Reading Log - Synopsis (Film or Drama)

 

Name                          : Fahmi Adrian

NPM                           : 172122081

Course subject           : Extensive Reading (C)

Meeting                      : 9^th meetings Reading Log Synopsis (Film, or Drama)

 

No	Day	Title	Why I am interesting to read	Questions before I read
1	Friday	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.     The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.	I love the colossal adventure movie. When I watched this movie, I am falling love with it; the music, the setting, plot, characters etc.   I love the colossal adventure movie. When I watched this movie, I am falling love with it; the music, the setting, plot, characters etc.	How the story would illustrate its title?         I wanted to know the next obstacles that Frodo and his friends will face in their adventure.
2	Saturday	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.           The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey.	I love the colossal adventure movie. When I watched this movie, I am falling love with it; the music, the setting, plot, characters etc.         I love the colossal adventure movie. Besides, this is a prequel of The Lord of the Rings Movies.	As the story goes on, the great villains appear and situations turn into more chaos. I wanted to know the ending of this series, is it a good ending or bad ending.   Is this movie as good as its sequel?
3	Sunday	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.     The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.	I love the colossal adventure movie. Besides, this is a prequel of The Lord of the Rings Movies.   I love the colossal adventure movie. Besides, this is a prequel of The Lord of the Rings Movies.	I wanted to know the next obstacles that Bilbo the thirteen dwarfs will face in their adventure.   As the story goes on, the great villains appear and situations turn into more chaos. I wanted to know the ending of this series, is it a good ending or bad ending.
4	Monday	Up       Ice age	I love Disney animation, especially Up. It has a great story and great music.   Besides I love Disney animation, I also love the other animation from a different production such as; Pixar etc.	How the story would illustrate its title?     How the story would illustrate its title?
5	Tuesday	Ice Age: The Meltdown           Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	Besides I love Disney animation, I also love the other animation from a different production such as; Pixar etc.     Besides I love Disney animation, I also love the other animation from a different production such as; Pixar etc.	How the story would illustrate its title? I want to know the life of Manny, Sid, and Diego after the first series.     How the story would illustrate its title? I want to know the life of Manny, Sid, Diego, Ellie, Crash, and Eddie after the previous series.

 

Day 1 Friday Date: 30 April 2021
Time	08.30 - 09.40
Title	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
Sources	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120737/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt
Characters	Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf, Bilbo, Saruman, Galadriel, Boromir, Faramir, Gollum, Arwen, Elrond, etc.
Main points of the story	The story illustrated the beginning of the journey of 4 fellow hobbit who carried an ancient powerful ring created by the Dark Lord Sauron in the place called Middle-Earth in order to destroy that ring in the Mount Doom. In the journey, they also meet some friends which join the journey; Aragorn (Human race), Legolas (Elven race), Gimli (Dwarf race). This first series also explained the origin of The Ring, which forged by the Dark Lord Sauron.
New Vocabularies found	Enslavement, Hilt, Succumbs, Eluding, Avalanche.
Comments	The story is amazing, I can feel the atmosphere from the beginning until the end. I love the music, plots, setting, characters etc.

 

Friday Date: 30 April 2021
Time	09.40 – 10.30
Title	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
Sources	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167261/?ref_=tt_sims_tt
Characters	Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf, Bilbo, Saruman, Galadriel, Boromir, Faramir, Gollum, Arwen, Elrond, etc.
Main points of the story	The journey of Frodo and his friends is continue through middle-earth. In this story, the main character was so frustrated because of the accommodation, and the dark magic energy of the ring that he brought. On the other places, there are also a small fights involving the Orcs and Uruk against Human, Elves, etc. The story also shows the origin of Gollum, the ancient creature which the previous bearer of the ring. He have unnatural long life by keeping the ring, but the dark magic possessed that ring also consume his mind at the same time.
New Vocabularies found	Captive, Traverse, Marshes, Tumbles, Battered, Undaunted.
Comments	The story is amazing, I can feel the atmosphere from the beginning until the end. I love the music, plots, setting, characters etc.

 

Day 2 Saturday Date: 1 May 2021
Time	08.00 - 09.20
Title	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Sources	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167260/?ref_=tt_sims_tt
Characters	Frodo, Sam, Merry, Pippin, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Gandalf, Bilbo, Saruman, Galadriel, Boromir, Faramir, Gollum, Arwen, Elrond, etc.
Main points of the story	The story explain that Gollum is actually has two different personality (Good and Bad). They always arguing each other, the good personality wants to make a friends with Frodo and Sam, while the other one wants to taking back the ring carried by Frodo, by killing Frodo and Sam. The story continue as three of them (Frodo, Sam, Gollum) reaches the Mount of Doom where the ring should be destroyed by throwing it into the fire. However, the other places there are a great war between the Ones (Dark lord Sauron with his army) against the alliance forces. The alliance forces is almost lost in the war. Right before the resurrection of the Dark Lord Sauron, Frodo and Sam are success to destroy the ring by throwing it alongside with Gollum into the volcano fire. The Sauron’s army is slowly vanished. The middle-earth has reclaim it peace once again.
New Vocabularies found	Quarrel, Squabble, Flotsam, Forsaken, Immense, Recompense.
Comments	The story is amazing, I can feel the atmosphere from the beginning until the end. I love the music, plots, setting, characters etc.

