Recent Changes

Agora; a must watchedmust-watched film.
GP: To persuade
SP: To persuade and to convince the audience on the reasons to go watch this movie.
- All that he wanted was not actually freedom, it was Hypatia's love.
- At the end of this movie, he suffocated Hypatia to death as he wanted to spare her the suffering of being stoned and tortured by the mobs.
- This truly implies his love for Hypatia.
- My favourite scene of his has to be when he secretly prayed helplessly to his Christian lord - "please let no one else have her."
- Applied to each and everyone of us, we have to keep our one-sided love of ours a secret, right?
our master. We also must sacrifice for our loved ones.
(Transition: Now we have seen the interesting side of the characters brought in this movie. So, let's move to another point where some of you might be interesting in the cinematography and high definition scenes.)
MP 2: The cinematography of the story looks almost real and believable.
- I also got to see great works from Oscar Isaac as the privileged Orestes, Sami Samir as the often scary Cyril.
vi) It was a beautifully shot movie, addressing an important modern theme.
if there isare no messages to the audiences.)audiences and for me, the moral values really sink deep in my heart.)
MP 3: There are several moral values of the story:-
Supporting details:
i) TheseFirstly, there are scenes where these intellectual and
- Should we go this far just because they are intellectuals?
- We should treat people equally no matter what are their backgrounds and history.
ii) The film also depicts killings of people from other religions just because they believed that they were sinners. If they just leave each other in peace, then perhaps people wouldn't die as much as they were. People should really accept and tolerate and respect other people's religions notwithstanding what they are.
iii)- Indeed, Prophet Muhammad was one great symbol of tolerance and acceptance.
- He didn't go around killing people of other religions during his time.
- Instead, he welcomed them with open hands and encouraged exploration of knowledge notwithstanding gender, background or status.
iii) We cannot condemn on how other people should live.
- People always
- Even if he or she appears to be more religious, obedient and proper, that doesn't mean they are going to heaven for sure and that certainly doesn't mean that he or she has the license to condemn how other people should live.
iv) We can complain of other people being rude, bad, evil, wrong but no, we can never question their love for God.
- People could never measure one's faith for definite.
- Those who appear to be lost from the outside perhaps hide a secret yet great love for God deep inside their hearts.
- Indeed, Prophet Muhammad was one great symbol of tolerance and acceptance.
- He didn't go around killing people of other religions during his time.
- Instead, he welcomed them with open hands and(Transition: These are among the strong reasons on why you are encouraged explorationto watch this movie; not just because of knowledge notwithstanding gender, background or status.
- Now only if people would really follow the Prophet's examples... what a wonderful world wouldoutstanding characters and great cinematography, it be!
(Transition: I have briefly explained what this movie is about.)brings the moral values as well.)
Conclusion:
- Anyway, this is a cool movie, especially for nerds like me who are into history and ancient civilisations and, to some extent, feminism. So, what from me. It has to be in your must-watched list.
References:
http://heritage-key.com/blogs/ann/agora-film-life-philosopher-hypatia-alexandria

- How people began running around, causing chaos and killing people and destroying books.
iv) Plus, the film also depicts killings of other people from other religions, it was really gore.
every shot of a thing of beauty.
-
- I was Minghella as Hypatia’sHypatia's young slave Davus.
-
- I also as the privledgedprivileged Orestes, Sami
vi) It was a beautifully shot movie, addressing an important modern theme.
(Transition: What a movie if there is no messages brought to the audiences.)
(Transition: I have briefly explained what this movie is about.)
Conclusion:
you waiting for? If you ever interested in watching this movie, just go to this websites or you can just borrow the dvd from me.
References:
http://heritage-key.com/blogs/ann/agora-film-life-philosopher-hypatia-alexandria

