4.+1+-+Protect+Your+Planet

__**﻿ ﻿ A. "PROTECT YOUR PLANET" PROJECT **__ 1. It all starts with the film __"Into the Wild"__. So, why don't you just watch it, read some research about it and then share your opinion with us? media type="youtube" key="2LAuzT_x8Ek" height="195" width="320"

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**2. Now, share your comments. Edit the page and write here. The page will be open till next Sunday, the 13th February. ** ==**:)) YOUR PERSONAL COMMENTS: ** == I've never seen the film but it seems to be a really good one. Leaving all behind is an act of extreme courage, because not everyone is able to give up what is ours, belongings, friends or family to go on a trip completely without direction or destination. Maybe it is a really cool experience; it probably will "force" us to think about all the things we have done, what we did wrong or right, what we do for the others. The trip will be a kind of an encounter with ourselves. Personally, I would like to have an experience like a journey with no destiny, meet new places and new people. Rita Pinto When we started to see this film in class today, I felt an instant connection with the movie. It captured my attention so when I arrived home I went to see it!

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It is necessary to have a strong will to live and to be really brave. He was already tired of lies and living in a fake society. He wanted to try new things and to feel the nature, feel everything that the earth has to offer. He had a "perfect" life in the eyes of others, his parents were rich and he was an excellent student, but he felt something was missing in the puzzle; he wanted to feel more adrenaline and willpower. I admire his attitude and his survival was amazing. He met a lot of persons and I was drawn in by those characters and the way Chris touched their lives so effortlessly. I can't tell more about the movie but it was a great tribute to Christopher Johnson McCandles.=====

It is a long movie, but worth every minute. And there are some very good lessons to be reminded of here. I would also like to travel with the horizon as the destination.
Cátia Borrego **I saw the movie and I do know Christopher's story. I don't deny his courage but, personally, I think he was a fool.**

Almeida 11ºA
I completely disagree with you! he was no fool at all. He lived the way he wanted to. Cátia Borrego

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I had already begun to see the movie, but not finished. I love the way Christopher thinks... And I admire his courage to leave everything behind and live as he wanted. Alone, without money, having to hunt to get something to eat, ... ======

