Sense & Sensibility: Enlightenment/Romanticism

Watching Sense and Sensibility we can clearly see two distinct characters that imply 2 different time periods. Both the sisters have very key roles in this movie, depicting and clearly showing the different types of love, and way of life there is. There are many examples throughout the movie that show and explain each type of time period.

As watching the movie the way they showed their love was very different and how they acted about one’s self and way of life. I as the viewer could tell the two differences very clearly at the very beginning of the movie. Elinor being the very practical and self-reliant, at the beginning of the movie shows her being a person that is Enlightenment. As she fell in love with Edward Ferrars, she never outwardly expressed her love for him. We as viewers could clearly see the love that she had for him. When her and her family had to leave their home to go live somewhere else she never really showed any emotion of the move and how she really felt about leaving her one true love.

On the other hand her sister, Marianne as she came in contact with her one true love (so she thought) Mr. Willoughby swept her off her feet as she lay in the rain with a twisted ankle. She truly thought she was in love, not knowing his background or anything. As she fell in love, her emotions truly showed how she felt. I as a viewer and watcher did not need to think or guess how she felt about love or the situation. She truly showed a Romanticism way of love. Her overall accountancies also showed romanticism as well, the way she openly expressed her feelings and thoughts.

Her sister Elinor did not have any emotion I felt like throughout the movie. Not saying that way is a bad way, but pertaining to the way that we as viewers would like to see emotions, it’s not the best persuasion. Elinor is very casual with her way of feelings and emotions; she really evaluated her reasoning and used her mind to think things out rather than her body or actions. On the other hand Marianne is very open as to expressing her feelings and emotion. She related self-expression openly and shared with us how she felt about certain circumstances.

Towards the end of the movie when the movie took a wild twist, Mr. Willoughby and Marianne do not stay in love due to Mr. Willoughby fleeing and not owning up to whom he truly is and what has happened in his life. Marianne being heartbroken shows her emotion very openly that she, in a sense has no more too live for, but as time goes forth Colonel Brandon comes into the picture who I also believe has an Enlightenment personality to himself, just like Elinor, but the feelings between the two don’t form together but Marianne sees the loving feelings he has and falls for him.

The overall feelings of the movie that I feel like Jane Austen and Ang lee are trying to persuade is the Romanticism time period. But we can clearly see that both periods have a great effect of how the movie attracted each viewer.  We had two clear divisions at the beginning of the movie between the Romantic age and the Enlightenment time period; towards the end of the movie we had a lot of feelings and emotions that depicted Romanticism. Many of the actors and actresses were very open on their feelings and emotions.

I really feel like each one can perceive each time period as good or bad. One is very open at expressing the feelings and the other keeps it within themselves as to think over their scenarios. As we go through life we can experience both types of time periods I really feel and that is maybe also what Austen and Ang are trying to show us all. With different types of situations we might be greater in one way and in another instance we can show more in the other.

With Watching this movie with one who loves and adores this movie, (Kandace Goodrich) I was able ask her different questions pertaining to the specific topics I would be writing about. Having many different outlooks on this movie gave me a variety of feelings of thoughts about the two different time periods of Enlightenment and Romanticism.

Baroque Blog

Viewing the different styles of sculptures, they resemble some likes but a lot of differences between to two time periods.  Michelangelo's and Donatello's sculptures of David clearly have a central or alike meaning to both of them. Bernini’s David and his many other painting and designs clearly show there a different twist and Baroque meaning to them. Michelangelo and Donatello both have a central line for David and Bernini’s has a very curvy look to it. I also notice with Michelangelo and Donatello they have it as very plain and no excitement to what they are trying to show. With Bernini’s his is more outstanding and very catching to look at.

With Baroque being the time period of Bernini and his sculptures we can see he applied the meaning of Curves and grotesque or distorted within David. Comparing it to Michelangelo and Donatello as well, we can see that mannerism was brought into the Baroque style. Seeing Bernini’s sculpture it almost looks like he is trying to persuade that “He is that Good”, or He can do it that way because he is that good. The meaning behind the sculpture is not there unlike Michelangelo and Donatello.

Another very clear difference between the two time periods is the motion that they are in. The meaning behind that is, Bernini and being during the Baroque time period the sculpture looks almost as he is in motion not in a stand still spot. In other words it is like a snap shot rather than a portrait like during the renaissance period was. Its very interesting viewing the different styles and types and see there a likes and differences. Clearly we can see a more interest in the artist or sculpture in Baroque then Renaissance. 

Renaissance

Viewing the picture of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, we can see many lines and colors that bring a great effect to help the painting and main point stand out more. The lines that I can see very clearly are the line of the table the lines of the ceiling and walls. The line of Christ's arm bring us to draw closer to Christ himself. The colors that stand out are the Red of Christ's robe, and I really feel like the dark on the ceiling and above Christ bring great effect to the painting as well.

This specific painting doesn't have any odd designs or forms in it, but with the lines and the cemetery it still brings a line of proximity to the painting and leads us all as viewers to the meaning of the painting. Each line takes us to the center of the painting, which is where all the action is, Christ is in the middle and all the story and affects are happening within that center. As we look at the painting, none of the apostles have colors on them to stand out more then The Savior himself have.

With knowing how da Vinci paints and his meaning behind it, we can clearly see that in each and especially in this painting, he has a central meaning and wants his viewers to be lead and taken in to that meaning and have the direct feeling of what he is trying to portray. Some other paintings have you looking all over the picture and you lose the meaning of the painting. With artists during the Renaissance time the try to have one specific view of each painting.

The Renaissance was a very unique and well presented time period, especially within paintings. With the blending of math and art they really grasped the meaning within each story they tried to depict. As I look and reflex once more at the painting of The Last Supper, I notice most all of the apostles have some sort of line leading to Christ, if its their hands, eyes, head or whatever, they have something leading to Christ and that is another form of the line cemetery that the Renaissance tried to portray, and it lead us to the central most part of the painting.