Film Analysis

The Sandlot

OW:  Scotty Smalls is an ordinary kid who has just moved into a new town just before school gets out for the summer.  At first it is hard for him to make friends, but eventually a boy named Ben Rodriguez takes him under his wing and becomes friends with him.  He teaches him how to play baseball and lets him join their team.

Call:  One summer afternoon the team finds themselves in trouble when they run out of baseballs to play with.  Scotty remembers that he had seen a baseball in his dad's trophy room.  He quickly runs home and ignores the signature that is marked on the ball.  Scott is up to bat first and on the second pitch to his horror, he smashes the ball over the fence.  He then tells the rest of the team that it was signed by Babe Ruth and they realize they have to find a way to get it back.  The only problem, a giant monster dog lives on the other side of the fence.

Refusal:  At first Scotty is so shocked that all he can do is lay down and think that he is dead.

Mentor:  Benjamin is the mentor in this movie.  No matter how tough or bad things get, he always gives Smalls confidence and never puts him down.  He is always thinking of ways to try and help him.

Threshold:  Scotty and the team start building contraptions and thinking of other ways to get the ball back from the beast.  They try again and again but nothing seems to work.

Tests, Allies, Enemies:  The only enemy in the movies is the beast dog because he has the ball and won't give it back.  The entire baseball team are Scotty's allies.  One big test is how they are going to get the ball back without getting killed.

Approach:  Ben finally realizes that the only way they can get the ball back is if someone jumps over the fence on their own and retrieve the ball by hand.

Ordeal:  On the night before the big event Benny receives a revelation.  Babe Ruth appears to him in a dream and tells him what he has to do.  He tells him just to jump the fence and grab the ball.  He also gives Benjamin some very good words of advice that stick with him through the rest of his life.  "Heros get remembered, but legends never die."

Reward:  After jumping the fence and retrieving the ball from the dog, everything falls right into place.  The old man who owns the dog trades them a way better baseball for theirs, they become friends with the dog, and Scotty ends up only getting in a little trouble.  Also Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez goes to the MLB when he grows up.

The Road Back:  The boys go back to their ordinary lives of playing baseball at the Sandlot again.  Eventually they all move away and lose connections with each other.

Ordinary World

Master Chief was just an ordinary guy living in an ordinary town going to an ordinary school.  In fact, there was nothing special about his life at all.  You could even say it was amazing how ordinary his life was.  That is until some not so ordinary happened.  One day, while roaming about the forrest on a casual walk, Master Chief stumbled upon an abnormally large egg.  Little did he know, what was inside this strange egg would change his life.  What was in it you ask?  Well I suppose I could tell you without ruining the story.  Inside this egg was the last Yeti on Earth.

How will this creature change his life?  Will it be friendly or end up killing everyone?  How did this egg end up in the middle of the forrest?  

Blurbs

Mother - Pink Floyd
Syd is a handsome young man who can get any girl he wants however, the girl he will always love most is his mother.  One day while Syd is out having a good time with his girlfriend he receives some terrible news.  His mother has died in a car accident.  This event changes the way he lives his life.  Instead of going out and partying, he sits home and remembers all the things his mother did for him and how that event will forever change his life.

The Truth - Pnau
Nick has fallen madly in love with the perfect girl.  He thinks his life is wonderful.  Ever since she came into his life he has been nothing but happy.  One day he gets off work early and decides to surprise his lover with some flowers and chocolate.  He arrives home and opens the door.  She is lying peacefully in bed but to his terror, she is not alone in the bed.

Nightcall - Kavinsky
Its the year 2100.  Humans are no longer the only beings that rule the world.  Technology advanced robots walk along side by side with us.  We programed them to only assist the humans with their everyday lives, never to have any emotions or feelings.  If the robots are caught having emotions or feelings, they are instantly destroyed.  That is until a newly made robot named Vincent becomes the servant of a pretty young girl.  Slowly but surely, the robot begins to gain feelings for the young women.  Remarkably, she starts to feel the same feelings towards him too.

My Story

Plot - Me and Grandmaster Flash grow the best "product" in all of the south western part of the U.S.
Characters - Me, Grandmaster Flash, Mexican Drug Lord.
Conflict - Mexican drug lord steals all of our money and our product.
Theme - If someone takes what is rightfully yours, do everything you can until you get it back.
Setting - Mexico, the streets of Alpine