty however, so he has to try something that is very dangerous.
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance Animation, Action, Drama 2009 Under constant attack by Angels, NERV introduces two new pilots: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Parallel to the incursion, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed the secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.
In the soundtrack: Shiro Sagisu: Give me wings (翼をください) (2009)
Director: Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki Stars: Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara Run Time: 1h 52min [Source: imdb.com]
Min Xiao
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Fantastic Mr.Fox is a typical Wes Anderson movie. It is like a river that you can just jump in and go along with the stream. A journey of meditation. I don’t know whether it’s the lines or the scenes that make me start thinking about myself when I watch the movie. I’d also recommend The Isle of Dogs for the same reason (also by Wes Anderson).
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This scene is from the end of the movie when Mr. Fox is on his way back home. On the road, he sees a wolf, and even though there is no conversation, they raise their fists in salute.
Fantastic Mr. Fox Animation, Adventure, Comedy 2009 An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers’ retaliation. In the soundtrack: Bobby Fuller Four: Let Her Dance & I Fought the Law (1965)
Director: Wes Anderson Stars: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray Run Time: 1h 27min [Source: imdb.com]
Ayano Dake
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I love the Toy Story Series, and part three is my favorite. The story made me think about various things. The way the children play in the kindergarten feels like it’s real. The place where they escape was interesting and really funny. Also the toy monkey is funny in a strange way. Watch how Woody changes his mind in the movie; it’s right at the end a good part to look forward to.
So long… partner.
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Woody makes a decision to start a new life, and he says goodbye to his life-long friend. I burst into tears during this scene.
Toy Story 3 Animation, Adventure, Comedy 2010 The toys are mistakenly delivered to a toy care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college , and it’s up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren’t abandoned and to return home. In the soundtrack: Randy Newman: Original Soundtrack (2010)
Director: Lee Unkrich Stars: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack Run Time: 1h 43min [Source: imdb.com]
I wouldn’t kil looked as fri I looked at him
Song Tang (Jerry)
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Who doesn’t want to have a cool pet? This movie is like a dream for me.
ll him because he ightened as i was. and i saw myself.
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Hiccup makes a nervous decision and explains to Astrid, a girl he likes, why he is the first viking in 300 years to not have killed a dragon.
How to Train Your Dragon Animation, Action, Adventure 2014 A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.
In the soundtrack: John Powell / Jรณnsi: Sticks & Stones (2010)
Directors: Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders Stars: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Christopher MintzPlasse Run Time: 1h 38min [Source: imdb.com]
Hazuki Sekiyama
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I used to read this manga. I was interested in this movie because I can do a little sign language. I recommended it because it makes you think about those who are hard of hearing very much, and also about the coflicts of adolescence.
35 Shoya Ishida is a boy who hates boredom. As an elementary school student he was a bully, and chose transfer student Shoko Nishimiya as his target. However, one event with her left him isolated. Now 5 years have passed, and both have grown up in different high schools in different places. Ishida had closed his heart and so he visits Shoko. This is a story about a boy trying to embrace a girl, the people around him, and himself.
A Silent Voice: The Movie 映画 聲の形 Animation, Drama, Family 2016 A young man is ostracized by his classmates after he bullies a deaf girl to the point where she moves away. Years later, he sets off on a path for redemption. In the soundtrack: Aiko: I fell in love (Koi wo Shitanoha) (2016)
Director: Naoko Yamada Stars: Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yuki Run Time: 2h 10min [Source: imdb.com]
Lin Sun
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A sweet story with cute characters, and the insiunation of social problems. Whomever you are, you’ll find something interesting. The most impressive scene i think, is the reaction of the sloth hearing a joke. I remember the whole movie theater laughing so loudly in this scene. On a side note (豆知識), Gazelle (the goat) is dubbed by Shakira!!
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The fox and the bunny cop want to ask Flash (the sloth) some questions. The fox tells a joke and the sloth laughs really slowly. He then turns to tell the other sloth the joke and it’s so painfully slow, it’s hilarious.
Zootopia Animation, Adventure, Comedy 2016 In a city of anthropomorphic animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy. In the soundtrack: Shakira: Try Everything (2016)
Director: Byron Howard, Rich Moore Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba Run Time: 1h 48min [Source: imdb.com]
Parada Sukkrasanti
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When I first saw the trailer of this movie, I thought it would be a kid’s movie, and nothing interesting. But when I saw it with a friend, my mind was changed. I cried. It was so heart-felt and heartwarming, and also exciting and funny too. After I saw the movie, I felt more confident about following my dreams and now I know that nothing is more important than family.
