Monday, September 7th 2015

A time capsule from the past

was found in 2015…

Various objects were found in the time capsule: a platform shoe, smiley buttons, an Apple II computer, a magazine and a film poster of STAR WARS…

We can see characters who are bulky in the middle of the poster. There is a contrast between the dark background and the characters who wear white clothes. We can see Luke Skywalker in the center, who is the main character. Indeed, the lines made by laser beams all focus on the character in the middle: this is the focal point of the poster. There are nine represented, they are the most important ones: Luke Skywalker, Han Solo (on his right), Princess Leia (on his left), C3PO, R2D2, Chubaka, Darth Vador, Obi Wan Kenobi… In the top left-hand corner of the poster, we have the death star. All around the characters, there are space shuttles.

This episode is the first to be released but it’s episode 4 in the whole saga. It was released in 1977.

The hippie picture:

-     In the middle: a hippie couple.

-     Sitting in a van, side door = open

-     Look happy

-     Van: blue with flowers, VolksWagen van

-     Long hair (both boy and girl)

-     A plait (une tresse) on the forehead / a hair band…

-     They look out of the picture: the focal point is outside the frame of the picture: nature? Other people? Other people at Woodstock? (Music festival)… it’s somewhere else…

-     In front of the van: blankets / covers, pillows, BBQ or a lamp? Beds in the van? Sleeping bags?

-     Conclusion: they have travelled and they spent the night in the van.

-     Picture taken maybe in the morning…

-     Dressed in large / loose clothes, long clothes, vivid colours…

= makes the spirit of Hippies / Woodstock…