(Term 1: Week 7)

Movie 1 :
Spongebob The Movie (2004)

Breakdown of the story development

• SpongeBob work as burger fryer at the famous eatery station in Bikini Bottom, The Krusty Krab.
• The Krusty Krab own by Mr. Krab who always kept the secret recipe of his famous burger to himself. Mr. Krab is a bit selfish when it comes to money.
• When Mr. Krab decide to open second branches of his restaurant, he decided to appoint Squidward as a new manager leaving SpongeBob felt very frustrated. 
• Meanwhile, Plankton which Mr. Krab enemy has planted a “Plan Z,” an elaborate plot to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula and get rid of Mr. Krabs. 
• Plankton stole King Neptune precious crown and sending it to Shell City.
• As King Neptune thought Mr .Krab has steal his crown, he rush to The Krusty Krab and ready to fry Mr. Krab.
• SpongeBob came to the rescue and ask King Neptune to give him some time for him and his bestfriend Patrick Star to go to the Shell City to retrieve the crown. 
• Along the journey to Shell City, SpongeBob and Patrick has come across a hazardous trench, and Neptune’s daughter Mindy appears to give them encouragement and they successfully pass the trench.
• By the time SpongeBob and Patrick almost arrive to the land, they gets stomped on by the “cyclops” (a diver). 
• The cyclops grabs SpongeBob and Patrick and heads off to his store by the beach, which is in fact “Shell City” itself. 
• SpongeBob and Patrick see the crown, and after so much struggle and nearly die, they manage to escape with the crown and leave the Shell City.
• The rushed to the Bikini Bottom and in the nick of time, SpongeBob and Patrick return with the crown, save Krabs, and then face Plankton.

Breakdown of character development

• SpongeBob is hardworking and cheerful worker in Krusty Krab. He is being seen as an annoying little creature by his co-worker.
• SpongeBob dreams is to become a manager at The Krusty Krab and when Mr. Krab decide not to appoint him as manager, he felt frustrated and drowns in sorrows.
• Even though SpongeBob feel upset with Mr. Krab, he did not bear upon seeing that his boss’s life is at risk.
• SpongeBob brings all his courage and successfully restore the crown with so much struggles.

How character drives the story

• SpongeBob has clearly drive the story and make more interesting with his comic attitude along with his bestfriend Patrick. 
• The story also get interesting with the main antagonist, Plankton. He planted a lot of evil plan and drive SpongeBob and his friend into dangerous situation. 

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Movie 2 :
War of The Worlds (2005)

Breakdown of the story development

• Ray Ferrier, struggle to build a positive relationship with his children.When his ex-wife, Mary Ann drops the children off at Ferrier’s house, he is ready to spend a weekend together with the.
• However, an alien tripod descends on Earth threatening to wipe out humanity.
• In attempt to save his children, Ferrier rush to transport them from New York to Boston in to find safety at Mary Ann’s parents’ house.
• The existence of the aliens made a massive destruction in the earth causing an EMP that disrupts all technology and electricity. 
• They eventually get to a Hudson River ferry only to be surrounded by tripods but Ray’s family manages to escape.
• Ray got separated from his son, Robbie when U.S. Marines engaging in a futile battle with some tripods. 
• While taking shelter in a farmhouse basement by a deranged man named Harlan Ogilvy, Ray’s daughter, Rachel is abducted by a nearby tripod. 
• Ray manage to joins her daughter after picking up a belt of grenades and help from other abductees, Ray uses the grenades to destroy the tripod from within, freeing them all.
• When they arrive in Boston, they find the alien vegetation withering and the tripods inexplicably collapsing.  
• Ray successfully alerts the soldiers escorting the fleeing crowd, who shoot it down using anti-tank missiles and when the hatch opens, a sickly alien struggles halfway out before dying.
• Ray and Rachel finally reach Mary Ann’s parents’ house, where they are reunited with Mary Ann and Robbie (who somehow managed to survive).

Breakdown of character development

• Ray Ferrier the hard-working and disillusioned New Jersey dockworker has failed as a husband, and as a father. 
• Estranged from his troubled teenage son, Robbie, and his little daughter, Rachel, Ray struggles to build positive bridges with his kids.
• As he doesn’t see his family much, he tries to make the best possible effort whenever he does get a chance to spend time with them. 
• When Earth is under attack by extraterrestrial invaders, Ray’s paternal instincts take over as he desperately tries to rush his children to safety.
• He became more protective and caring while undergoing the ultimate test under these extreme conditions. 
• At the end Ray able to reunite with his ex-wife and get his children to a safe place and embrace the positive relationship build with his children, especially hi son. 

How character drives the story

• Ray drives the story with highlighting on protecting his children and making sure that he can build a good relationships with both of them.  

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Movie 3 :
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of Were Rabbit (2005)

Breakdown of the story development

• Wallace and his dog, Gromit’s has venture into latest business, a human pest-control called ‘Anti-Pesto’. 
• The business is booming as the enterprising duo are finding it hard to manage all the captive rabbits taking over West Wallaby Street before the Giant Vegetable Competition. 
• Wallace then invents a brainwashing machine and experiments on the bunnies to program them to dislike the veggies, however, the experiment goes wrong, the machine misfires and melds his mind to another bunny.
• Wallace turn into a humongous Were-Rabbit at night and starts terrorising the village, eating the giant crops.
• While the event organiser Lady Tottington, doesn’t know on what happen to Wallace, she decided to hired Wallace and Gromit to investigate the mystery and to capture the creature.
• Consequently, Victor Quartermaine, Tottington’s macho suitor wants to catch the animal himself, using violent means if necessary to win Tottington’s heart as well as earn the village’s respect.
• Gromit had discover that the Were-Rabbit is his actually Wallace, he uses his prized squash to lure the rabbit and capture it without hurting it. 
• Meanwhile, Victor are able to track the Were-Rabbit and ready to shoot the rabbit with golden bullet. 
• Gromit successfully save the Were-Rabbit and dresses the defeated Victor in a makeshift rabbit costume, and soon the villagers chase after him.
• With the help from Tottington and Gromit, the Were-Rabbit, now turn into Wallace’s human form. 
• Gromit is pronounced the winner of the event and all is well again in the duo’s little farm village.

Breakdown of character development

• Wallace is an inventor with a house full of gadgets, running a new business together with his faithful dog, Gromit. 
• Wallace always get into unexpected situation, still, he can always relax with his best friend Gromit who spends most of his time saving Wallace from various scrapes and a number of mischievous characters.

How character drives the story

• The story get interesting when Wallace with his invention and always end up with unexpected circumstances.
• Gromit as a secondary character drives the story with his genius and mischievous solutions.