The Lost Boy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v-3Q0DxiKKi7Y&layer_token=9879ff827b14cfed

The main idea is to portray prejudices in society. Our way in was a German foreign exchange student traveling on his first trip to America with incredibly biased preconvieved notions. Our cave was the restricted view on America from the media and pop culture. Once he experienced America, it was his duty to come back and relay the message to his friends.

The Cave

The video starts off with three cavemen who are mesmerized by hieroglyphics on the wall of the cave. Then a rock falls and distracts Caveman #1. This causes him to discover the cave's exit and go into the real world. He becomes civilized, thanks to a very wise young woman. During one of his lessons, he remembers his friends and returns to the cave to educate them about the ultimate truth.

Here is the link for the video on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh7rDxQrrOo

With our cave mini-video, we wanted to send the message that for each topic of discussion, there are many different viewpoints. Each viewpoint is not necessarily right or wrong; it is just a person's opinion. We wanted to show this point through a video about Berkeley's lunch situation. Every day, people have many different options for lunch, like Sage, bringing lunch, or going off-campus for seniors. By showing that different opinions of what lunch is the best are not necessarily right or wrong, we showed that people can have many different perspectives on things.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDRoFQ9L_mQ

Eureka! An Aha! Moment

In reading Plato's Allegory of the Cave we saw the central idea as that of an awakening, a nirvana, an aha moment. When the one stray prisoner leaves the cave for the first time he is overwhelmed with what had previously been hidden from him. We translated this idea of enlightenment into the story of cavemen and their discovery of fire. Prior to discovering fire, our cavemen are uncivilized and speak through grunts and hand motion. When one caveman miraculously discovers fire he is instantly transformed into modern man and speaks fluent English. This transformation (consisting of both a change in language and dress) symbolically represents the caveman's nirvana - a similar nirvana to that of the stray prisoner within Plato's allegory. Upon returning to his fellow cavemen however, our modern man meets hostility as the cavemen refuse to accept this change (resistance to change is a common theme throughout history and one that is presented within Plato's Allegory of the Cave). The ending is left suspended without a final conclusion in order to suggest the mystery the future holds as the situation can turn either way. It is therefore left to the viewers to decide the modern caveman's fate and to muse over the success of enlightenment in a society resistant to change.

Here is a link to our video: http://www.vimeo.com/10019694

We made a short video describing the allegory of Plato's cave. We compared it to the Help Desk and the confusion that some people have when their computer may or may not be ghosted. We intended to have some humor in the video. The help desk people (played by Kevin) would represent the puppeteers, the people distorting our interpretation of the truth. The puppets are the laptops, the items that provide the puppeteers' something to explain their agenda. The help desk would be the cave because you become stuck there and taking in the information that we are given there. The chains would be the warranty that is present in Chester's issue with his battery not being able to be replaced. The prisoners are the students with the IBMs. The shadows are that help desk only mentions ghosting as a solution to solve the computer problems. The sunlight is the truth that Chester receives when he learns that his battery could be fixed and replaced without it being ghosted.

The Story of Two Lads

Two young boys who innocently stole shoes from the Berkeley Book Store were put into an asylum for stealing the shoes for seven years. One of the boys escaped out of the asylum and realized that they were not crazy. He tried to tell his friend that they were not really crazy but instead of believing him he kills his friend. The message that we were trying to get across was that people need to be more open-minded and that it is their responsiblity to spread their knowledge towards others.

"The Enlightened One" is an allegory on Plato's story of the Cave. We have spun the story around, and the "enlightened" one actually advocates conformity. Through this movie, we have tried to portray that rules are always in place for a reason and that they will help you succeed in the longrun.

The Spy Zone

Justin is just another character on a television spy-action thriller show, who somehow manages to fall out of the T.V. screen into the real world. After meeting with God himself, Justin realizes just how false his reality is. But will his television compadres see this the same way? Watch to find out!!!

Plato's Allegory of the Cave

After we read Plato's Allegory of the Cave, we thought we would accentuate its principles through the filming of a video. Consequently, this video, featuring Mr. DiNota, attempts to highlight the basic plot and convey its relevance to Berkeley society. Enjoy our video!

The Blindside of Life

Sometimes the truth is diluted, and you cannot see the truth of something unless you look at it with an impartial view. Dean Pisano represents the pupeteer. controlling the views of the students. The students are the prsioners of the cave, which is Berkeley. Even though we took a less literal approach, we wanted to show how most studetns blindly follow the rules, despite not knowing why. Even though most of the time it is easier to follow set rules and regulations, it takes true courage to break free on your own.

The following is a link for the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXu0waCLtQs