Day 2: The Roaring 20’s (The 1920s)
Activity 1: Popular Culture – The Silent Movie 
The 1920s saw a massive surge in the number of people going to the movies. Huge new cinemas were built in both Auckland (The Civic Theatre) and Dunedin (Empire De Luxe). The most popular type of movies showing at local NZ cinemas were ‘silent’ films. Gold Rush and The Lion's Cage are examples of iconic silent films. They feature a famous actor named Charlie Chaplin.
Watch the trailer for Gold Rush or The Lion's Cage. On your blog, tell us what you think the movie is about. There are no words spoken movie so you will need to pay careful attention to what the actors are doing! Do you think you would enjoy watching a silent film? Why/Why not?
I would not enjoy a movie with no one speaking because I want to know what people are think and I want to hear peoples thoughts.
Activity 2: Art Deco 
In the 1920s a new artistic movement emerged in New Zealand (and around the world). It was called ‘Art Deco.’ The picture to the right is a classic example of an ‘Art Deco’ piece. Take a close look at the painting. Do you like it?
On your blog, give the painting a rating out of 5 stars (1 star = terrible painting, 2 stars = pretty bad painting, 3 stars = okay painting, 4 stars = good painting and 5 stars = amazing painting). After you’ve rated the painting out of 5, tell us why you gave it that rating.
I give it a four because it has very good colouring and the drawing is very fantastic and that car looks very classy.
Hey there Christopher, thanks for all of your blog posts in the past few days. It's been awesome to see you working hard and keeping busy.
ReplyDeleteI liked reading your opinion on the silent films. I don't think I would enjoy them either. I would get really bored. I need conversation to hold my interest. I believe these films would just seem so old by comparison to the modern films of today.
Have you seen any good movies lately?
Thank you for also posting a review of the painting in activity two. It's great that you've offered a couple of reasons for giving it four stars. I really like the gleam of light on the side of the car. What do you think of her outfit? Her red lipstick stands out too. It's funny how she is sort of staring at you. It's sort of like she is posing for a picture being taken.
Thank you Christopher, great work.
Billy