Truth or Dare

    
     The movie Truth or Dare is a horror/suspense movie directed by Jeff Wadlow. The movie made it’s debut this year, April 13, 2018, which ironically was on Friday the 13^th.  

     The movie is about a group of friends who were brought to Mexico, by a “stranger”. This stranger was thought to have a crush on one of the main character’s, Olivia, but however, he had other plan for her and her friends. He brought them to Mexico to play a game of Truth or Dare, but the game is not all what the friends think that it is. The game has a curse on it and follows the friends back to their home town. They must play the game. Tell the truth or die; Do the dare or die. Refuse to play or die. That’s the rules. The game will end when all the players are dead.

     This movie trailer has a very well put together hook at meets at least three rules for a strong hook. The first is that the trailer opens with the main characters sitting by a fire. This helps the audience see who the movie is going to be about all at the same time (339). The trailer also sets the tone for the whole movie (339). You find out that it is going to be suspenseful when Oliva’s crush is asked what his intentions for Oliva are. The movie trailer open with conflict (339). The friends/players are thing to figure out how to play the game without dyeing, which doesn’t work well for some of the players/friends. 

     The movie trailer adheres to four out of five of the elements of a riveting first line. It contains a question, introduces the characters, gives the setting and sets the tone of the movie (341). The first line of the trailer contains the question, to Oliva’s crush, as to what his intentions with her were. His answer to the questions sets the tone for the whole movie. The characters are introduced in the first line of the trailer because they are all sitting around a fire together. The setting at first is Mexico, but the setting for the rest of the movie is the friends home town. 

     This movie trailer has a very interesting storyline, has a very great hook and adheres to most of the elements of a riveting first line. All these components and the trailer itself makes me want to go see the movie.

#tellthetruthoryoudie #dothedareoryoudie

Behrens, Laurence, and Leonard J. Rosen. Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. 13th ed., Pearson, 2016.

Don't Worry, Be Happy

#dontworrybehappy

     Adam Phillips, a psychoanalyst and philosopher stated, “Anyone who could maintain a state of happiness, given the state of this world, is living in a delusion.” I would have to say that I am on both sides with this statement. There are so many horrible things happening in this world like mass shootings and drug addictions that it may seem hard to be happy, but there are so many beautiful things that happen in the world like meeting your true love, have children and watching them grow.

     There are many negative things happening in the world like the school shootings. There has been 17 shooting just this year along and we are only 12 weeks into the year. (CNN website, par 1) That is approximately one school shooting per week. (CNN website, par 1) The most recent shooting was on March 20^th of this year. (CNN website, par 2) This shooting took place in Lexington Park, Maryland at Great Mills High School where two children were shot, the shooter and a 16-year-old girl. (CNN website, par 2) it is sad to know that so many young people are dying at the hands of other.

      Also, a world full of drug addicts, most of them ranging between the age of 16-59, it is hard to maintain happiness. (Drug Addiction Help website, par 2) 1,500 people die each week from drug addition and 20,000 people per year. (Drug Addiction Help website, par 2) Knowing that so many people are dying from drug addiction makes it hard to remain positive. 

     However, there are so many wonderful things that happen to people on a day to day basis. Having children, getting married, graduating from college and starting your career. These are reason to be happy and in an evil world, like the one that we live in, it is important to try and maintain some sort of happiness.

 When you are feeling down about what is going on in the world, think about all the positive things you have going on in your life. There is at least one.

Ahmen, Saeed., Chistina Walker. 2018. There Has Been, on Average, One School Shooting Every Week This Year. https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/02/us/school-shootings-2018-list-trnd/index.html

Drug Addiction Help. 2018. Drug Addiction Facts & Statistics. http://www.drug-addiction-help.org/addiction-information/drug-addiction-facts-statistics/