The Greatest Showman II
Theological Literacy
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literatcy
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Cultural LIteracy
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Communication Literacy
Discrimination in the world of the film, points out bad things that happen to people are not considered "normal"
status, race, sizes, "oddities" people can't control
Cruel/judgmental : people watching show, protesters
the culture can change, but people get to choose
still things today that were problem then in that "culture" racism, sexism, discrimination
Different "groups" presented: classes based on rich/poor, race
born rich vs. those who earned their wealth, view world differently,
amount of debt to get what they want
protesters grouped in big numbers, circus people together in groups
negotiations with percentages
lots of shots
ticket sales, pricing tickets, incentivize
Reasoning: pros and cons of joining circus: Carlisle risk/ benefit
ships sinking: used sunken ships as collateral
Ethics of decision making: lying, trickery, choosing between upper class and circus friends/family
Kissing/affairs/perception: Jenny on stage
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Anne stands up for what is right, follows dreams
Tom Thumb: got made fun of for being small (identification), sassy
"This is me" : vocation
Barnum: Dreamer (identified) outsiders/overcoming obstacles to pursuing dream
treated like they never belonged until the circus: found their purpose: world view changed because original perspective was based on not having a place; after time found place and didn't care about others.
thought they would remain stagnant; went through circus and realized world is what you make it
Information to Barnum: daughters said get live people, trying new locations (queen, tour), reactions of the crowd, sales/number, money (miscalculation/greed led to bad decision)
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Barnum berates wife's parents in public
artistic:
nonverbal: hand holding during song/then look made him stop
nonverbal: trapeze
kids letters to each other
newspapers: negative communication about show/people in it, its owner, mishaps, infamous scandal
kissing: lots of it, communication of different things
Barnum seeing daughter at end: good desicions
circus people accepted as family
absence as communication (barnum gone, especially from dance)
chasing dreams/risking... how much risk is too much, risk "wrongly" by leaving circus: pride/good reason to leave circus: family
barnum's dream vs the family dream, working alone
individual worth: barnum helped them, then he NEEDED them