My film and my approach

After class today I talked with my teacher about the different options for my research paper. I've narrowed my choices down to three movies, with a strong lead on one. They are Zoolander, Iron Man 2, and Chicago.

If I decide to do Zoolander and the corresponding shame criticism, I think I could find a lot of material for that.  I might, instead of shame, do a masculinist study on how the main characters do not see themselves as being anything less than men.

For Iron Man 2, I would do a disabilities study on how Iron Man refuses to see himself as disabled, and how that ultimately hinders him more.  Or alternatively, I could talk about how revealing a disability affects relationships, and Tony's fear of that reveal.

Chicago is my third option, but just as a fall back. I think I'm good to go with either of my first two options, though.

I'm watching Zoolander tonight with my mom. I'll report back when I've watched Iron Man 2.

New blog title (because the first one was dumb)

I've decided that for whatever reason, I really hate the first blog name I used!  So now I've had time to think, and I've come up with something better.  Since this class is using films as a point of analysis, I'm going to change the name of one of my favorite movies (For a Few Dollars More, starring Clint Eastwood) to suit the title.  Welcome to For a Few Points More, since the blogger site gives 10 points extra credit.

First Post!

Hello, my name is Sabrina Lau. This is a pretty dry first post, but I hope you'll understand. I am currently taking English 102, and have created this blog to document my adventures in it. The blog's title is "Concernedly Confident," because I am "concerned" with how confident I am at the beginning of this semester. We will see if I am just confident that I'm concerned by the end, if that makes sense. 

This semester I'll be doing six projects for this class, and am looking forward to them. I don't expect them to be easy, but I know good things come with difficulty. 

Here's to a good start. 

Even though I don't drink, cheers!