Introduction:
Attention getter:
each other? ItThere charts the against the early Christians seizing powerChristianisations across the
Agora centered on a renowned [real life] female philosopher, mathematician and scientist named Hypatia. Since Hypatia having influences towards the leaders of Alexandria, it caused certain conflicts concerning the governmental affairs.
characters played were really outstanding
Main Points:
powerful bishop. (emphasize each character)
Supporting details:
i) HypatiaThe main role in this film was a characterHypatia; played by Rachel Weisz.
- It was a very elegant and graceful acting portrayed by Weisz.
- She is an intelligent female character being terribly obsessed with knowledge.
- She rejected love from possible suitors to retain her independence to learn.
- It is very rare to see a character like Hypatia even in our daily life.
- She believed in power of knowledge and wisdom.
_- From a
ii) The character Davus was played by Max Minghella.
- He was Hypatia's slave who converted to Christianity for freedom.
- He is the most transformational character; from the obedient and timid young slave, he joined the rank of the Christians after gaining his freedom as a bodyguard where he grew rougher and hoarser.
- All that he wanted was not actually freedom, it was Hypatia's love.
- At the end of this movie, he suffocated Hypatia to death as he wanted to spare her the suffering of being stoned and tortured by the mobs.
- My favourite scene of his has to be when he secretly prayed helplessly to his Christian lord - "please let no one else have her."
- Applied to each and everyone of us, we have to keep our one-sided love of ours a secret, right?
- We alsoWhat we can learn from this character is that we should be obedient and loyal to our master.
(Transition:)
(Transition: Now we have seen the interesting side of the characters brought in this movie. So, let's move to another point where some of you might be interesting in the cinematography and high definition scenes.)
MP 2: The cinematography of the story looks almost real and believable.
Supporting details:
- I also got to see great works from Oscar Isaac as the privledged Orestes, Sami Samir as the often scary Cyril.
vi) It was a beautifully shot movie, addressing an important modern theme.
(Transition:)(Transition: What a movie if there is no messages brought to the audiences.)
MP 3: TheThere are several moral values
Supporting details:
i) These intellectual and thinking people were being blamed and killed for being clever, reasoned and moderate.
- Should we go this far just because they are intellectuals?
- We should treat people equally no matter what are their backgrounds and history.
were sinners.
- If they they were.
iii) People should they are.
iv)
iii) People always
- Even if he or she appears to be more religious, obedient and proper, that doesn't mean they are going to heaven for sure and that certainly doesn't mean that he or she has the license to condemn how other people should live.
v)iv) We can
- I believe that such matter is only known between god and that person himself or herself.
- People could never measure one's faith for definite.
- Those who appear to be lost from the outside perhaps hide a secret yet great love for God deep inside their hearts.
(Transition:)
Conclusion:
- Indeed, Prophet Muhammad was one great symbol of tolerance and acceptance.
- He didn't go around killing people of other religions during his time.
- Instead, he welcomed them with open hands and encouraged exploration of knowledge notwithstanding gender, background or status.
- Now only if people would really follow the Prophet's examples... what a wonderful world would it be!
(Transition: I have briefly explained what this movie is about.)
Conclusion:
- So, what are you waiting
References:
http://heritage-key.com/blogs/ann/agora-film-life-philosopher-hypatia-alexandria

GP: To persuade
SP: To persuade and to convince the audience on the reasons to go watch this movie.
of the outstanding characters emphasized
Introduction:
Attention getter:
each other? It charts the bloody struggles that pitted pagans and Jews against the early Christians seizing power across the Mediterranean region. So, this Spanish film. But, the language usedIt was set in the movie is all in English.city of Alexandria.
Agora centered named Hypatia.
- Agora is a Spanish historical film centered on female philosopher and astronomer Hypatia.
- The story was set in 4th century inSince Hypatia having influences towards the cityleaders of Alexandria.
- Agora revolves around the dying days of the Roman Empire,Alexandria, it charts the bloody struggles that pitted pagans and Jews against the early Christians seizing power across the Mediterranean region.
- The overview or synopsis of the story.
i) It tells a fictionalised history of a renowned (real life) female philosopher, mathematician and astronomer named Hypatia.
ii) She was basically a pagan philosopher in Alexandria.
iii) Due to Christianisation of Alexandria, lots of clashes between religions began.
iv) It also involved the killings between the pagans, Christian and Jews.
v) Hypatia taught classes at Alexandria's highest educational institution and most of her students respected her.
vi) This caused certain the governmental affairs and people began blaming her of having influences over their leaders.
(Transitiion:affairs.
(Transition: One of played really uniqueoutstanding and versatile.)
Main Points:
MP 1: There are few characters displayed in this movie which range from the very naive Davus to the very extremist Cyril, a powerful bishop. (emphasize each character)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186830/
http://moviemoxie.blogspot.com/2010/10/agora-dvd-review.html
http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=review&reviewid=VE1117940282&cs=1
http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s3044689.htm
http://thecia.com.au/reviews/a/agora.shtml
{Presentation1.lnk}

