1. Smoke Signal
Who said that a book can not become a great movie? If that is true, then that point was definitely shattered by Sherman Alexie. Alexie is the author of Reservation Blues, and with his aid, his book was turned into a movie which was called Smoke Signals. Reservation Blues and Smoke Signals can be viewed as the "Ying" and the "Yang". With many similarities and a few differences between the two, Reservation Blues and Smoke Signals have a parallel connection which makes it a must to read the book and view the movie to have a sense of total understanding and completion. With more details in Reservation Blues, Smoke Signals surely did not lag behind with the basic message and theme, even though there were other numerous minor themes for the two together and separately. The main theme between Reservation Blues and Smoke Signals is that even though problems may occur, one must overcome the adversities to try and find out who they truly are and their purpose in life to become a better person.
The biggest theme that shows up in the Smoke Signals and Reservation Blues is the thought and feeling of being abanded. In Smoke Signals Victor unquestionably felt abanded by his father Arnold. He wanted his father to be with him and his mother to be a family. It wasn"t clear why he left the reservation. Victor saw it as an easy way for Arnold to escape from his problems. The question is to escape from what problem? The reason why he left is because he knew what really happened when Thomas parent's house got burned down. He burned it himself. After having quite a few drinks, Arnold was playing with a type of fire works that gave off sparks. He was yelling at Thomas's parents in an excited way at their house. But in the mean time, a spark hit the inside of the house and caught on fire. The fire quickly engulfed the house with Thomas parents inside. The way Thomas escaped was when his mother threw him out the window in a desperate attempt to save him.
Sherman Alexie's novel, "Reservation Blues," depicts the struggles of Native Americans living on a reservation. Although the story focuses on the lives of a group of teenagers in a rock band, the novel still shows the hardships and setbacks of all the people living on the reservation. ... This same notion also affects the other generations of Indians living on the reservation. ... Likewise, Samuel believes he can take on the Tribal Cops of the reservation in a game of basketball. The Tribal Cops represents the white man and how they have control over the Indians on the reservation. ...
In the book Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie the issue of hunger is so prominent it is impossible to ignore. ... The government is in complete control over what the characters in Reservation Blues get to eat. ... The characters in the book Reservation Blues do eat a lot of "white" American food, but throughout the novel there is one Native American food commodity that is constant. ... This means they are eating two slices of bread with only wishes in between. ... I believe that because of the physical hunger the characters in Reservation Blues endure they are also emotionally starved as wel...
In the movie, Smoke Signals, two men from the Coeur d"Alene Indian Reservation, take a journey to Arizona. ... the reservation radio deejay tells his American Indian listeners as ``Smoke Signals'' opens. ... The difference between the movie and the book is that, in movie Victor and his mother are alone where as in the book it is said that there is a council of indian who support them. ... the reservation radio deejay tells his American Indian listeners as ``Smoke Signals'' opens. ... ``Smoke Signals'' comes billed as the first feature written, d...
The main characters of "Reservation Blues" were affected in different ways by having the choice to stay on the reservation or actually leaving the reservation. The reservation was a place where the Indians could feel at home. ... It was a new world almost and the book illustrated many of the differences between the whites and Indians. ... The band could have just played on the Spokane Reservation and also the neighboring reservations. ... The band already had the praise of the reservation when they were only the reservations. ...
Segment Analysis on Smoke Signals The film entitled Smoke Signals, directed by Chris Eyre deals with the lifestyle of Native Americans living on an Indian reservation in Idaho. The main characters Victor (Adam Beach) and Thomas (Evan Adams) grew up together on this reservation. ... When they return to the reservation, both Victor and Thomas have found new respect for each other as well as for Arnold Joseph. ... The closing scene not only reflects Victor's accomplishment, it also relates to the all the other Native Americans on the reservation. ... Their belief is to remain on the rese...
So, the movie Smoke Signals has a lot of serious meaning, and gives ability to learn lessons from the life experience of movies characters. As the lesson mother tried to impress upon her son -Victor Joseph: how she learned to make be the best fry bread in Coeur d"Alene Indian Reservation even, "in the all world" by acceptance the advices and help others, I realized and learned from one day of my life-the day before my marriage. ...
Alexie's first novel, Reservation Blues, was published in 1995 and is no exception to this. ... Although the title can refer to the Reservation Blues being the general sad and depressing atmosphere on the Reservation it can also refer to the type of music, the Blues, as being appropriated by Native Americans. ... Grassian further argues that Alexie was reclaiming the Blues music for the Native Americans as he suggests that the Blues were actually created by horses (whom Big Mom taught to sing) when after the slaughter of the horses "the song" [they sang] "sounded so pained...
Compare/Contrast movie "smoke signal" with the book "The lone ranger and tonto fistfight in heaven . In the movie, Smoke Signals, two men from the Coeur d"Alene Indian Reservation, take a journey to Arizona. ... the reservation radio deejay tells his American Indian listeners as ``Smoke Signals'' opens. ... The difference between the movie and the book is that, in movie Victor and his mother are alone where as in the book it is said that there is a council of indian who support them. ... the reservation radio deejay tells his Americ...