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Miguel’s dream is to be a guitarist, but his family is against it (they want him to be a cobbler). In the last scene, he plays a guitar to remind his great-grandmother of her father, and his family finally lets him follow his dream.
Coco Animation, Adventure, Family 2017 Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family’s ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer. In the soundtrack: Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez: Remember Me (2017)
Director: Lee Unkrich Stars: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael GarcĂa Bernal, Benjamin Bratt Run Time: 1hr 45min [Source: imdb.com]
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World movies In a class with a student from Thailand, four students from China, two Japanese students and a teacher from Australia, it only seemed natural that a section on world movies would pop up. Here everyone recommends a movie from their own country.
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Lin Sun
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I changed this movie from Almost a Love Story to this because I watched this one recently, and I also think it’s better. The movie is about a teenage boy’s regret in love during the period of cultural revolution in China. Although the movie is old, I can still relate to the emotions. By the way, Jiang Wen the director, is my favorite Chinese director. I recommend his other movies, too.
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In this scene, the hero goes to the heroine’s room and sees a picture on her wall. It’s her picture, but it’s not real; it’s just her imagination. There was actually no photo. The whole movie is actually him remembering his youth. When the hero sees these pictures, it’s like taking a bite out of a lemon, for both him and the viewer. They’re bittersweet memories. The pictures are an important part to understanding the movie.
In the Heat of the Sun (Yang guang can lan de ri zi) 阳光灿烂的日子 Drama, Romance 1994 A story of four teenagers during Cultural Revolution in Beijing. In the soundtrack: Pietro Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Director: Wen Jiang Stars: Yu Xia, Wei Chen, Shaobo Dai Run Time: 2h 14min [Source: imdb.com]
“This is going straight
Duncan Brotherton
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This movie is one of the greatest Australian movies ever made. It tells the simple story of a family full of love who want to keep their house from being taken by an airport expansion. The father, Darryl, is such a great dad and such a strong character in the movie; and this made so many Australians laugh when it came out. It’s a quintessential piece of Australian culture.
t to the pool room”
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Darryl’s daugter travels overseas for her honeymoon and brings him back a cheap souvenier. Even though it’s obviously NOT a samurai sword opener he still really likes it, and wants to display it in the “pool room”: a special room in the house with a pool table and lots of different tropheys from around the world. This line from The Castle is a part of our language in Australia now; everyone says it when they get something they like (or even don’t like).
The Castle Comedy, Drama 1997 A working-class family from Melbourne, Australia fights city hall after being told they must vacate their beloved family home to allow for infrastructural expansion. In the soundtrack: Free: All Right Now (1970) The Champs: Tequila (1958)
Director: Rob Sitch Stars: Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry Run Time: 1h 25min [Source: imdb.com]
“Look at the front, it’s dark, “No, it will b
Song Tang (Jerry)
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The King of Comedy is actually a tragedy. I think life is a tragedy, so I resonate with this movie.
, you can’t see anything.” be beautiful after dawn.”
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This is seemingly a comedy but actually a tragedy; life has always been like this. Every age group will have different feelings about this scene in the movie.
“I have watched this movie so many times, but I still cry each time, even though it has the word ‘Comedy’ in its title.”
King of Comedy 喜劇之王 Comedy, Drama, Romance 1999 A bar girl hires a struggling actor to give her acting lessons so that she can feign a greater interest in her customers. The longer they work together, the more they find they have in common. In the soundtrack: Cagnet: Here We Are Again (1996)
Directors: Stephen Chow, LikChi Lee Stars: Stephen Chow, Karen Mok, Cecilia Cheung Run Time: 1h 29min [Source: imdb.com]
The world is made of two types of people: those who SWING, and those who DON'T. Kono yono ninngenn ha futastu niwakareteiru… SWING suruka SWING shinaikada.
Ayano Dake
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I saw this movie by chance on TV when I was the member of a brass band. It makes me feel nostalgic about those days... all the tomfoolery of the girls in the movie is funny. I recommend the scene with the senior from the baseball club when she shouts “lose!” at him during the baseball game. I want you to watch it because it’s quite an exciting, cool comedy!
49 Ready to perform, the Swing Girls weren’t able to join in the competition. At the last minute however, they were given a chance. The best scene is where the girls were late and burst onto stage. During their performance one of the baseball team members says this.