I think he's the neater and cleaner guy I 've ever seen. And  the question of having to hunt, I love the squirrel roast he ate.
Diogo Marques 11ºA I think this is a great movie. It shows us the beauty of the world we live in and the places where the human action hasn't reached yet. It's also about courage to leave everything behind us and trying to find who we really are without our friends, our family and belongings. Most people in this world (sadly) define themselves by what they own and their accomplishments. But Chris decided to leave the society we live in and find himself. Marta Ferreira 11ºB I think that the film is gonna be very good, I'm impatient to see how is it going to end. It's one kind of filme that I like, it has adventure, and something that I'd love to do some day, but a little bit different. A think that the character is very cool, and with an extremely huge spirit of adventure!I'd really love to do something like that with an bicvcle! Francisco Dias 11ºB Welcome Francisco Dias! I was expecting you say that, an adventure with "FOFA". <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">I completely agree with you, Marta, when you say that people define themselves by the money they have or the statute in the society. <span style="background-color: #008000; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Cátia Borrego INTO THE WILD is a very interesting movie, the way Chris "left the civilization" and went exploring not only the nature but also his mind, was quite impressive. Nowadays we care a lot about our material items and forget how the simple moments in life can bring us happiness. I believe this movie shows us the beauty of nature with some spectacular settings and is for sure linked to the theme PROTECT THE EARTH. Filipa Duarte 11ºA I forgot and wrote on the discussion forum, but I'll write a new one here. The film is a great film to make us think and reflect on our behavior in society. Personally, I wouldn't leave my friends and run away. But people are different, people think in different ways and I just can say Chris is a very courageous person because I don't know anyone who could do it. People are too materialistic to leave the city, people are too dependent on money and material things! It is difficult for everyone to leave their habits behind and live a completely natural life. Mariana11thA **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Welcome you all that did have the time, the energy and the will to comment on this film! Your comments prove that you are great students, willing to fly and go beyond the simple words and images of a film. I believe this is the right way to develop your capacities and figure out there's a world out there, ready to be discovered and explored. I agree with you, Filipe and Marta, when you mention the courage needed to start over and build something worth the effort. As Marta and Filipa referred, it's much more difficult to explore our true self and leave our society's materialistic values behind. As for you Francisco, make sure you plan everything in advance so that you don't end up like Chris. Nature is sometimes tricky!... As Mariana says, it takes a lot of guts to leave family and friends behind and to go into the wild. As some of you already know, Chris eventually realised that "Happiness is only real when SHARED". Finally, I would like to say that I'm also very pleased with the fact that you all consider "INTO THE WILD" a great choice. Keep up the excellent work! You sure make me PROUD of YOU! :) ** I agree it was a great choice of movie. I have to admit that, at first, I wasn’t enjoying it very much, as I thought it would take a different direction. Fortunately, I was completely mistaken. I do believe that this story gives us a different perspective on the way people face life. Most of us defend this type of attitude but are not capable of actually doing anything to change what is wrong and go against all expectations. I understand why Chris did what he did, but I also agree that nobody can find happiness when totally alone. It makes us think about the value of things we already take for granted. Núria Paulo 11ºD  I think that "INTO THE WILD" was an excellent choice. The movie shows us how wonderful our planet is, without the landscape changed by humans, and that it is possible to leave behind our comfortable life, exchanging our indulgence for an adventure, and discovering what we don't know, alone, without anyone knowing our location. In my opinion, his courage is amazing, and I couldn't do the same. Ana Margarida Aguiar 11ºB I think you say that you would't do the same because your life is not like his. His parents were selfish and all that mattered to them was money. They didn't care about the children. So,... before you say you would'n do it, put yourself in another position. Cátia Borrego
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Welcome, Diogo, I'm so happy to see you here even if you didn't really comment on the film. Are you planning to eat squirrel roast too? **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Now, in relation to the other page edits, I liked all your comments. They showed me that you are starting to grasp the message of the film. I hope you develop your ideas after watching the whole film. Keep up the good work! :)) Sorry, Almeida, I don't quite agree with you. I don't believe Chris was a fool but I respect your opinion. **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿I think that it takes great courage to do what Chris did. Leave all behind, start a new life, it must be pretty tough. It's an excellent movie maybe one of my favourites and it has a strong and alternative message. Can´t wait to see how it ends. Definitely a very good choice. **
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<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">﻿**Again incredible comments! First of all, Núria, I value the fact that you mentioned something that we usually take for granted: life's little pleasures. Then, Ana Margarida, you refer to Chris's courage and stress the beauty of nature before humans ruined it. As for you, Cátia, I agree with your opinion to a certain extent because, if you remember right, Chris's sister mentioned " With almost a year after Chris's disappearance, my parents' anger, their desperation, their guilt was giving way to pain (...) I fear for the mother in her." Sometimes it's difficult for some parents to see they are destroying their own children and it takes a catastrophe, like the one we see in the film, to figure that out. As sb said " Parenthood is the only lifetime job we have no preparation to."**  This is definitely one of my favourite movies! I believe we are only ourselves in a context: we are not only genes, 'flesh and blood', we are our story. And every story has more than one character. The person we are is a mix of our family, the people we met, the lives we touched and the ones that touched us, the choices we made. So I think we discover ourselves a bit more in everything we do/act on/ react, not necessarily in isolation. And I'd say that Chris's final message, that "happiness is only real when shared", says it all. Still, I must admit I admire Chris's courage to try to find himself, live according to his beliefs and go against the "current" trends of society to value what you own, and not who you are. He was a fighter, an idealist with the strength to go against the tide. He "showed" us breathtaking images of our planet, untouched, and what we should be fighting to preserve. Good luck to you all, students! You have quite well-thought ideas, and are not afraid to share them, so keep up the good job! AnaJunior Into the wild is certainly one of my favorite movies not only because it reports an extraordinary story but also because it is a real story. To see the film and at the same time know that someone has really lived those experiences and had enough courage to do it makes it even more beautiful. Every detail in that movie has a huge importance that makes it so real, so complete. Moreover, Chris's admirable story is so appreciated because somewhere in our dreams there is always a will to be completely free and enjoy life at the utmost without thinking about what others would say, just disappear for a bit and grow to become stronger… and that was what this memorable man has tried to do. Furthermore, the story is so remarkable because he was also trying to tell us that it is possible to be completely dependent on earth and live just with what it gives us. Things just were not like he planned because he probably was