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The Orphanage 2007 Film Analysis
The Orphanage 2007 Film Analysis
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The Orphanage is a Spanish supernatural horror film that was released in the year 2007. The director of the film is J. A. Bayona, who did his best to make the film cinematography outstanding (López, 2018). Boyana is a Spanish film director who was born on May 9, 1975. He has directed several films that include the 2012 drama film “The Impossible,” 2016 fantasy drama named “A Monster Calls” and the 2007 horror film, “The Orphanage.” Besides, he is the director of the recent film produced in 2018, a science fiction adventure film, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” which is the fifth installment of the film series named “Jurassic Park.” He has also directed several music videos and television commercials, and this implies that he is a professional and competent director (Fife, 2008).
The main characters in the cast of the film “The Orphanage” include; Belen Rueda who is a Spanish actress who is best known for her role as Lucia in the television series Los Serrano and Julia in The Sea Inside. She won a Goya Award both in “The Sea Inside” and “The Orphanage.” In this film, “The Orphanage,” she plays as Laura the wife of Carlos as well as the adoptive mother of Simon. Another major character is Fernando Cayo. He is a Spanish actor best known for his role in Money Heist as Luis Tamayo. In this film, he plays the role of Carlos, and therefore he is the husband to Laura and also the adoptive father to Simon.
Roger Princep plays the role of Simon in the film “The Orphanage” and is the young adopted son to Carlos and Laura. He meets imaginary friends in the Orphanage and threatens to run away with them. Mabel Rivera is a Spanish actor from Galicia. She plays as Pilar in the Orphanage. She is the head police psychologist who comes to investigate the truth about Benigna. Montserrat Carulla is a Catalan actress. In the film, she plays the role of Benigna Escobedo, who is a former worker at the Orphanage and who identifies herself as a social worker.
Another character is Geraldine Chaplin. She is an English-American actress and the daughter of Charlie Chaplin. She began her career in dance and modeling and later turned her attention to acting to follow her father’s footsteps as an actor. In the Orphanage, she plays as Aurora, and she is the medium sought to help find Simon when the police unable to trace him. Andres Gertrudix plays as Enrique in the Orphanage, and he is the sound technician of Aurora.
Edgar Vivar is a Mexican actor and is remembered as Senor Barriga and his son Nono from El Chavo del Ocho. He is also known as El Botija from Los Caquitos and Chespirito. He has also played a role in the Mexican telenovela, “Amarte Asi” as Pedro. In the film “The Orphanage,” he plays the role of Professor Leo Balaban, and he is the man who connects Laura with Aurora and also directs the spirit session in her house. Finally, Oscar Casas plays the role of Tomas in the film. He is the deformed son of Benigma, who is claimed to have been befriended by Simon.
The film has other support staff who plays the role of creative staff and include the producers such as Mar Targarona, Joaquin Padro, and Alvaro Agustin. Sergio G. Sanchez directs the screenplay (Aymerich, 2008). The music is produced by Fernando Velazquez, while the director of cinematography is Oscar Faura. Finally, the film is edited by Elena Ruiz.
Regarding awards, “The Orphanage” was chosen as Spain’s nominee for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film by the Spanish Academy of Films. However, the film did not end up as one of the five final nominees in the listed category. Also in Spain, “The Orphanage” was nominated for the 14th Goya Awards, which included Best Picture and ended up winning the award for the Best Art Direction, Best Makeup and Hair, Best Special Effects, Best Director of Production, Best Screenplay- Original, Best New Director and Best Sound Mixing (Sánchez, 2007). In Iran, “The Orphanage” won the Crystal Simorgh for the Best Director at the “Seeking the Truth” section of the 27th Fajr International Film Festival.
“The Orphanage” was positively received after release, receiving a ten-minute ovation from the audience (Boehm, 2012). The film received an overall rating of 87% from Rotten Tomatoes, and this was based on 176 reviews, with an average of 7.4/10. According to critics, the film was praised for its lack of cheap scares, with Bill Goodykoontz noting, “Bayona never lets The Orphanage descend into cheap horror. The scares here are expertly done and, placed in the context of Laura’s state of mind, well-earned, perhaps even explainable (or not).” However, the film also received a negative criticism by Lacey claiming that at, “[the film’s] core, it seems intended as a sympathetic drama of a bereaved mother, who may have slipped into madness. What’s even more disquieting is the persistent undercurrent of exploitation – the mixture of grief and jarring shock effects and the pitiless use of a disfigured child as a source of horror.”
