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The Little Things

December 28, 2012March 26, 2021attention-repetition-variation, Stranger Than Fiction, symbols

Brushing your teeth is not an action ordinarily associated with dramatic character growth, but in watching Stranger Than Fiction recently, it was enlightening to see how the filmmakers endowed this seemingly mundane action with symbolic significance. Stranger Than Fiction, written by

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Upping the Use of Symbols – Part 2

April 30, 2011March 26, 2021symbols

Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the movie Up, then what are you waiting for – hire it and watch it ASAP. This post doesn’t go into a detailed look at the plot, but it

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Upping the Use of Symbols – Part 1

April 27, 2011April 27, 2011Anatomy of Story, badge, symbol, symbolic, symbols, Up

Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the movie Up, then what are you waiting for – hire it and watch it ASAP. This post doesn’t go into a detailed look at the plot, but it

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