Moved by Movies
by: Daisann McLane
September 21, 2015
Speaker: Daisann McLane and experienced traveler and veteran watcher of films.
Occasion: McLane is talking about her experiences in movie theaters across the world, specifically in this case she was in a Hong Kong movie theater watching Casablanca.
Audience: For people who travel throughout the world. For those who feel like they have to do outrageous new things in order to enjoy what a country has to offer.
Purpose: To convince travelers that sometimes it is more interesting to follow your regular routines and see how things differ in another country. Daisann McLane talks about her experiences in the extremely fancy movie theater in Hong Kong, it is interesting to see and watch movies “out of context” or see them in a new light. They can also make a traveler feel at home sometimes, McLane talks about how in Paris, she spoke little French, but when she went to see Woody Allen’s Annie Hall “she no longer felt like a stranger in the city”.
Subject: This piece is about how movies can provide a sense of place and how “long before I actually traveled, I was traveling through films.” Daisann McLane talks about how movies play a large part in our travels, either making us feel more comfortable in a city or providing site seeing spots to hit on the tour. Many people avoid doing things they normally do when in a foreign country, but through movies you can find a relatable experience with citizens or you can have an experience like McLane where you are the “only American in a youth club in Croatia watching Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing and explaining all of the slang.” Either way movies open up incredible doors for any traveler, we just have to be smart enough to not look over them.
Tone: McLane writes this piece in a friendly and encouraging way, talking about how incredible movies are and trying to urge traveler not to overlook the concept of going to see a movie when traveling. She is very nice and personable throughout the piece and by sharing her own experiences and talking about the deep connections between people, movies, and places she develops a friendly and encouraging tone.
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Daisann McLane appeals to imagery again with her powerful pictures of different movie theaters throughout the world. By drawing these pictures she in her own right creates her own movie depicting the over air conditioned theater in Hong Kong or the buzzing theater filled with cumin-fried chickpeas in Chennai. McLane is able to open reader’s eyes to just how amazing and unique these experiences, that seem so every day, can really be. She urges people to understand how just sitting in an old armchair watching Casablanca can take you to Rick’s Café in Morocco and how that rings true no matter where you watch it, but each experience is depicted differently in their life.
by: Daisann McLane
September 21, 2015
Speaker: Daisann McLane and experienced traveler and veteran watcher of films.
Occasion: McLane is talking about her experiences in movie theaters across the world, specifically in this case she was in a Hong Kong movie theater watching Casablanca.
Audience: For people who travel throughout the world. For those who feel like they have to do outrageous new things in order to enjoy what a country has to offer.
Purpose: To convince travelers that sometimes it is more interesting to follow your regular routines and see how things differ in another country. Daisann McLane talks about her experiences in the extremely fancy movie theater in Hong Kong, it is interesting to see and watch movies “out of context” or see them in a new light. They can also make a traveler feel at home sometimes, McLane talks about how in Paris, she spoke little French, but when she went to see Woody Allen’s Annie Hall “she no longer felt like a stranger in the city”.
Subject: This piece is about how movies can provide a sense of place and how “long before I actually traveled, I was traveling through films.” Daisann McLane talks about how movies play a large part in our travels, either making us feel more comfortable in a city or providing site seeing spots to hit on the tour. Many people avoid doing things they normally do when in a foreign country, but through movies you can find a relatable experience with citizens or you can have an experience like McLane where you are the “only American in a youth club in Croatia watching Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing and explaining all of the slang.” Either way movies open up incredible doors for any traveler, we just have to be smart enough to not look over them.
Tone: McLane writes this piece in a friendly and encouraging way, talking about how incredible movies are and trying to urge traveler not to overlook the concept of going to see a movie when traveling. She is very nice and personable throughout the piece and by sharing her own experiences and talking about the deep connections between people, movies, and places she develops a friendly and encouraging tone.
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Daisann McLane appeals to imagery again with her powerful pictures of different movie theaters throughout the world. By drawing these pictures she in her own right creates her own movie depicting the over air conditioned theater in Hong Kong or the buzzing theater filled with cumin-fried chickpeas in Chennai. McLane is able to open reader’s eyes to just how amazing and unique these experiences, that seem so every day, can really be. She urges people to understand how just sitting in an old armchair watching Casablanca can take you to Rick’s Café in Morocco and how that rings true no matter where you watch it, but each experience is depicted differently in their life.