The film was initially released in Spain, where it was immensely successful. After the fourth day of release, “The Orphanage” had raised more than 8.3 million dollars from 350 screens, and this made it the second-highest-grossing debut ever for a Spanish film. In December 2007, “The Orphanage” was opened in limited release in the United States, and by January 11, 2008, the film had a wide release. In Mexico, the film “The Orphanage” was opened on January 25, 2008, and through the box office, it earned a total of 11 million dollars, making it one of the best-selling films (Ryan, 2010). The film spent a total budget of around 4 million dollars and made a huge return since it made more than 78.6 million dollars through the box office sales.
The film is named “The Orphanage” since it is a place where children without parents are taken care of and housed. Simon is an orphan and has been adopted by Laura and Carlos. Based on this, the title of the film is well-matched with the subject of the film. Therefore, Boyana, as the director, has tried his best to make the film a success in regard to the subject of orphaned children. Based on this, it was worth relating the film with the subject matter. One of the questions that the film might ask is whether children should be allowed for adoption or should be left for the Orphanage to take care of them. The question to this is that children should be left to the orphanages since most of the adoptive parents become abusive to their adopted children since they are not the biological parents. Besides, adopted children receive less love and affection from the adoptive parents.
References
Aymerich, N. (2008). The Orphanage. Film Ireland, (123), 44.
Bayona, J.A. The Ophanage (El Orfanato) Retrieved from: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0464141/?ref_=ttfc_fc_ttBoehm, S. W. (2012). Traumatized subjects: horror film and the legacy of mass extermination in post-dictatorship Spain (Doctoral dissertation, UC San Diego).
Fife, L. (2008). The Orphanage (El Orfanato). Irish Gothic Journal, (4), 105.
López Díez, J. (2018). JA Bayona’s ecstatic truth.
Ryan, M. D. (2010). Australian cinema’s dark sun: the boom in Australian horror film production. Studies in Australasian Cinema, 4(1), 23-41.
Sánchez, S. G. The Orphanage (2007 film). Guillermo del Toro 1 Cronos (film) 8 Mimic (film) 11 The Devil’s Backbone 14 Blade II 18, 36.
Developing a Change Project – Part II
Developing a Change Project – Part II
Lucreshia Jackson
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20th September 2022
Developing a Change Project – Part II
SMART is an acronym that is used in guiding goal setting. It helps make sure that the goals are reachable and clear with each one being Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound (Morgan, 2020). As a leader, there is always much on the plate, and balancing responsibilities is very exhausting and challenging. However, leadership SMART goals would help a leader in achieving my goals through the creation of Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and goals that are Time-bound. Also, SMART goals help a leader become more important helping them track their huge range of responsibilities thus becoming a better leader (Marquis & Huston, 2020). As a leader in our healthcare clinic which we intend to come up with a change on how we monitor our Type 2 diabetic patients, I have therefore come up with some smart goals to make this change a success.
1. Improving patient outcomes
I will ensure that our clinic has improved the patient outcomes score by 20% by the end of the year by bringing the services closer to the patients through our new ways of monitoring our patients remotely.
S: The goal is to improve the patient outcomes
M: The measurable action is to improve patient outcomes by 20%
A: Bringing our services more closely to our remote patients through our new ways is achievable
R: Improving patient outcomes helps our clinic as it enables patient satisfaction and a positive relationship with our clients.
T: This goal has to be achieved within one year.
2. Increasing the patients’ throughput
I will also ensure that the patient increase is reduced by reducing patient wait times to 10 minutes by the end of November patients will be able to talk to our physicians to ask if they can have inpatient services before visiting our clinic.
S: The goal is to increase the patient’s throughput
M: The measurable action is to reduce patient waiting times to 10 minutes
A: The patents communicating to our physicians before visiting the clinic is achievable
R: Increasing patient throughput will help the clinic reduce overall patient waiting times and decrease avoidable bed days, therefore, allowing the clinic to continue treating the patients.
T: The goal has to be achieved in the next 2 months
3. Reducing physician burnout
Our new methods will ensure that our physicians’ burnout is reduced as there will be a reduction from 20 to 10 patients who would work in shifts and that go out regularly to see our patients face to face by the beginning of December.
S: The goal is to reduce the physician’s burnout
M: The measurable action is to reduce the number of physicians that go out on regular patient visits from20 to 10
A: The goal is achievable since working in regular shifts gives rest to the physicians
R: Reducing physician burnout will reduce stress on our physicians and therefore bring more job satisfaction.
T: The goal has to be achieved in the next two months.
4. Growing our revenue
The new changes will help increase our overall revenue from $1.7 to $2.5million annually as the new changes will help eliminate higher expenses from providing outpatient services and also admitting more patients due to reduced hospital delays.
