The invention that changed everything » ‘Joy’ movie review Jerrison Oracion fi Senior Columnist OOOO8. Bz: on a true story, Joy shows Joy Mangano’s (Jennifer Lawrence) journey from flight attendant to inventor of the Miracle Mop. Along the way, she has disputes with her product manufacturer about the costs of making the Miracle Mop and her patent, she tries Have an idea for a story? Let us know! Contact: Cheryl Minns, Art Editor : to get the word out about her : product on QVC with the help : of Neil Walker (Bradley Cooper), : and she spends time with her : father, Rudy (Robert De Niro). The film is narrated by Joy’s : grandmother, Mimi (Diane : Ladd), which gets interesting : in the second half of it. David : O. Russell, who wrote and : directed the film, uses his style : to recreate the environment of : Joy’s wintery neighbourhood. Joy : is the breadwinner in her family : because her invention makes her : a lot of money, which she uses to ™ arts@theotherpress.ca : pay off her mortgage and meet : her family’s needs. Even when : she demonstrates the Miracle : Mop on OVC, she still acts like : herself and comes across as a : relatable, everyday person. Lawrence did a great job : playing Joy in the film. She sings : when she does a musical with her : soon-to-be husband, Tony (Edgar : Ramirez), and she speaks Spanish : when she teaches her factory : workers how to make the mop. : Although Cooper has a smaller : role in the film, he works well : with Lawrence again. De Niro This issue: (¥ Hilarious insult game is great fun (Y¥ Comic Corner (¥ Why consoles are a good choice too And more! : had some great lines in the film : that made the audience laugh. In : the film, Melissa Rivers portrays : her mother, Joan Rivers, who was : a famous personality on QVC : with her jewellery collection. Occasionally, there are : 1960s-styled zoom-ins when : action happens. The soundtrack : has a combination of songs : from the 1970s and today : despite the film taking place : in the 1990s. For example, : an Alabama Shakes song is : heard when the Miracle Mop : becomes a bestseller on QVC. Fd ie) nn fa 3 = c Y oO < ra v — Z co 3 Bb a aS] cy iM oO ° Pa ° | ay The film is also very : informative about business : of selling a product, covering : aspects such as investing in an : invention, protecting your design : with a patent, and inventory. It : also shows the early history of : QVC, which was newly launched : around the time the film takes : place. QVC would go on to inspire : other shopping channels like : HSN and the Shopping Channel. If you like this film and want : to learn more about selling an : invention, watch Dragon's Den, : Shark Tank, and Beyond the Tank. Shaking up Shakespeare » Douglas College course combines classic plays with modern movies Cheryl Minns Arts Editor Marts@theotherpress.ca illiam Shakespeare’s works are often found in post-secondary English programs, but they aren't always the most relatable stories to analyze. To help improve students’ understanding of Shakespeare’s texts, Douglas College English instructor Jasmine Nicholsfigueiredo has combined the study of Shakespeare’s work with modern film adaptations set in present times for a third-year English course, Shakespeare and Film. “The inspiration for the course came from a conversation I had with some of my students about how some of the most exciting and accessible adaptations of Shakespeare’s work have happened in film,” Nicholsfigueiredo said. “The conversation got me thinking : about how many students : find the whole Shakespearean : phenomenon incomprehensible : and that maybe a way to awaken : interest was to frame a course : with some of these films.’ Shakespeare and Film will : includea variety of Shakespeare’s : texts, and Shakespeare-inspired : films, TV shows, and other media. : : Among these are three films and : the plays that inspired them: 10 : Things I Hate About You based : on The Taming of the Shrew, : She’s the Man based on Twelfth : Night, and O based on Othello. “Getting students to take a : Shakespeare course—even one : with the word ‘film’ in the title— : is difficult because many of them : struggled with Shakespeare in : : high school and feel intimidated,” : : Nicholsfigueiredo said. “His : language is what causes the : problem, therefore starting with : some accessible films is a great : way to get them comfortable.” Shakespeare and Film : has attracted the interest and : enrolment of students outside of : the English program ina variety : of fields of study, including : science, teaching, youth care : work, and theatre. Some of : the students are even coming : from Simon Fraser University : just to take the course. “The course is an advantage : to have, not just because it is : arequired time period for any : English degree but because it is : important for anyone interested : in teaching, pop culture, art or : theatre history, linguistics, or : marketing,” Nicholsfigueiredo : said. “Shakespeare’s influence : permeates our culture and : everyone should have some : sense of his influence.” Nicholsfigueiredo has also : taught Shakespeare's plays in the : second-year course Studies in : British Literature: Early English : Through the Renaissance. In that : course, she had students perform : : plays so they could better engage : with the content instead of : only reading the required texts. : In Shakespeare and Film, she : also plans to feature hands- : onactivities to get students : involved with the works outside : of reading or viewing them. “This is not a course that is : about sitting down and reading. : It is about bringing a work to : life by speaking it, acting it, : drawing it, viewing it, and Image via thinkstock : basically doing whatever we can : to make it relevant to our world,” : she said. “My teaching style is : always about bringing things : to life and having students live : itand breathe it, if possible.” Shakespeare and Film : will take place on Wednesday : nights from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at : the New Westminster campus : during the winter semester.