Allusion in modern films

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Allusion in modern films

• Ms. Mitchells class

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What is Allusion?

• A reference within a literary work to a
  historical or literary person, place or event
• Watch the entire movie clip before you try to
  guess what is being alluded to!

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What is this an allusion to?
From Shrek
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The Matrix
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What is this an allusion to?
From 17 Again
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this one too
From The Tooth Fairy
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A Few Good Men
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One more
From Toy Story
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Star Wars Episode VThe Empire Strikes Back
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This one has a lot!
From Desperate Housewives
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Adam Eve (1526)
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Egyptian Hieroglyphics
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"Arnolfini Wedding" (1434)
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"American Gothic," (1930)
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Roy Lichtenstein
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You are now

• becoming Allusion Masters, my young Padawans.