Carmike Cinema

I think all of the subliminal advertising in that video was smart. It gets people thinking about food, which probably makes them want to buy the food in the video. The subliminal advertising shows our consumer culture. Our culture uses every opportunity to advertise. There wasn't a need to advertise the food in that situation. They could have just shown the movie, but they didn't. They inserted the part about the food and drinks because they wanted people to buy it, which shows the consumerism.

All Time Worldwide Box Office Grosses

Of the first 25 on this list, I saw only one in theaters. Although, I did see a lot of them out of theaters. I just don't go to the theaters very often. I think a lot of these movies are in the top 25 because of the popularity of them before they came out. For example, The Avengers was probably famous because a lot of the characters in that movie had movies about them before, so the people that liked the first ones wanted to see the new one. Also, I think a lot of the movies did so well because they were so different from previous movies. Avatar is an example of this. That movie was one of the first 3D movies, and its content is so different. I think the differences between the top 25 and other movies is what appeals to moviegoers, like how Avatar was offered in 3D.

Movies

The type of movies I watch most often varies, but type I watch the most is probably action movies. They are entertaining and very rarely dull. When I am feeling adventurous or when Courtney convinces me, I watch romance movies. They normally don't interest me, but I can sit through them if I'm with other people. One romance movie I recently watched was The Vow. Courtney, Parker, Quinn, and I were hanging out and Courtney really wanted to watch that movie. Since we were at her house, we all agreed to watch it. It wasn't too bad, but it wouldn't have been my first choice. It was a little corny and predictable, but Channing Tatum was in it. So, that made it a pleasure to watch.

Chapters in Mass Media Book

None of the chapters interest me so much. Although, since I'm going to choose one, chapter six looks the most interesting out of the other choices. Chapter six is called "Movies and the Impact of Images". This sounds kind of interesting because I would like to know how pictures affect people. I would like to know how to take pictures with impact. Also, I think it would be interesting to learn a little bit about the history of movies. But, since I am impatient and want to know about movies now I looked up the history of movies. Here is a link to the website that explained it to me.

Music's Influence

Music influences media mainly through the way it is produced and recorded. Without music, we wouldn't have the many music related technologies we do today, like CDs. Also, music encouraged the creation of recordings, which are an important part of media. Another way music influences media is by deciding what is popular in different forms of media. For example, when one song is popular, many media outlets play that song or make references to the song. 
Not only does music influence media, it also influences me. Music can have an effect on my mood. If I'm in a bad mood, I listen to a cheerful song, and I feel less crabby. Music can also entertain me, which is probably its main purpose.

10 Good Songs

The Song That Doesn't End by the cast of Lamb Chops. This song is just catchy. It also brings back memories from my childhood, which is always good.
The Duck Song by Unknown. Possibly forrestfire101. This song is also extremely catchy. It is also very comical, so I enjoy it.
That's So Raven Theme Song by Raven Symone. The theme song reminds me of the show, which I liked, so that makes me enjoy the song. Plus, just listen to the song. Then you'll get it.
Ain't Nobody Got Time for That (Autotune Remix) by Sweet Brown. This song just sounds so cool. And, it's from an actual newscast, so that originality makes it that much more awesome.
Notion by Kings of Leon. This song is just never played, which makes it good.
Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye. This song is also very rarely played. I just recently learned of its existence.
Out of Your Mind by Lil' Jon ft. LMFAO. I like this song because Megan Good likes it so much.
The Spins by Mac Miller. I like this song because Parker dances so well to this song.
I Knew You Were Trouble (Goat Edition) by Taylor Swift and a goat. The creativity of this song is just amazing. It is impossible to not like it.
Friday by Rebecca Black. This song is just a classic. Almost everyone has heard of this song, and I'm sure everyone loves it.

Final Four

The assignment for this journal is to decide who is going to win based on the teams in Final Four's jerseys. The team I would choose to win based purely on jerseys is Syracuse. Their jerseys are orange, which is my favorite color. Although, Michigan's yellow jerseys are pretty cool, too. This prompt really does work well for me because I know very little about the four teams, so I can be unbiased in my judgment of their jerseys. If you are interested in learning more about Syracuse, here is a website with articles about them.

Minnesota woman to pay $220,000 fine for 24 illegally downloaded songs

My first reaction to the title "Minnesota Woman to Pay $220,000 Fine for 24 Illegally Downloaded Songs" was that the punishment seems a little bit harsh. After reading the article, I realized it does talk about the Thomas-Rasset case, but it also talks about different possible solutions to the illegally downloading problem. One solution the article suggests is that Internet service providers would send reminders to people to tell them that they know the people are downloading illegally. If the people don't listen, then the service provider would have the ability to cut off the person's Internet. I don't know if that is the best solution, but it does make sense to me. If someone knew that others knew about what they were doing, they would be more likely to stop.