文學與電影Week4

Cinematic language - "cinematic language" is the combination of methods, strategies and skills that filmmakers choose to convey the central message and the main ideas of the story that they are trying to tell.

Juno 鴻運當頭(2007)

Juno is a 2007 American comedy-drama independent film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody.

Juno received acclaim from critics, many of whom placed the film on their top ten lists for the year. It has received criticism and praise from members of both the pro-life and pro-choice communities regarding its treatment of abortion.

June 六月新娘

有句俗諺：「結婚在六月----新郎幸福，新娘快樂(Marry in June ---Good to the man and happy to the maid.)。」原來「六月新娘」源自於June 的語源Juno，也就是羅馬神話中天帝Jupiter的妻子Juno，她代表了女性、婚姻和母性，集美貌、溫柔、慈愛於一身，所以六月結婚，諸事皆宜。

Explicitßàimplicit meaning

詳盡的、清楚的、明確的/不言明的、含蓄的

Eye-opening 令人大開眼界的、很有啟發的

(Of an event or situation) unexpectedly enlightening

Comedy 喜劇、喜劇性成分

A movie, play, or broadcast program intended to make an audience laugh

Perceptual 感知的、知覺的

Receive接受、接到/conceive想像、設想/perceive察覺、感知

Succeed成功/success成功、成就/successful成功的、勝利的/successive連續的、繼承的/predecessor前輩、前任、祖先

Verisimilitude貌似真實、逼真的事物

Altitude海拔、高海拔地區

Aptitude習性、天資、才能、適宜

Attitude態度、意見、看法

SAT (scholastic aptitude test)