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Second Term Paper

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Outline for the Second Term Paper

1.     Introduction

a.     Action-Reaction Principle – For every action force, there is an equal reaction force in the opposite direction

b.     The three movies I chose demonstrate how incorrectly they show the action-reaction principle

c.      Thesis statement

2.     Kung Fu Hustle

a.     In the casino scene, the couple fights with the villain using hand-to-hand combat. But despite having seemingly invincible strength, every time they land a kick or punch on the villain, there is no reaction to each hit.

b.     It almost seems like the villain is made of stone and not flesh and bones.

c.      The scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4plHceV0Zk at 0:35-0:50

3.     Escape to Witch Mountain

a.     In this scene, the brother is standing in the middle of the road with an oncoming car driving straight towards him. As the car hits the brother, the car is the one that is destroyed and the brother is seemingly unaffected and unhurt.

b.     The scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX2PWpcJlrY at 0:32 – 0:37

4.     Terminator 2: Judgment Day

a.     In this scene, the Terminator is fighting the T-1000. They are both throwing each other at the walls, which break on impact.

b.     Due the damage done to the walls, the action force of the throw isn’t equal to the reaction force done to the walls.

c.      The scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SZWfapRNqc at 3:50 – 3:56

5.     Conclusion

a.     The reason why the action-reaction principle isn’t portrayed accurately in these films is because these characters aren’t really based off of reality.

b.     Since these characters are so extraordinary, their actions are exaggerated in order to suspend disbelief to the audience and to add more suspense/action to the scenes.