iMom- Ariel Martin Flashcards
What is Albert Einstein’s quote?
“It has become appallingly obvious that technology has exceeded our humanity.”
What does Catherine say when she’s on the phone that is significant?
“Fucking kids”- exposes how she has a secret hate for kids, true mothers wouldn’t act that disrespectful to young children
What does the advertiser say in the beginning?
“The cutting edge in lifestyle technology”
“A game changer in childcare and a true revolution in the way we raise our kids.”
“The iMom is the first..
.. fully functioning substitute Mom” -Advertiser
What are the elements that make this a horror film?
It’s night, thunder, raining, dark, storming, power cut.
How does Catherine say bye to Grace?
“Goodbye my little chicken”
At the start, what creates tension and suspense?
The soundtrack and the montage- Montage shows currently how busy the world is and what other corrupt things are going on.
What did the man in the advertisement compare the iMom to?
“It’s a game changer”
“In medicine it was antibiotics, in war it was the atom bomb, in basket ball it was Michael Jordan.” - Comparing the iMom to extremely revolutionary things, making it seem like the iMom is too tier amazing.
What the bible quote?
“Therefore, by their fruits, you shall know them”- iMom/Sam
“Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit”
What happened when the iMom and Sam hugged?
Martin’s use of lighting made it so that there was a burst of bright light (fireworks style” behind the two when they hugged- signifying and celebrating a bloom in their relationship
Towards the end, what did the close up of the TV show?
Zoom in on the tv when it turned to static emphasised that there was a power outage.
What technique showed that the iMom had rebooted?
The close up shot of the tv and the rewind of the channels playing clearly indicated the rebooting of the iMom (she was resetting).
What are the important quotes that iMom say at the end?
“But I’m not the same am I?”
“The truth is I’m neither”
“By there fruit you shall know them”
“The world is the tree and I am the fruit, so what does that say about the world?”
In the very beginning, what kind of music was heard in the advertisement?
The soundtrack heard behind the advertisement makes it seem as if the iMom is so incredible and the soundtrack gives it power, it’s your saviour and everything you need.
What technique was used to tell that the chicken and Grace were mixed up?
A zoom in of the chicken in the crate where Grace sleeps.
