Should animal testing be banned?

 

We human beings enjoy life on this planet and feel the joy and pride in things we have created and discovered for our comfort and luxury. But many of these inventions have claimed the lives of those countless animals with which we have to share this beautiful planet. We have sent monkeys and dogs to space and the depth of sea just to check if we can survive there.  We breed rats, rabbits, and other rodents so that we can test drugs that can save us. Our desire to look beautiful is the reason for the suffering of those helpless animals on which those cosmetics are used before they are declared safe for human use. There are many other ways we use these animals so that we can continue living happily and forget about their right to live and breathe freely in their own habitats.

Laika was the name of the dog that was sent to space. Laika survived for four days then died due to overheating of the cabin and some say Laika died within hours of the launch. We have sent many others to space just to test and make our journey to space more safe and comfortable. Similarly, we conduct a drug test on animals to find new drugs to prolong our life span, rats are infected with pathogens and then starts the circle of trial and error until the scientist get the desired results. Sometimes even used for creating more deadly viruses that can be used as a weapon. During all this, many of these animals lost their lives suffering from the diseases. As many countries have banned the use of animals in testing cosmetics that we use for making ourselves more radiant than others. These cosmetics are responsible for the deaths of many animals and have made many crippled, blind, and burned their skin so that our eyes come out more beautiful and our skin is fairer and smoother.

Now the world has seen these horrors. Many have stood up for these animals and raising voices to stop these tests. There are some who are finding other ways like using supercomputers to predict the effect of drugs, using lab-grown meat for testing of cosmetics, and so on. There is constant effort to get these animals their freedom and a life in the wild where they belong.

7 Movies Like No Country For Old Men You Must See

 

No Country For Old Men (2007) is one of the finest films that belong to the crime and thriller genre. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, the film won four awards at 80th Academy Awards. Based on the Cormac McCarthy's novel No Country For Old Men (2005), the thought-provoking film showcases the life story of three men where one is struggling with his war experiences and morality, too disillusioned to operate in the world, another man is destroying everything in his path derived by his belief in Nihilism but trying to find a meaning of his life and use luck as his excuse, lastly the third man who reflects on the changes in the world and his failure to cope up with all the darkness along with his own.

Here is a list and short description of movies like No Country For Old Men.

·        Sicario (2015): The film is about FBI agent Kate Macer (Emily Blunt) who is invited to become part of the task force for a special assignment to fight against the leader of a powerful and brutal Mexican drug cartel. The story takes turn when Kate realizes that she was not informed about the assignment was illegal and how she was trapped to become a part of it. The action film directed by Denis Villeneuve received three Academy Award nominations.

·        Drive (2011): The action film is an adaptation of American crime writer James Sallis’s novel Drive (2005). The Driver (Ryan Gosling) as a mechanic and a stunt driver who gets into a relationship with his neighbour, Irene (Carey Mulligan). Their relationship takes a turn when Irene’s husband is released from prison and asks for the Driver to help in the robbery.

·        A History of Violence (2005): The action and thriller genre American film directed by Canadian film director, David Paul Cronenberg is about Thomas "Tom" Stall (Viggo Mortensen) who becomes a local hero by killing the robbers. Despite his heroism, he develops a spoiled relationship with his family who opposes his act of violence.

·        Hell or High Water (2016): Directed by David Mackenzie and written by Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water is the story of two brothers  Chris Pine as Toby Howard and Ben Foster as Tanner Howard make a team of skillful criminals carry out a clever, well-planned, and daring bank robberies to save their ranch.

 

·        Nightcrawler (2014): The Nightcrawler is a crime, thriller, and psychological genre American film. Directed by Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler attacks the modern-day media practice of sensationalizing news stories or headlines and unethical journalism. The character of Louis "Lou" Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) is created to show the mutually beneficial relationship that exists between unethical journalism and audience demand.

 

·        Traffic (2000): Directed by Steven Soderbergh, the American crime film Traffic explores the illegal drug trade and an adaptation of the 1989 British Channel 4 television series Traffik. The story based on actual people and real-life incidents, Traffic earned numerous awards, including four Oscars.

 

·        Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007): Released in 2007 American crime thriller film Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead directed by Sidney Lumet and derived its name from the Irish saying. The film shows two brothers Andy (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Hank (Ethan Hawke) involved in a planned robbery. The younger brother Andy decides to rob a jewellery store run by his parents to pay off his debts. Although he fails to succeed in his plans and the family takes action against the crime. 

 

 

 

Cast Away: The Movie about Extraordinary Adventure and Survival on an uninhabited island

 

Cast Away released in 2000 is an American drama film, more serious in tone. The story of the film directed and produced by Robert Lee Zemeckis revolves around the character Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) who works at FedEx depot. Chucks life is normal until he received a call for resolving a work problem in Malaysia.  Unfortunately, the violent storm turns his whole world upside down, when the FedEx cargo plane he was in crashes somewhere in The Pacific Ocean. Somehow Chuck manages to escape the plane and happens to land up incidentally on an uninhabited island. This marks the beginning of his struggle and survival stranded on a deserted island.