“Oh my GOD I laughed all the way through this movie. Thanks Dake-san!!”
Swing Girls スウィングガールズ Drama, Comedy, Music 2004 A tale of delinquent and lazy school girls. In their efforts to cut remedial summer math class, they end up vitiating and replacing the school’s brass band. In the soundtrack: Swing Girls & A Boy: Swing Girls Meet Jazz!! Original Soundtrack (2004)
Director: Shinobu Yaguchi Stars: Juri Ueno, Yuta Hiraoka, Shihori Kanjiya Run Time: 1h 45min [Source: imdb.com]
Hazuki Sekiyama
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The reason I decided to watch this movie was that it was set in the university I attended. Also, I like the fact that we can understand the meaning of the movie. I recommend watching this movie twice.
51 Takatoshi Minamiyama is a student in his twenties who attends an art university in Kyoto. He goes to college as usual and falls in love with a woman called Emi he met on the train. He calls out to her courageously, but she just bursts into tears, and he dosen't understand why. The two become friends and soon start dating. On their very first date they hold hands and call each other by their first names. Takatoshi believes that the relationship between them is good. On the day they kiss for the first time, she reveals a secret that he could never have imagines. And their fate is sealed.
My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday (also, Tomorrow I Will Date With Yesterday’s You) ぼくは明日、 昨日のきみとデートする Genre (IMDB) 2016 On the way to his university in Kyoto, a 20 y.o. man falls in love with a woman on the train. He tells her. They start dating. She has a supernatural secret. In the soundtrack: Back Number: Happy End (2016)
Director: Takahiro Miki Stars: Sota Fukushi, Nana Komatsu, Masahiro Higashide Run Time: 1h 51min [Source: imdb.com]
Parada Sukkrasanti
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I like this movie because the story is similar to my high school life. I think the plot of the movie is new. I have never watched a movie that has a plot like this before. I can say it is one of the best Thai movies to recommend.
53 The heroine and her friends are taking an examination, but her friend can’t answer the questions. The heroine helps her by cheating the examination. It’s just an ordinary exam scene, but it’s so exciting. The video cuts make it exciting.
Bad Genius ฉลาดเกมส์โกง Comedy, Crime, Drama 2017 Lynn, a genius high school student who makes money by cheating tests, receives a new task that leads her to set foot on Sydney, Australia. In order to complete the millions-Baht task, Lynn and her classmates have to finish the international STIC(SAT) exam and deliver the answers back to her friends in Thailand before the exam takes place once again in her home country. In the soundtrack: Suthita Chanachaisuwan: Mong Chan Tee (Look at me) (2017)
Director: Nattawut Poonpiriya Stars: Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Eisaya Hosuwan, Teeradon Supapunpinyo Run Time: 2hr 10min [Source: imdb.com]
Min Xiao
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Dying to survive might have been the most popular movie in China in 2018. The story is realistic and quite moving. However, there are also several comedy parts that balance the tragic atmosphere well. Because of this movie, lots of people started to think about medicine copyright and the patients who struggle between money and life. Nice movie.
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This group smuggles drugs from foreign countries. Legal drugs are so expensive for people to buy. They make lots of money from this, and after this scene there is in-group fighting, and the hero is arrested by the government.
Dying to Survive 我不是药神 Comedy, Drama (IMDB) 2018 A story on how a small drug store owner became the exclusive selling agent of a cheap Indian generic drug against Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia in China. In the soundtrack: Jatin-Lalit: Aankhein Khuli (original by Mohabbatein), (2000)
Director: Muye Wen Stars: Zheng Xu, Yiwei Zhou, Chuan-jun Wang Run Time: 1h 57min [Source: imdb.com]
Yihao Cao
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When the sun gets old, it will burn out and explode. Humans have made 10,000 giant engines that can push the Earth out of our solar system. To get enough velocity, the Earth needs to use Jupiter as a slingshot... I still can remember feeling of being tiny seeing Jupiter in the sky. This movie is different because it’s not about single hero, and not on a spaceship: humans bring earth with them.
57 The earth is being pushed by huge engines, to save it from the gravity spike with Jupiter. The last of these great, fading engines is firing. They discover that there is not enough power to push the earth away from Jupiter, so they try to use the atmosphere from both planets to get some leverage.
“What an awesome movie! I never thought that mankind could move the earth before. The CG is very cool! Like Cao-kun, I recommend it as a mustwatch movie!”
