Fifth meeting (Discussion and Writing up)

Week 5 (21/10/2013)
1. We had meeting at Block B of main library.
2. We refered to the sample review and discussed on the movie Karate Kid and A Walk To Remember.
3. We discussed together in order to write out the most suitable answer for all the guide questions.


Guide Questions

During Movie:

1. Who are the 5 most important characters in the film? List out the names of the actors playing them.     

• Shane West as Landon Rollins Carter
• Mandy Moore as Jamie Elizabeth Sullivan-Carter
• Peter Coyote as Reverend Hegbert Sullivan
• Daryl Hannah as Cynthia Carter
• Lauren German as Belinda 

2. What is the story about?

A Walk to Remember was inspired by Nicholas Sparks' sister, Danielle Sparks Lewis, who died of cancer in 2000. In a speech he gave after her death in Berlin, the author admits that "In many ways, Jamie Sullivan was my younger sister". The plot was inspired by her life; Danielle met a man who wanted to marry her, "even when he knew she was sick, even when he knew that she might not make it". Both the book and film are dedicated to Danielle Sparks Lewis.

It was filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, at the same time that Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) and the TV show Dawson's Creek were being filmed there. Many of the sets were from Dawson's Creek (1998) - specifically the school, hospital and Landon's houses. The total shooting time was only 39 days, despite Mandy Moore being able to only work 10 hours a day because she was a minor. Daryl Hannah, who wore a brown wig as her character, had received a collagen injection in her lips, which went awry and caused noticeable swelling. By the end of filming, however, the symptoms were less obvious.

3. What group of people would like to watch this film?
    Teenagers and adult would love to watch this movie because it is about a love story.



After the movie

1. Do you like this movie? Why or why not?

   Yes, we like this movie. Because it is based on a true story
   and it is really touching.

2. What rating would you give for this movie?
       4 out of 5 stars


3. What spoilers would ruin this movie if you told your
 readers about it?
   When the main character knew that she would die. Readers would not accept this is a truth if this movie were not the true story.


4. All movies teach a lesson (theme or moral). What did you learn from this movie?
   We learn that we must accept all the truth and understand that our life progress is actually scheduled by the God.


  
5. What title would you give for your review?
  A true love story.

Fourth Meeting (Discussion Session)

Week 4(14/10/2013)
1. We had our meeting at Putra Food Court.
2. We looked through the guide questions again to                   understand them better.    
3. We discussed about our feelings, the main idea of the movie and which character we like.     
4. We discussed on the movie A Walk To Remember.

Link of discussion activity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_UzLtlLjJA

Third meeting(Discussion session)

Week 3(07/10/2013)

1. This was the third meeting held at Serumpun Food Court.

2. We looked through the guide questions again to                   understand them better.                             

3. We discussed about our feelings, the main idea of the movie and which character we like.

4. We discussed on the movie Karate Kid.

Guide Questions

During the movie:

1. Who are the 5 most important characters in the film? List out the names of the actors playing them.     

Jaden Smith as Dre Parker

Jackie Chan as Mr. Han

Wenwen Han as Meiying

Taraji P. Henson as Sherry Parker

Zhenwei Wang as Cheng

2. What is the story about?

A 12-year-old boy who called Dre Parker move from Detroit to Beijing with his mother Sherry after his mother getting a job transfer. Dre managed to get closer to a young violinist, Mei Ying, who attracts his attention. On the other hand, Cheng, a rebellious kung fu prodigy whose family is close to Mei Ying's, attempts to keep them apart by beating Dre, and later bullies him at school. During the attack, Mr. Han comes to save Dre out of danger, revealing himself as a kung fu master.

After Han heals Dre's injuries using fire cupping, Dre asks whether Mr. Han could teach him kung fu. Han refuses, but meets Cheng's teacher, Master Li, to make peace. Li, who teaches his students to show no mercy to their enemies, challenges Dre to a fight with Cheng. 

Later then, Han promises to teach Dre "real" kung fu. Han begins training Dre, Han emphasises that the movements Dre is learning apply to life in general, and that serenity and maturity, not punches and power, are the true keys to mastering the martial arts.

