Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Animated Heroes

In the movie Hercules, Hercules is a hero because when he risks his own life to save Meg it shows that he has amazing courage and willingness to sacrifice his life for others which proves he is a true hero.



http://www.logoi.com/pastimages/img/hercules_3.jpg


This is an image of Mulan cutting her hair to look like a boy so that she can be a hero and have the courage to fight in her fathers place. With a great amount of bravery, she ends up saving her country of China from being attacked.



http://www.disney-vacation-time.com/img/mulan/mulan-4.jpg

From the movie The Incredibles, each member of the family has a unique ability of super powers which helps them to be great heroes. For example, when the family in being held captive at the end of the movie, Violet, the daughter, is able to release her family from confinement so they can defeat the evil Syndrome.



http://www.animatedheroes.com/

Literature: Here is a poem about someone gaining a superpower.
Going Straight

Honestly, I had had no idea that that day
was not to go to plan.
That I would gain superpowers on my way
to aid my fellow man.
A colleague was suffering, to be candid,
the affliction of bad hair.
Jokingly I said straighten and it did
which gave us both a scare.
We did experiment, however, to confirm
what had started as a jest.
But when my supervisor returned with a perm
she was not much impressed.
Fired, I despondently walked home in the rain
until shock stopped me in mid pace.
I'd caught a glimpse of me in a window pane
with not a wrinkle on my face.
I didn't hang about. I wanted to get in -
practice my powers and advance.
By the evening I could flatten even a mountain
...of laundry, with a single glance.
I'd be rich and famous. I'd no longer be a zero.
To domestic strife I would bring peace.
In short I had realised I would be a super hero
and be called "The Anti-Crease".

http://www.fantasticpoems.com/Poems/Going-Straight.html

This is a video tribute to animated heroes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npRyo9IxAEc

In this video, Aladdin is a courageous hero by saving Jasmine and freeing the Genie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoUX94YtVQA&feature=related

While studying about animated heroes, I learned that you don't have to be significant to be a hero. You can be any ordinary person (animated character) to achieve the goals of a hero. If you set your mind to something and reach it, then thats make you a hero in your own way.

In conclusion, I found out that heroes come in many different forms. They can be young, old, smart, foolish, etc. I think that animated heroes are great because people can look up to them and want to be just like them. Animated heroes are great role models because it makes people think the impossible and what they could do to help in our society.

13 comments:

Kelsey J. said...

I learned that being a hero is being brave and willing to put yourself at risk for anther, like Mulan.

Ansley said...

In order to be a hero i learned that you have to be courageous and helpful.

andrea said...

i learned that even an ordinary person can be a hero, as long as they can commit themselves to the cause.

Anna C said...

I learned that you can use heroes to teach messages to others. These animated characters were made up, although they teach awesome lessons to young children.

Charlie B. said...

When reading this i learned that heros are not self centered and think about other people.

Kirstin C said...

I learned that heroes are all different, like what they look like and the things that they do, but they're all significant.

Kelly L. said...

I learned that no hero is the same. everybody is different.

Julia said...

I learned that heroes can fun, and they have to be to make light of serious problems in order to fix them

Molly H. said...

I learned that we can all learn from animated hero's, just because there animated doesn't mean we can't be like them. We should learn from there courage and strength.

Adrienne H. said...

I learned that a lot of heroes need courage to be brave and helpful.

Kelly said...

Heroes are always there for other people. They care about everyone no matter who they are. They even help their enemies.

Katherine B. said...

I learned that being a hero is being ready to help people no matter what. Being prepared at al times.

Ms. Roehl said...

Great hero box. You have a nice collection of artifacts and a complete analysis.