The Wandering Earth 流浪地球 Sci-Fi, Action 2019 As the sun is dying out, people all around the world build giant planet thrusters to move Earth out of its orbit and sail Earth to a new star system. Yet the 2500-year journey comes with unexpected dangers, and in order to save humanity, a group of young people in this age of a wandering Earth fight hard for the survival of humankind. In the soundtrack: Roc Chen: Start New Journey (开启新征程) (2019)
Director: Frant Gwo Stars: Jing Wu, Chuxiao Qu, Guangjie Li Run Time: 2h 5min [Source: imdb.com]
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Thank you And now a word from our sponsors (i.e. the participants in this COVID-19 era publication).
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Thank you!
Yihao Cao
Ayano Dake
Hazuki Sekiyama
Hi, this is Cao from China. Thank you for reading this movie magazine. I never thought there would be a year where people in the whole world would be stuck at home because of COVID-19. But I’m quite enjoying staying at home and having these Zoom lessons. It’s a kinda fun experience making a magazine by telework. I hope this magazine could bring you some good movies that can make your time indoors better. Also, I hope everyone stays healthy and cool. We can throw out this pandemic with our effort. Keep it up!
Thank you for reading. How was it? Was there any movies you were interested in? There are other interesting things even if they’re very old. I’d be happy if you could take the opportunity to watch an old movie! I think you probably know Toy Story. You can watch it many times over, discover new things each time. You’ll laugh and enjoy yourself with Swing Girls and the nonsense in it when you eventually come around to watching it. Thank you for really reading till the end!
I’m not very good at English. However, everyone taking this class was very kind and I was really saved. It was my first time to make a magazine, and it was difficult to think of sentences and convey them in an easy-to-understand manner. But it was a lot of fun to make one thing together as a class. I would like to thank everyone for making this a very enjoyable experience for us all.
Lin Sun
Song Tang (Jerry)
Min Xiao
I really wanted to say thank you for this relaxed and happy class time. And also for the flexible schedule. This was my first full English class; the feeling of communicating with others in English was fresh and made me reflect on my vocabulary. The teacher was always tolerant and patient with my delays, which made me feel more apologetic. Maybe my intention to change was not strong enough. It’s like J.Cole’s lyrics, “The only real changes come from inside.” Anyway, I hope our connection can last longer than this course.
I was lucky to choose this class and meet Mr. Brotherton, who was both humorous, enthusiastic and kind. It was a really relaxing class, and I didn’t feel any sense of distance from the teacher. And I learned a lot here, which makes me feel very happy. If I have a chance, I’ll turn on my camera *hahahahaha*. (Because I my hair has grown really long, it’s always messy).
This was the first time for me to make a magazine and I had never used InDesign before. Thank you Mr. Brotherton for sharing all the InDesign tips; I can design my own pages now. I also enjoyed the time talking with my dear classmates. Thank you for letting me know so many interesting movies; even though I have watched most of them before, that just means we have similar tastes, which is a nice thing. Because of COVID-19, we can only talk through the software Zoom. Maybe we can meet each other some time in the future after things get better. It was a very nice experience in this class, and I’ll see you guys around.
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Parada Sukkrasanti Because of the corona virus, we had to make this magazine together on Zoom. It was so sad that couldn’t meet face to face in class and had to do it online, but from this new way of taking a class, I got some experience that i wouldn’t have been able to in any normal situation. I want to say thank you to you all in class that made it so funny even during this crisis. THANKS EVERYONE!
Duncan Brotherton
Zooming 2020 Kyoto Seika University Design Department Design Specific English Class &
24 Movies Zine Put together by Yihao Cao Ayano Dake Hazuki Sekiyama Parada Sukkrasanti Lin Sun Song Tang (Jerry) Min Xiao Compiled by
Duncan Brotherton (course instructor)
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Media is a powerful tool. Movies change the way we see the world. Dake-san recommended Swing Girls, so one night at Tsutaya with my wife, we picked up a copy (I must note, it’s rare for us to find a movie we can both enjoy together). And something special happened: my wife and I laughed all the way through the movie. It created a special memory for us. I can’t express how special that is. Yes, it was a great movie, but I honestly belive that the most important thing was the great student recommending it. Which brings me to a final comment: thanks to you all for getting this magazine together; Sekiyama-san, Dake-chan, Min-chan, Cao-kun and Sun-kun, Parada-san and sliding-safe Jerry. Hopefully we can go back to Seika sometime soon, and I can sit down and have lunch with you all. Until then; stay cool.