Title: AgoraAgora; a must watched film.
GP: To persuade
SP: To persuade and to convince the audience on the reasons to go watch this movie.
is a historicalmust-watched film centered on Hypatia, an academician. This movie is worthy to watch as it is a great movie with good choosingbecause of the story andcharacters emphasized in this movie, the context. Thegreat cinematography looks almost real. Besides, there are several characters in which we should make as a role model and the moral values of the story that we should ponder.it brought.
Introduction:
Attention getter:
I had just finished watching this movie. A very serious one at that. Caused me a bit dizziness after spending two hours watching it. So, imagine this scene; you are living in the 4th century Roman Egypt where there are lots of clashes between religions and it involves the killings between the pagans, Jews and Christians and how much they hate each other? So, this is what the movie is all about. It is entitled Agora; a Spanish film. But, the language used in the movie is all in English.
Agora centered on a renowned [real life] female philosopher, mathematician and scientist named Hypatia.
- Agora is a Spanish historical film centered on female philosopher and astronomer Hypatia.
- The story was set in 4th century in the city of Alexandria.
- It is very rare to see a character like Hypatia even in our daily life.
- She believed in power of knowledge and wisdom.
-_ From a knowledge and privilegepriviledge is teaching, hypothesizing &and problem solving in her.
ii) The character Davus was played by Max Minghella.
- He was Hypatia's slave who converted to Christianity for freedom.
- Applied to each and everyone of us, we have to keep our one-sided love of ours a secret, right?
- We also should be obedient to our master.
iii) Orestes and Synesius were Hypatia's students-turned governer and bishop respectively.
- Hypatia's influence over these two caused her the most trouble.
- This caused a friction between him and the extremist Cyril of Alexandria, another powerful figure and bishop.(Transition:)
MP 2: The cinematography of the story looks almost real and believable.
Supporting details:
- I was also fascinated by the great performance from the cast including a particularly stellar performance from Max Minghella as Hypatia’s young slave Davus.
- I also got to see great works from Oscar Isaac as the privledged Orestes, Sami Samir as the often scary Cyril.
modern theme.
(Transition:)
MP 3: The moral values of the story:-
Supporting details:
- People could never measure one's faith for definite.
- Those who appear to be lost from the outside perhaps hide a secret yet great love for God deep inside their hearts.
(Transition:)
Conclusion:
- Indeed, Prophet Muhammad was one great symbol of tolerance and acceptance.

GP: To persuade
SP: To persuade and to convince the audience on the reasons to go watch this movie.
watch as it is a great movie with good choosing of the story and the context. The cinematography looks
Introduction:
- Agora is a Spanish historical film centered on female philosopher and astronomer Hypatia.
- She is an intelligent female character being terribly obsessed with knowledge.
- She rejected love from possible suitors to retain her independence to learn.
daily life.
- She believed in power of knowledge and wisdom.
- From a gender perspective, it feels so refreshing to see historical film where a woman in a place of knowledge and privilege is teaching, hypothesizing & problem solving and also not minutely interested in the numerous men who are obviously interested in her.
ii) The character Davus was played by Max Minghella.
- He was Hypatia's slave who converted to Christianity for freedom.
- All that he wanted was not actually freedom, it was Hypatia's love.
- My favourite scene of his has to be when he secretly prayed helplessly to his Christian lord - "please let no one else have her."
- Applied to each and everyone of us, we have to keep our one-sided love of ours a secret, right?
- We also should be obedient to our master.
iii) Orestes and Synesius were Hypatia's students-turned governer and bishop respectively.
- Hypatia's influence over these two caused her the most trouble.
- How people began running around, causing chaos and killing people and destroying books.
iv) Plus, the film also depicts killings of other people from other religions, it was really gore.
v) Also, the film fits the epic definition in several ways including sweeping, gorgeous cinematography that makes each and every shot a thing of beauty.
- I was also fascinated by the great performance from the cast including a particularly stellar performance from Max Minghella as Hypatia’s young slave Davus.
- I also got to see great works from Oscar Isaac as the privledged Orestes, Sami Samir as the often scary Cyril.
vi) It was a beautifully shot movie, addressing an important modern theme.
MP 3: The moral values of the story:-
Supporting details:
http://heritage-key.com/blogs/ann/agora-film-life-philosopher-hypatia-alexandria
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186830/
http://www.google.com.my/search?hl=en&q=agora+film&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=
http://moviemoxie.blogspot.com/2010/10/agora-dvd-review.html
http://www.google.com.my/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=&bih=&q=agora&btnG=Google+Search
{Presentation1.lnk}

(Transitiion: One of the reasons you are encouraged to go watch this movie is that the characters played really unique and versatile.)
Main Points:
powerful bishop. (emphasize each character)
Supporting details:
i) Hypatia was a character played by Rachel Weisz.
- People could never measure one's faith for definite.
- Those who appear to be lost from the outside perhaps hide a secret yet great love for God deep inside their hearts.
//Mahatma Gandhi// once said: "I wanted to know the best of the life of one who holds today an undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind.... I became more than ever convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet the scrupulous regard for pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle. When I closed the second volume (of the Prophet's biography), I was sorry there was not more for me to read of that great life"
Conclusion:
- Indeed, Prophet Muhammad was one great symbol of tolerance and acceptance.

