please please help me!!! 10 POINTS!!!?
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“The Great Train Robbery”
1.) Kevin Gilmore anxiously anticipated the video that had been scheduled. For this session of the motion picture club, a twelve-minute, black-and-white classic called “The Great Train Robbery” was being shown. Filmed in 1903, it was the first narrative film in history! Edwin S. Porter, the man who had conceived, directed, and edited the film, based it on a felony that occurred in 1900. To prepare for the meeting, Kevin had read a short vignette of the crime in an encyclopedia. Butch Cassidy’s “Wild Bunch” gang had robbed a train near Table Rock, Wyoming. They stopped the Union Pacific’s No. 3 train and forced the conductor to unfasten the passenger cars from the rest of the train. Then they blew up the mail car’s safe and ran off with $ 5,000 in cash.
2.) Kevin thought it was funny that the film was shot in New Jersey and Delaware, in areas that closely resembled the country in the Old West. He considered it extraordinary that Porter was a newsreel photographer who worked for Thomas Edison. Did Edison give him any ideas for special effects? Surely working for the great inventor would have been an exceptional experience that would have left an indelible impression on Porter. Some day Kevin wanted to direct movies with mind-boggling special effects. That’s why he had recently joined the club.
3.) Eventually the lights dimmed, and the show began. Kevin sat forward and studied each scene. He burst out in brief laughter when the first man was shot, but the older members of the club quickly shushed him. Yes, the shooting was despicable, but did they not see how phony it looked? However, Kevin resisted the urge to indulge in further merriment until the startling conclusion. At that point the others’ stern looks served only to intensify his amusement.
4.) The facilitator, whose personal quirk was to wink after asking a question, stood and explained the reaction to the movie when it was released one hundred years ago. Kevin was amused to learn that audiences, believing themselves to be witnessing a horrific event, would scream and run from the theater in distress. Truly, it seemed an excessive response to a short, hokey movie! Did they not consider the acting to be stilted and the fighting to be fake?
5.) When the facilitator asked for comments, Kevin waved his hand in the air. With a grimace, Mr. P. searched the room for other raised hands. Finding none, he called on Kevin.
6.) Speaking in his characteristic straightforward manner, Kevin said, “I hate to malign a classic, but for being such a short film, it was awfully full of clichés. I mean, come on! Shooting at a guy’s feet to make him dance? Shooting a man in the back as he runs away? Forming a posse to chase the bad guys? Having the bad guys wear black? I’m surprised there wasn’t a damsel in distress tied to the railroad tracks!”
7.) Mr. P. repulsed Kevin’s comments. “Those clichés, as you call them, didn’t exist at the time this movie was filmed. Did you not understand that this film was the first of its kind?” The wink was out of place, given Mr. P’s obvious annoyance with Kevin’s perceived disrespect for Porter’s film.
8.) “You have to admit that the fight scenes could have been more realistic,” Kevin argued. “I mean, the villain beats up a man, but we don’t see the punches land, because there’s an obstacle in our line of vision. Then the villain throws the man off the train, but it’s clearly a dummy flying through the air! I’ve seen that routine on comedy shows a million times!”
9.) “Porter didn’t have access to trained actors and actresses,” Jameka Johnson replied. “He also didn’t have access to the technology that we have today. Considering his limitations, he did a remarkable job − in my opinion.”
10.) “In the opinion of many,” Mr. P. added with a nod, as if to impress Kevin. “If you were the filmmaker, what would you do differently with this story?”
11.) Wren’s hand shot up. “I would create roles for women!” she said. “I would have the matriarch of a family board the train with her adult children and young grandchildren. Rather than allowing the porter to show them to their seats, the old woman would lead the way and choose the seats she wants. Then when the bandits board the train, she would stand up to them. She might even pull out a pistol and shoot at them!”
12.) Kevin rolled his eyes, unmoved by Wren’s enthusiasm. “I would have two families involved in an ongoing feud board the same train. They would have to cooperate with each other to form a plan to thwart the robbery attempt.”
13.) The discussion continued, but Kevin’s mind was on his idea. He began to scribble an outline for a screenplay. Excitement mounted as he imagined himself using his father’s camcorder to film his friends acting out the scenes. He gave a sidelong glance at Jameka, considering her for a role in his movie. It would have to be a minor role to keep her humble.
14.) Jameka caught Kevin staring
This story is written mainly from Kevin’s point of view. Only one paragraph is written from another viewpoint. Which paragraph is it?
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 11
2.) Where did the real train robbery take place?
Wyoming, 1900
New Jersey, 1903
Delaware, 1900
The Old West, 1903
3.) Who was responsible for the filming of “The Great Train Robbery”?
Butch Cassidy
Kevin Gilmore
Edwin Porter
Eddie Post
4.) Which of these is a fact in the story?
The acting in the film was laughable.
The film contained mind-boggling special effects.
Porter copied famous comedy routines in his movie.
The film was the first Western movie ever made.
5.) True or False: Butch Cassidy was a fictional character.
True
False
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6.) Which of these words best describes the relationship between Kevin and Jameka?
Provoking
Awkward
Friendly
Repulsive
7.) From its context, what is the meaning of the word indelible in paragraph two?
Unforgettable
Irreplaceable
Good
Mind-boggling
8.) Kevin Gilmore was inspired by the film or the discussion.
true
false
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9.) Wren was also enthusiastic about the film and her inspiration to create a screenplay.
true
false
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10.) Mr. P was somewhat annoyed by Kevin’s incessant questioning.
true
false
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Best answer:
Answer by Me 🙂
The answer is: Yes!
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