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Entertainment Oct. 30, 20158 The Thunderbeat PATIENCE JURGENS REPORTER AMANDA KOST REPORTER Tips and tricks with Patience: be respectful this Halloween Matt Damon plays the role of Matt Damon plays the role of Mark Watney in “The Martian.” (Giles Keyte/20th Century Fox/TNS) The Peanuts Movie The Outskirts Brooklyn Miss You Already My Nazi Legacy Spectre Nov6 Nov6 Nov6 Nov6 Nov6 Nov6 Nov6 Trumbo Everything about the movie “The Martian” was fantastic and I would watch it again if I had the money. “The Martian” stars Mark Watney (Matt Da- mon) as an astronaut that’s left behind by his crew in a severe sand- storm. The crew, Com- mander Melissa Lewis (Jessica Chastain), Beth Johanssen (Kate Mara), Rick Martinez (Michael Pena), and Annie Mon- trose (Kristen Wigg) all believe Watney is dead and left Mars without him. Watney then real- izes he was left alone on the desolate planet and now has to think of ways to survive until NASA can save him. The movie had an intense start that sent goosebumps up my arms, even though it was only the beginning. The actions the actors and actresses made set the tone and mood for ev- ery scene. It was obvious that the actors got into their roles and bonded throughout the making of the movie. There were many scenes in the movie where emotions were felt. Throughout the en- tire movie, I was on edge with suspense but, I was also thinking what might go wrong or will Watney die due to a malfunc- tion. These factors made the movie different from most space movies be- cause anything portrayed in the movie can actually happen but humor was added to relieve any strong emotions felt in those scenes. Survival and team- work was a clear theme that was repeated throughout the movie. Watney had to use his skills and intelligence to get him through life alone on Mars. Team- work was also displayed from his crew when they tried to ﬁnd him when he got lost but also when they devised a plan to try to get him back. The special effects were wonderful and con- sistent throughout the entire movie. If there was any CGI I couldn’t tell because all the editing was smooth. All editing was ﬂawless making the movie so much better for me to watch. The compositions of music suited all the scenes in “The Martian.” There are parts when the music made it intense. The song “Shepherd” that’s used as the movie trailer music making the trailer much more mys- terious. It was also used when Watney was on his own on Mars, giving me goosebumps. None of the movie would have even existed if it weren’t for the award winning Ridley Scott. Scott’s known for his mov- ies Alien (1997), Blade Runner (1982), American Gangster (2007), and Prometheus (2012). “The Martian” was released in theaters in 2015 and, can go on his list of success- ful movies making about $55 million in the box ofﬁce. This makes “The Martian,” the No. 2 best movie in October. One thing I found amazing was the set’s design and how it actu- ally looked like Mars. It is very hard to replicate a planet in movies but “The Martian” proves to be successful. It looked like they ﬁlmed on Mars but is only a set. Everything about “The Martian” was spec- tacular and I would love to watch it over and over again. “The Martian” is cur- rently playing at Twin Creek Cinemas. ‘The Martian’ brings Earth to space Many people will be preparing for the Hallow- een season with decorat- ing, purchasing candy, and coming up with cos- tume ideas. So a quick tip for a cute costume this year is: don’t “dress up” to look like a stereotypical ver- sion of any ethnicity. When you dress up as the stereotype of a culture, that is a form of cultural appropriation. There are many examples of this on Halloween. Have you ever seen someone paint their skin a different color to look like a black rapper? Or seen someone wear a cheongsam to resemble a Chinese woman? That’s cultural appro- priation, and it’s not okay. Cultural appropria- tion is when someone adopts or uses elements of a different culture to mock or beneﬁt from. A good indicator that something is cultural ap- propriation is when it’s not from your culture, but another’s. A more well-known example of this is black- face. Blackface is when a non-black person uses makeup to change their skin tone to look like a black person and is known to be used for humor or to mock black people. Even if you aren’t aiming to do either of those, blackface has a negative connotation tied to it. It was, and still is, very offensive. There have been many instances of black- face recently, such as the Kanye West themed frat party. Or when Julianne Hough wore blackface for her Halloween cos- tume, Crazy Eyes, when referencing the show “Orange is the New Black.” It is not okay in any circumstance to wear blackface. It is offensive and a form of discrimina- tion. I hear things like “Oh it’s not a big deal,” or “I’m just kidding around!” but this isn’t a joke and it shouldn’t be taken lightly. We’re a country that likes to say there’s no longer racism because we abolished slavery, but these costumes have become a norm for the American Halloween, and they’re racist. Another quick tip: If you have to change your skin tone to “complete the costume” it’s prob- ably offensive. These costumes prove that some don’t have respect for other people’s cultures and customs. In 2013 Ohio Uni- versity put out a poster campaign called, “We’re a culture not a costume.” They started the cam- paign to help others un- derstand racism in soci- ety. One of their popular lines are “You wear the costume for one night, I wear the stigma for life.” Several of the posters show examples of cos- tumes that are racist and then express the emo- tion of someone who is being mocked through other people. If you don’t take any other tips this Halloween season, please take this one: Dressing like an- other culture is racist and you shouldn’t dress like that “for fun” or “a joke.” Going viral: best methods behind the videos MELISSA IRISH REPORTER “Gangnam Style,” “How animals eat their food,” and “Keyboard Cat” are three videos with one thing in com- mon; they all went viral. Ever since YouTube be- gan in 2005, viral videos have become a part of modern society. If a video has gone viral, that means that it spread quickly via so- cial media within a short amount of time. One guideline for this is the video having millions of views in the span of a week. According to Forbes, there are certain aspects that increase the likeli- hood of a video “going viral.” These include being upbeat and inter- active. It is also recom- mended that the video is short, so that viewers do not get bored. Professor Jonah Berger of Wharton Uni- versity, an expert on so- cial inﬂuences and mar- keting, has conducted studies on how emotions affect the likelihood of a video going viral. Emo- tions that cause a stron- ger reaction in viewers, such as amusement, of- ten cause the video to spread faster than those that evoke emotions that do not cause as strong of a reaction, such as con- tentment. A well-known exam- ple of viral videos were the “Harlem Shake” vid- eos in 2013. In these, a lone individual dances to the Baauer song “Har- lem Shake,” followed by many people appearing to dance wildly. In Feb- ruary 2013, hundreds of these videos w e n t o n t o t h e Inter- n e t e v e r y day, re- s u l t i n g in it being proclaimed a viral trend. Sometimes, busi- nesses use viral videos to draw attention to themselves and their products. Blendtech, a company that produces blenders, used a series o f videos called “Will It Blend?” to promote their products. The vid- eos proved the power of the blenders as vari- ous objects, including an iPhone, were torn apart inside the machine, and sales increased greatly. Having one’s video go viral is usually viewed as posi- tive. This is be- cause of how uncommon it is to have that happen, as less than one percent of published vid- eos go vi- ral. There is also the rush of popular- ity that often accompa- nies it. Sometimes though, the videos have a more negative effect. Pub- lished in 2003 without the featured individual’s permission, Ghyslain Raza faced bullying for many years because of the viral video “Star Wars Kid.” He now speaks out against cyberbullying. Raza isn’t the only person to have faced cru- el comments because of a video. Although they are in the minority, those confronted with cyber- bullying make it dubious if having your video go viral is worth the criti- cism. To many though, the fame is priceless. It was obvious that the actors got into their roles and bonded the throughout the making of the movie. Reprinted with permission from Starts at Ohio University Graphic by Melissa Irish

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