S: The goal is to grow our annual revenue
M: The measurable action is increasing our annual revenue from $1.7 to $2.5million
A: The goal is achievable since there will be reduced expenses and delays by our new methods
R: Increasing our overall revenue will help our clinic to remain in action and continue providing quality services
T: The goal is to be achieved in the next financial year
5. Increase the number of patients who receive other medical care
I will also ensure that the providence of care to other patients increases by 50% from 40% by the end of September as the new changes will help reduce the congestion of diabetic patients as many will receive care remotely.
S: The goal is to increase the number of patients that receive other medical care
M: The measurable action is to increase the number of these patients from 40-50%
A: The goal is achievable as the majority of our patients who are diabetic will have their care administered remotely
R: Administering other healthcare services will help increase our patient outcomes and also increase our revenue
T: The goal has to be achieved in the next two months.
6. Reducing congestion in our clinic
I will also ensure that the new changes will help reduce the congestion in our clinic by 70% by the end of this year as patient care will be administered remotely and only those patients with critical conditions would be allowed for inpatient services.
S: The goal is to reduce congestion in our clinic
M: The measurable action is to reduce the congestion by 70%
A: The goal is achievable as the new changes will ensure more outpatient care compared to inpatient care
R: Reducing congestion will help our clinic administer care to patients who are in critical conditions and also the clinic will become more efficient in providing services
T: The goal has to be achieved in the next three months
References
Morgan, K. R. (2020). Aligning SMART with Organizational Goals (Doctoral dissertation, Northcentral University).
Read Chapters 1-3 In Marquis, B.L. & Huston, C.J. (2021). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application (10th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
The original Planet of the Apes,
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Planet of Apes
The movie conveys the account of a space traveler team who came down on an outlandish planet in the distant forthcoming. Even though the planet seems deserted initially, the surviving aircrew associates came upon a society wherein apes had evolved into beings with human-like speech and intelligence. In other words, it shows a story about how several Earth scientists had voyaged to another globe that was inhabited by Apes and where human beings were similar to primitive animals. The specific struggles were intentional to symbolize and reflect our own failings, our struggles, and also, optimistically, the path through that difficulty (Mathews, 2017). It presented an alarming symbol on the matter of ethnic conflict, emphasizing the injustices of America’s slave history, even though it also symbolizing the struggle for Civil Rights in the present time.
Social structures and economic factors play a significant role in the film industry. Nowadays, the film is considered a contemporary industry and a cultural necessity in our community. Undoubtedly, it is an important and effective media that plays an active role in continuing the survival and expansion of real art and culture in society. The social structures and economic factors play a significant role in a way that the first one is the main role of the demand for entertainment. In approximately all the situations we deliberate, the social demand for entertainment content is basically as a result of demand for amusement, with the economic impacts developing as a by-product. Kids watch films for the reason that it’s entertaining, and are more improbable to contemplate of the likely effects on their learning. Grown-ups decide to follow a soap opera or watch a vicious movie for amusement value, ignoring likely impacts on their family values or their own aggression. This implies that social and economic factors play a major role in the film. The selection of a certain film is probably unconnected to the preference for certain economic results. The same story could be told in any environment but is best when told in a social and economic environment.
The original Planet of the Apes, founded on the 1968 stands as one of the high great-concept science creative films. Similar to any perfect high-concept film, the 1968 movie keeps everything simple. A squad of spacemen sent to inhabit another planet eventually find themselves stuck on the world managed by extremely evolved apes that possess dumb human beings as their slaves and pets (Bigliardi, 2020). So baffling is this disturbance that Charlton Heston is reduced to say perplexity that feeds a touchy fury. Tim Burton’s 2001 film, in contrast, is not a movie of ideas. Arbitrating from its random development, it is not even a movie of chronicle. This is a film that starts with Mark Wahlberg punishing an ape for not carrying out a spacecraft model flawlessly and culminates with a turn that exchanges the emotional twisting epiphany of the original’s disclose for one of the greatest strange, futile ultimate images of the main movie. They have very diverse stories. The 1968 one focused on proving that Taylor was a smart human being. It was so nice observing the court stuff and whatever, whereas the 2001 film had so much to do with conflicts and warfare.
Reference
Bigliardi, S. (2020) Planet of the Apes and Philosophy: Great Apes Think Alike.
Matthews, J. (2017). War for the Planet of the Apes (Movie Review)
Meinawati, E., Haryati, I. D., Sulistyawati, M. E. S., Lestari, V. L., & Ghozali, S. (2020). HUMANISM VALUE OF MAIN CHARACTER IN WAR FOR PLANET OF THE APES MOVIE Metamorfosa Journal, 8(1), 65-77.