not completely prepared to undergo some situations. In spite of having a tragic end I think that the wonderful message the film has makes us all reflect about our lifestyles. Ana Paula 11ºD <span style="background-color: #00e9ff; display: block; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden; text-align: justify;">﻿ **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Welcome to this page, Ana Junior and Ana Paula! I believe this film has really shown me your best. Amazing comments again!! :)) ANA **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Well, as you know we couldn't end watching the movie, and I am really expected to see it until the end. Even if we don't have enough time in class, I will end up watching it at home. This, because I have already seen movies with common stories like this one: a boy who has his life completely influenced by his parents values and wants to have a word on his future. We could see that McCandless had some guts and different principles from his parents'. He knew that, if he wanted to have a life out of the line, we would have to step up and start learning how to live alone with no support, which is exactly the extreme opposite of his previous lifestyle. I think that, maybe, the director chose an athletic actor to play the role, because strength was really the best word that could describe the character. So, you know the deal. Now, I'm really looking forward to knowing the end, because he had the courage, but now he is in Alaska and he can't live like that for so many years. Maybe, he wished to do that: to live alone, distant from all family problems. So, what happens after you decide to make a BIG change? <span style="background-color: #e79718; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mariana Marques, 11th D <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The movie is really good. I liked a lot watching it because it has a lot of adventure. Supertramp thinks like a typical teenager and disagrees with his parents, but his acts are too radical and risky... he goes against nature with the aim of finding the most primitive way of happiness. Everything and everyone is against Supertramp but still, he feel like he is aproaching true happiness... soon he will realize that there is one thing missing to fulfil himself, and that it is impossible to find it in the magic bus... Edgar Gonçalves, 11th A **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Hi both of you! Welcome! I liked both your comments a lot :)) NOW, the page is going to be locked. SORRY! :(( ANA ** **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">REMEMBER THE FORMAL SPEAKING ACTIVITY!? If you have any doubts,feel free to contact me. If you have decided to do the film roleplay (Activity 2) and want to see the DVD Special features, don't hesitate and ask me for it. **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Hi folks! Welcome! I've decided to unlock the page again in order to get some more opinions on a few issues we didn' have the time to discuss in class. The page will now be open till SUNDAY, the 27th. HURRY UP! ANA ** **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">STYLE ** **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">1. List the symbols you can think of and say what those symbols represent. ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">For the ones who haven't seen yet, I've open a post in the discussion forum about MEMORABLE QUOTES from "Into the Wild". <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">I remember a symbol, it's the belt. The belt is very important in the movie, it represent all his journey. First, Ron taught him how to work with leather and then Cris made some drawings in the belt that represented the places where he have been. So in this case the belt represent all the things he have learn while he were going to Alaska and his destination, "N" of North. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">When he has in the magic bus, he losed weight, and with the passing of the time he made holes in the belt, that represent starvation. Cátia Borrego Maybe the wooden board under his bed where he left his own mark. My opinion is that it was his own diary, that someday when someone found that space with or without him, could enjoy that memorial tablet too. I really loved the answer that he found on his own cosmic quest. "Happiness only real when shared". Miguel Martins 11ºA **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Right Miguel, the wooden board is another symbol of "Into the Wild", a reminder of Chris's presence on Earth and the impact he caused on all those (people and living beings) who established a contact with him. ANA ** I'd already seen Into the Wild and it is one of my favourite movies ever, too. That is a film of silent words which can only be captured by those who know how to really listen. The lack of maturity shown by Chris while going into the nowhere misguided and hardly prepared is nearly overcome in his death, when he finds out the sincere and true light he was looking for. The filosophic thoughts he kept repeating to himself were just another way of escaping from his cruel and materialistic reality and convincing himself that what he was doing was not only the right thing that was needed to be done but also the last and purest adventure he wanted to embark in. It is a life lesson, as well, making us believe that we're pretty lucky when we don't picture ourselves as the result of a fake, calamitous marriage, children of a dark and breath-taking atmosphere. (Ana Paula please be careful this time ;) ). Vitória Melo ﻿This film shows what really means in our lives: freedom. He followed is dream and he never gave up. It's important when we do something to achieve what we want instead of waiting for others to do it for us. Chris went on his adventure without any afraid because it was is dream.  I really liked to see this film because Chris has a strong personality and show us also very determination in his attitudes that's why I appreciate very much his lifestyle and this way of thinking! ;) Rita Sequeira 11D **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">﻿Thanks Vitória and Rita for your comments! I believe you're writing your own personal comments on the film itself and not referring to either symbols or narrative techniques. However, I congratulate you on them! ANA ** The Film "Into The Wild" is surrounded by sorrow and shows us that an unhappy and fake family can leave scars. Chris is the example of revolution against the system ( Fight The Power !), against materialistic possessions , labels and the fanfare of a dark society that longs for day light. Freedom is his goal but there are major obstacles and the lack of maturity was one of them, but we can learn something from him : silence does not solve problems only postpones them, luckily we have the weapon of choice and action and sometimes we just need to come across the adversity of doing nothing.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">2. Refer to the film’s narrative techniques and say why they were used. **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Very good, Cátia the symbol of the belt is surely one of the most important ones and you managed to explain its meaning. ANA (Who erased my previous comments!?!!!...) **

Pedro 11ºD
In my opinion, the film shows us that we should be true in every single moment of our life and avoid being corrupted by external factors, like greed, wrath or anger. To sum up, we should leave our happiness with people who care about us. Miguel Carvalho, nº17, 11ºD

**<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Very good comments once again. But what about the symbols of the film? What about the magic bus, the moose head, the wolves, the train, the woolen cap...and so many others? Any suggestions? **

I think that in this film every detail is really important and has a meaning behind it... there are many symbols that could have different interpretations. For example I think that the moose head position after chris realising that the meat was damaged and that he had ended with the life of a poor animal for nothing has a important meaning because it was upside down which shows us how regret he felt. he describes that moment as one of the biggest disastors of his life not only because he had killed an animal but also because he did it all wrong. chris was a young boy that loved nature, loved to be in touch with natural atmospheres so probably it was really difficult for him have to kill a moose in such a macabre way. Ana Paula 11thD