Is Cast Away a true story?

Unlike Cast Away, a FedEx plane has never been crashed like that in real life. However, there are real-life castaway survivors and true stories of being stranded on deserted islands. The stories of these survivors and their survival, while facing loneliness, fear of never getting found, and other psychological issues along with the problems like no food, water, shelter, fire is narrated or published in the form of books or documentaries, or films. The story of a British Adventurer Lucy Irvine inspired the Robert Zemicks blockbuster film Cast Away. In 1980, Lucy Irvine joined the writer/ adventurer Gerald Kingslandlive as self-imposed castaways for a year on the isolated and uninhabited island of Tuin. The island was located in the Torres Strait between Australia and Papua New Guinea. Upon her return, Lucy wrote an account of her adventure and survival in the book titled Cast Away, published in 1983.

The plot of the film Cast Away is derived from historical stories like the story of Alexander Selkirk, Juana Maria and Marguerite de La Roque. Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer, Alexander Selkirk spent four years and four months on an island not inhabited. Similarly, Marguerite de la Roque managed to survive on an uninhabited island off the coast of Canada. Juana Maria was the last surviving member of the tribe, the Nicoleño, and lived alone on San Nicolas Island.

Cast Away follows the adventures of Chuck Noland

Cast Away is the story of the survival of our protagonist, Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) also the real-life experience of survival of the author, Lucy Irvine. Chuck’s story is not only about the survival of the fittest but also the struggle to survive in adversities. This motivating story beautifully captures the physical and psychological trauma and after-effects of the four years of loneliness. At the uninhabited island, Chuck escapes from the storm attack and get access to several other FedEx packages that he found ashore from the crashed plane. He fills his loneliness by personifying the basketball and naming it Wilson, Chuck has lived his life following FedEx's motto “We live to deliver” this becomes his salvation and his strength. During his stay, he also makes several attempts to repair the damaged raft. Chuck (Tom Hanks) takes shelter inside the cave and survives for four years. And one fine day, he is rescued by passing cargo ship.

Tom Hanks gained 50 pounds (23 kg) during pre-production and lost a significant amount of weight and bring the character and suffering of Chuck Noland to life. The scenes were shot at the island of Monuriki.

 

 

Personalities

 

Abraham Lincoln: The hero who led America through the civil war as its 16th President (1861-1865) abolished slavery, make the federal government strong, and restore the union. Self-taught Lincoln to become a lawyer but join politics after watching conditions of slaves. He fought for the constitution and moral, America marched into the modern age.

Meryl Streep: Born in 1949 she started her journey from Trelawny of the Wells, since she had been nominated and received three academy awards and eight golden globes along with many honours she is considered the best of her generation her versatile and ability to live the character achieved her Cecil B. DeMille Award.

Pew Die Pie: Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg  with 106 million subscribers  is the most subscribed individual on YouTube, this 31 year-old English based Swedish is well known for his Let's Play videos started with playing videos and commentary on horror and action games later he added vlogs comedy music and other genres.  

Carl Lewis: One of the three individuals who won the gold medal in the same event for four consecutive Olympics. For ten years, he scored 65 consecutive victories in Long Jump and broke 100-meter sprint record for became a legend. His few accolades are World Athlete of the Century and Olympian of the Century.

William Shakespeare: He is the most studied English Playwright, Poet and Actor, to date. His work has been translated into most of the major languages around the world. Tragedies like Romeo Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth are the work of a literary genius.

 Nikola Tesla: An inventor who was far ahead of his time. He gave importance to the use of technology for the welfare of mankind rather than filling the pockets of the rich. He was considered as the rival of Thomas Edison. He is famous for his work on Alternating Current.

Steve Jobs: The CEO and co-founder of Apple who introduced us to the iPhone were an American business magnate and investor. He's widely known for the Personal Computer Revolution in the 70s and 80s. He was also the chairman of Pixer Animation Studio.

Le Corbusier: He is one of the pioneers of Modern Architecture. This Swiss-French Architect was also a designer, painter, urban planner, and writer. He designed buildings in Europe, Japan, India, and America. He was dedicated to providing better living conditions in crowded cities.

 Jay Z: After the release of ReasonableDoubt in 1996, Shawn Cori Carter was well known as Jay Z. This American Rapper, Songwriter, and Businessman is one of the most influential artists. Not only considered a great rapper but also a successful businessman.

 Al Capone: The Notorious Gangster whose regime was at the peak, during the prohibition era. He was also known as Scarface. He was dubbed the public enemy number one after St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. This damaged his image as the modern-day Robinhood. He was arrested at age 33.

 Cleopatra: Cleopatra was an incredibly beautiful, intellectual, and powerful woman whose charm influenced the men in the western world. She was the mistress of Julius Caser. Most of the details related to her in writings are considered myths. She committed suicide fearing a life of misery and misfortune.

 Man Ray: The renowned Fashion and Portrait Photographer Man Ray refused to call by his name Emmanuel Rednitzky. He called his photograms ‘Radiographs’. He contributed to movements like Dada and Surrealist. He worked in various fields but painting was his passion.