 

Saturday Date: 1 May 2021
Time	09.200 – 10.20
Title	The Hobbit: The Unexpected Journey.
Sources	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0903624/
Characters	Gandalf, Bilbo, the thirteen Dwarf (Thorin, Balin, Dwalin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Fili, Kili, Oin, Gloin, Nori, Dori, Ori), Frodo, Elrond, Galadriel, Saruman, Gollum, Radagast, Great Goblin, Thror, Thrain, Thranduil, Azog, Bolg, etc.
Main points of the story	This is the prequel of The Lord of the Rings sequel. The Hobbit is a movie which focused on the adventure of Bilbo or Frodo’s uncle (the main character in The Lord of the Rings). This story will also explain the detail when and where Bilbo found the ancient Ring that will cause great destruction in The Lord of the Rings movies. Long before Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) made his arduous journey to Mordor, his brave uncle Bilbo embarked on an adventure for the ages. Bilbo's story gets under way when the great wizard Gandalf appears at his front gate with a most unusual offer. Displaced from their massive fortress in the Lonely Mountain by Smaug - a greedy dragon who coveted their gold - a community of noble dwarfs were decimated by a surprise attack by monstrous orcs, whose dreaded leader the Pale Orc slew their king in a gruesome battle. Now, Thorin, the descendant of the king, is determined to reclaim his mountain kingdom for his people. Together with a fearless team of dwarfs, Thorin and Gandalf recruit Bilbo to aid them in their quest since Hobbits have the unique ability to go undetected when they wish to. Before Bilbo, Gandalf, and the dwarfs can reach The Lonely Mountain and defeat Smaug, however, they'll have to contend with trolls, goblins, stone giants, Gollum, and even the dreaded Pale Orc himself.
New Vocabularies found	Arduous, dreaded, guile.
Comments	The story is amazing, I can feel the atmosphere from the beginning until the end. I love the music, plots, setting, characters etc.

 

Day 3 Sunday Date: 2 May 2021
Time	08.00 – 09.20
Title	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
Sources	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1170358/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt
Characters	Gandalf, Bilbo, the thirteen Dwarf (Thorin, Balin, Dwalin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Fili, Kili, Oin, Gloin, Nori, Dori, Ori), Frodo, Elrond, Galadriel, Saruman, Gollum, Radagast, Great Goblin, Thror, Thrain, Thranduil, Azog, Bolg, etc.
Main points of the story	The journey continue as Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo Baggins and Dwarf King Thorin II Oakenshield's long and perilous journey to the heart of the Lonely Mountain continues, a relentless pursuit by the vicious orc, Azog, will inevitably lead the brave fellowship into the dark forests of Mirkwood. Without the sage wizard's guidance, both hobbit and dwarves must keep on venturing into danger undeterred, concentrating solely on their primary mission to retrieve the stolen Arkenstone from Smaug. But atop a mountain of Erebor's pilfered gold, the omnipotent drake is waiting silently, ready to put up a fight for his beloved treasure.
New Vocabularies found	Perilous, Omnipotent drake, Pilfered gold
Comments	The story is amazing, I can feel the atmosphere from the beginning until the end. I love the music, plots, setting, characters etc.

 

Sunday Date: 2 May 2021
Time	09.20 – 10.20
Title	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
Sources	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2310332/?ref_=tt_sims_tt
Characters	Gandalf, Bilbo, the thirteen Dwarf (Thorin, Balin, Dwalin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Fili, Kili, Oin, Gloin, Nori, Dori, Ori), Frodo, Elrond, Galadriel, Saruman, Gollum, Radagast, Great Goblin, Thror, Thrain, Thranduil, Azog, Bolg, etc.
Main points of the story	After the Dragon (Smaug) leaves the Lonely Mountain, the people of Lake-town see a threat coming. Orcs, dwarves, elves and people prepare for war. Bilbo sees Thorin going mad and tries to help. Meanwhile, Gandalf is rescued from the Necromancer's prison and his rescuers realize who the Necromancer is. Bilbo and the Company of King Thorin Oakenshield are forced into war by the Orcs of Gundabad and Moria lead by Azog and Bolg and chief leader Sauron. Its a remarkable battle with the Dwarves of Erebor and the Iron Hills, The Elves of the Woodland Realm, The people of Laketown, The eagles lead by Radagast and Beorn and the Orcs of Gundabad and Moria.
New Vocabularies found	Defiance, Wraiths, Denizens, Converge, Inestimable.
Comments	The story is amazing, I can feel the atmosphere from the beginning until the end. I love the music, plots, setting, characters etc.