One day, Dre goes to Han at night and finds a drunk Han, smashing a car he was working on. Han tells Dre that he has been crashed the same car every year. His wife and ten-year old son was with him and died in the car crash. Han fixes the car every year but smashes it to remind himself of what happened. Dre shows Han the kung fu techniques he learned while his mother arrives and watches him.

As Dre's getting closer to Mei Ying, Dre persuades Mei Ying to cut school for a day of fun, but when she is nearly late for her violin audition which was brought forward a day without their knowledge, her parents deem him a bad influence and forbid her from spending more time with him. Han assists Dre in writing a note of apology to Mei Ying's father in Chinese. Mei Ying's father accepts and promises that Mei Ying is allowed to attend the tournament to support Dre.

At the tournament, the under-confident Dre is slow to achieve parity with his opponents, but soon begins beating them and managed to get into the semi-final, so does Cheng, who brutally finishes off his opponents. Dre comes up against Liang, badly injured.

Despite Han's insistence that he has earned respect for his performance, Dre convinces Han to aid his leg by using fire cupping in order to continue. Dre returns to the arena, facing Cheng. Dre delivers impressive blows, but Cheng counters with a strike to Dre's injured leg. Dre struggles to get up, and attempts the reflection technique to manipulate Cheng into changing his attack stance. Cheng charges Dre, but Dre flips and catches Cheng with a kick to his head, winning the tournament along with the respect of Cheng and his classmates. Cheng instead of the presenter awards Dre the trophy, and the Fighting Dragon students bow to Mr. Han...

3. What group of people would like to watch this film?

Teenagers and kids would love to watch this film since the main character is a young boy.

After the movie:

 1. Do you like this movie? Why or why not?

     Yes, I like it. This is because I love the part when Dre trains Kung Fu at Mr. Han's house. He was very passionate to train well not because of to beat Cheng but to learn the "real" Kung Fu.

2. What rating would you give for this movie?

   4 out of 5 stars.

3. What spoilers would ruin this movie if you told your readers about it?

   Dre persuaded MeiYing to cut school for a day of fun. Besides that, this movie shows that racism exists in every country.

4. All movies teach a lesson (theme or moral). What did you learn from this movie?

    Hardworking is the correct way in learning new thing. There is no shortcut to the success.

5. What title would you give for your review?

    The True Attitude For The True Kung Fu.

     

Second Meeting (Movie Session)

Week 2(30/09/2013) 
1. We met at Block B of main library of UPM.
2. We looked through the guide questions before watching Karate Kid and A Walk To                         Remember. 
3. We noted down important details while watching the movies.
4. We had watching the two movies together.
5. We decided to hold next meeting at Serumpum Food Court.

The first LAX group meeting

Week 1                1. We all met for the first time.

(27/09/2013)         2. The group members were Nur' Aisyah bt Nordin, Nur Syahida bt Zainal, Nur                                  Shima Naney bt Suhaimin, Nurul Fatin bt Mohd Nasir, NoorFatien Idayu bt                                      Kamarudin, Amiratul Ashikin bt Mohd Nasarudin, Mohamad Aizad Aiman                                      bin Ibrahim, Lo Zhen Yang.

                             3. We had decided to choose Lo Zhen Yang as group leader.

                             4. For next meeting, we decided to have it at Block B of main library. 

                             5. The movies chosen were A Walk To Remember and Karate Kid.

   Name                                            College                                

 1) Lo Zhen Yang                                         K5  

 2) Nur' Aisyah bt Nordin                                         K5

 3) Nur Syahida bt Zainal                                         K5

 4) Nur Shima Naney bt Suhaimin                            K

 5) Nurul Fatin bt Mohd Nasir                                  KOSASS

 6) NoorFatien Idayu bt Kamarudin                           K5

 7) Amiratul Ashikin bt Mohd Nasarudin                    K5

 8) Mohamad Aizad Aiman bin Ibrahim                     KOSASS