GP: To persuade
SP: To persuade and to convince the audience on the reasons to go watch this movie.
should ponder. Why?? Call for action! Overview, preview...
Introduction:
- Agora is a Spanish historical film centered on female philosopher and astronomer Hypatia.
(Transitiion: One of the reasons you are encouraged to go watch this movie is that the characters played really unique and versatile.)
Main Points:
the very extremist Cyril, a powerful bishop.
Supporting details:
i) Hypatia was a character played by Rachel Weisz.
- It was a very elegant and graceful acting portrayed by Weisz.
- She is an intelligent female character being terribly obsessed with knowledge.
- She rejected love from possible suitors to retain her independence to learn.
- It is very rare to see a character like Hypatia even in our daily life.
ii) The character Davus was played by Max Minghella.
- He was Hypatia's slave who converted to Christianity for freedom.
- Hypatia later freed him.
- He is the most transformational character; from the obedient and timid young slave, he joined the rank of the Christians after gaining his freedom as a bodyguard where he grew rougher and hoarser.
- All that he wanted was not actually freedom, it was Hypatia's love.
- My favourite scene of his has to be when he secretly prayed helplessly to his Christian lord - "please let no one else have her."
iii) Orestes and Synesius were Hypatia's students-turned governer and bishop respectively.
- Hypatia's influence over these two caused her the most trouble.
MP- This caused a friction between him and the extremist Cyril of Alexandria, another powerful figure and bishop.
MP 2: The cinematography of the story looks almost real and believable.
Supporting details:
i) In a positive way, the wars and killings in the movie really ticked me off.
ii) There were lots of heads and body parts lying around in blood.
iii) I could feel the fear that Hypatia was going through as the clashes began...
- How people began running around, causing chaos and killing people and destroying books.
iv) Plus, the film also depicts killings of other people from other religions, it was really gore.
MP 3: The moral
Supporting details:
i) These intellectual and thinking people were being blamed and killed for being clever, reasoned and moderate.
ii) The film also depicts killings of people from other religions just because they believed that they were sinners.
- If they just leave each other in peace, then perhaps people wouldn't die as much as they were.
they are.
iv) People always deemed themselves a know-it-all while they are actually not.
- Even if he or she appears to be more religious, obedient and proper, that doesn't mean they are going to heaven for sure and that certainly doesn't mean that he or she has the license to condemn how other people should live.
- People could never measure one's faith for definite.
- Those who appear to be lost from the outside perhaps hide a secret yet great love for God deep inside their hearts.
MP 3: The cinematography//Mahatma Gandhi// once said: "I wanted to know the best of the story looks almost real and believable.
Supporting details:
i) In a positive way,life of one who holds today an undisputed sway over the wars and killings in the movie really ticked me off.
ii) There were lotshearts of heads and body parts lying around in blood.
iii)millions of mankind.... I could feelbecame more than ever convinced that it was not the fearsword that Hypatiawon a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was going through as the clashes began
- How people began running around, causing chaosrigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet the scrupulous regard for pledges, his intense devotion to his friends and killing peoplefollowers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and destroying books.
iv) Plus,in his own mission. These and not the film also depicts killingssword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle. When I closed the second volume (of the Prophet's biography), I was sorry there was not more for me to read of other people from other religions.that great life"
Conclusion:
- Indeed, Prophet Muhammad was one great symbol of tolerance and acceptance.
- He didn't go around killing people of other religions during his time.
knowledge notwithstanding gender ,gender, background or Prophet's examples... what a wonderful world would it be!
References:
http://heritage-key.com/blogs/ann/agora-film-life-philosopher-hypatia-alexandria
http://moviemoxie.blogspot.com/2010/10/agora-dvd-review.html
http://www.google.com.my/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=&bih=&q=agora&btnG=Google+Search
{Agora.lnk}
{Presentation1.lnk}

v) Hypatia taught classes at Alexandria's highest educational institution and most of her students respected her.
vi) This caused certain conflicts concerning the governmental affairs and people began blaming her of having influences over their leaders.
(Transitiion: One of the reasons you are encouraged to go watch this movie is that the characters played really unique and versatile.)
Main Points:
in this movie.movie which range from the very naive Davus to the very
Supporting details:
i) Hypatia was a character played by Rachel Weisz.
- Instead, he welcomed them with open hands and encouraged exploration of knowledge notwithstanding gender , background or status.
- Now only if people would really follow the Prophet's examples...
References:
http://heritage-key.com/blogs/ann/agora-film-life-philosopher-hypatia-alexandria
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186830/
http://moviemoxie.blogspot.com/2010/10/agora-dvd-review.html
http://www.google.com.my/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=&bih=&q=agora&btnG=Google+Search
{Agora.lnk}
{Presentation1.lnk}