 

Day 4 Monday Date: 3 May 2021
Time	09.20 – 10.20
Title	Up
Sources	https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/up-2009
Characters	Carl Fredrickson, Russel, Ellie, Charles Muntz.
Main points of the story	The story begins with a romance as sweet and lovely as any I can recall in feature animation. Two children named Carl and Ellie meet and discover they share the same dream of someday being explorers. In newsreels, they see the exploits of a daring adventurer named Charles Muntz, who uses his gigantic airship to explore a lost world on a plateau in Venezuela and then bring back the bones of fantastic creatures previously unknown to man. When his discoveries are accused of being faked, he flies off enraged to South America again, vowing to bring back living creatures to prove his claims. The focus of the film is on Carl's life after Ellie. He becomes a recluse, holds out against the world, keep his home as a memorial, talks to the absent Ellie. One day he decides to pack up and fly away literally. Having worked all his life as a balloon man, he has the equipment on hand to suspend the house from countless helium-filled balloons and fulfill his dream of seeking Paradise Falls. What he wasn't counting on was an inadvertent stowaway, Russell, a dutiful Wilderness Explorer Scout, who looks Asian American.
New Vocabularies found	Newsreels, Courtship, Ramshackle, Recluse, Inadvertent, Stowaway, Hovering, Triumph.
Comments	The story is amazing, I can feel the atmosphere from the beginning until the end. I love the music, plots, setting, characters etc.

 

Monday Date: 3 May 2021
Time	09.20 – 10.20
Title	Ice Age
Sources	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268380/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt
Characters	Manfred (Manny), Sid, Diego, Scrat.
Main points of the story	20,000 years before, our planet is entering an ice age. All kinds of animals begin immigrating to the south, seeking more warm climates. Sid, a sloth who never stops talking is left behind sleeping while everyone else begins the journey to the south. Awaking, he meets Manny, a mammoth who travels to the north, and decides to follow him. When a human camp is attacked by tigers, a woman takes her baby and jumps on a river. Before she drowns, the baby is rescued by Manny and Sid. The two animals decide to search for the father and return the baby to him. Diego, one of the tigers that attacked the humans, also comes claiming the baby.
New Vocabularies found	Grumpy, Reluctantly, Deter, Predicaments, Surreptitiously.
Comments	The story is amazing. I love the plots, setting, characters etc.

 

Day 5 Tuesday Date: 4 May 2021
Time	09.20 – 10.20
Title	Ice Age: The Meltdown
Sources	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438097/?ref_=tt_sims_tt
Characters	Manfred (Manny), Sid, Diego, Crash, Eddie, Ellie, Scrat.
Main points of the story	Manny the woolly mammoth, Sid the sloth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger, and the hapless prehistoric squirrel/rat known as Scrat are still together and enjoying the perks of their now melting world. Manny may be ready to start a family, but nobody has seen another mammoth for a long time; Manny thinks he may be the last one. That is, until he miraculously finds Ellie, the only female mammoth left in the world. Their only problems: They can't stand each other--and Ellie somehow thinks she's a possum! Ellie comes with some excess baggage in the form of her two possum "brothers"-- Crash and Eddie, a couple of daredevil pranksters and cocky, loud-mouthed troublemakers. Manny, Sid and Diego quickly learn that the warming climate has one major drawback: A huge glacial dam holding off oceans of water is about to break, threatening the entire valley. The only chance of survival lies at the other end of the valley. So our three heroes, along with Ellie, Crash and Eddie, form the most unlikely family--in any "Age"-- as they embark on a mission across an ever-changing, increasingly dangerous landscape towards their salvation.
New Vocabularies found	Hapless, Perks, Baggage, Embark, Salvation.
Comments	The story is amazing. I love the plots, setting, characters etc.

 

Tuesday Date: 4 May 2021
Time	09.20 – 10.20
Title	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Sources	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1080016/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Characters	Manfred (Manny), Sid, Diego, Crash, Eddie, Ellie, Scrat, Buck, Scratte.
Main points of the story	After the events of "Ice Age: The Meltdown", life begins to change for Manny and his friends: Scrat is still on the hunt to hold onto his beloved acorn, while finding a possible romance in a female sabre-toothed squirrel named Scratte. Manny and Ellie, having since become an item, are expecting a baby, which leaves Manny anxious to ensure that everything is perfect for when his baby arrives. Diego is fed up with being treated like a house-cat and ponders the notion that he is becoming too laid-back. Sid begins to wish for a family of his own, and so steals some dinosaur eggs which leads to Sid ending up in a strange underground world where his herd must rescue him, while dodging dinosaurs and facing danger left and right, and meeting up with a one-eyed weasel known as Buck who hunts dinosaurs intently.
New Vocabularies found	Ponders, Notion, Weasel.
Comments	The story is amazing. I love the plots, setting, characters etc.