Naomi

I agree that both DC and Marvel have distinct styles. I think Marvel is gaining larger popularity on the cinematic side because, as mentioned in the article, Marvel tends to connect everything and add a bit of witty humour in there to break the tension. DC tends to create very intense movies requiring high audience concentration. I think because some of the cinematic superhero audience doesn’t always read the comic books, Marvel set the precedent for what the general audience expects when it comes to superhero movies. Being someone who reads both DC and Marvel comic books, I would say that both the MCU and DC cinematic experience match up with the styles the comic books tend to have, especially concerning DC individuality when it comes to film directing. One aspect I do hope that DC improves upon in the future is their character development, because thet are known for being so complex and detail-oriented.

I agree with this concept completely. It’s definitely important to emphasize the fact that studies are not completely segregated. Post-secondary institutions still highlight differences rather than similarities concerning different faculties, when there could be enormous benefits to combining aspects from different areas of study.

I feel that being open minded and exploring all views and points in an individual’s writing is extremely important in building on one’s education and open-minded thought process.
Critical thinking by exploring all points of view is a skill I believe is overlooked in present educational institutions. Much of the time, students are told to write a piece that favours one point of view and are penalized when bringing in others, usually because of their lack of clarity and confusion in their writing. Educational leaders should be encouraging students to explore different points of view on the subject and by helping them research and clarify what they are trying to say.
Critical thinking is a much needed skill in our communities and work forces presently as it spurs creative and innovative problem solving solutions. As voiced in this article, reiterating someone else’s thoughts will not further our society, but enforce a stagnant and closed mind set in our local and even global community.

I enjoy how friends had no end goal. Western culture, particularly North American culture has a stress-ridden society always focused on obtaining some sort of “end goal.” If we reach a goal, there’s always another goal we “should” be working toward. Friends was so relaxed and go with the flow because of the fact that the audience wasn’t really expecting anything to happen. I found that it made it more exciting too when watching the seasons, because you didn’t know what was in store for the episode besides the hint from the title.