Goals for the End of March

1.  Finish section on King's Speech

2.  Edit section on Harry Potter

3.  Consider rewriting problem statement/significance

4.  Contact Committee and set up time for defense in May

5.  Finish Rough Draft of whole thing and have an intelligent reader give feedback

The Second Section

So, it's finally Spring Break and I'm trying to get as many words down on paper as possible.  I've been thinking about the connection between "King's Speech" and "Harry Potter" lately, and I think that it's especially interesting that they are both remakes of sorts–on of history and one of novel.  In that way, they both have a certain obligation to their audiences that they can choose to fulfill or not.  They are also both British films that were able to draw huge U.S. audiences, and in the case of "King's Speech," win the biggest Academy Award.  Perhaps if I have enough material on the both of them I will limit my paper to just these two films because I think that it will ultimately be more cohesive.

Finding a Voice

After a long stall in writing, seeing The King's Speech at Coolidge Corner has definitely inspired me.  I think I'm going to drop Nolan's failed Inception and focus on the English film instead.  I think it might be interesting since HP was an adaptation from a book, and King's Speech is an adaptation from history.  Thus, you'd think that the English film would have had less success as a result of people judging its breaks from historical fact, etc.  Mostly, I just want to write about a film that takes place in England...