It can't be denied that movies are part of our lifes, movies are useful to have a good time with friends, to make us feel emotions through them and even to inspire us, not only emotionally, but also technologically. We can say that the seventh art has been a technological oracle, this is because many technological devices have emerged after their appearance in films, among which we can mention the following:
1. Back to the Future - The legendary sneakers that adjust themselves were created by Nike, you just have to put your foot inside them and they will tie and adjust instantly.
2. Minority Report - In this futuristic film we can observe Tom Cruise seeing a future crime while he is using a screen which he doesn't touch. the prediction of the crime is still impossible, but nowadays thanks to Kinect of Microsoft and to a Pc it can be possible to manage programmes just by making specific gestures.
3. Star Wars - The holographic message that princess leia send to Obi wan is now possible because scientists have discovered how to paralyze the light, which is the main step to create holograms, so maybe in a near future our messages will be sent by holographic images.
4. Harry Potter - The newspaper with talking images that exists in Harry Potter's world is about to be part of ours too. This technological advance will be use for 90-seconds advertisements on the pages of the US Magazine Entertainment Weekly.
Sometimes it seems that there is nothing that technology couldn't do, all these inventions were just part of the imagination some years ago, but now they are here and we don't have to be a character from a movie to enjoy them.
There is any technological device present in movies that you would like to see in real life?
Can you imagine to have the power to create whatever you want? would you like to make whatever is going on in your mind real? well, the answers of these questions are closer than you think. No, it's not money. Just pick a up your bag and you will find the object that it's always with you.
Pens are tools that make our life easier in every aspect. We can describe our secret thoughts in a journal, draw or sketch figures, persons, landscapes. Everything you want in a little piece of plastic.
I compare a pen to a magic wand, because personaly I think, with a pen I can go wherever my imagination wants to take me, that's why I always carry a pen with me. Also, you have lots of sizes and colors to choose! therefore you have lots of oportunities to reflect in an empty sheet of paper a whole new world.
This amazing tool has been part of artists, painters, poets, writers, and of course, teachers. They are our closer friend in our everyday work, so let's try to look further an try to find new usages! A blue pen it's not only to take notes during classes, as in the video I attached below, the drawer just with a nowadays pen could make an almost perfect portrait. What about us? Let's start writing more and encouraging our students to use this object always, because there will always be an special conection between our inside-self and a pen. It's natural and way easier to express your feelings by writing on a piece of paper than being autocorrected by a computer or getting distracted by a facebook message while you are expressing yourself.
Next time you want to write a true-hearted letter or response I challenge you to use a pen instead of a computer,
