Film Review -- " Roman Holiday"

“Roman Holiday” is one of the outstanding film that through the film history.

The charming Hepburn has her first starring role in this sweet romance, playing a European princess on an official tour through Rome. Frustrated by her lack of connection to the real world, she slips away from her protective handlers. Fatefully, she meets Joe Bradley who is an American newspaper reporter.

Because of him, she has unforgettable experience, living for one day as a normal person. She does all the things that she was not allowed to do before, such as cutting her hair, eating ice-cream, strolling down the streets and falling in love with an ordinary man -- Joe.

Andrey Hepburn as Princess Ann ('Anya Smith')

Joe Bradley, a young and charming journalist, is looking for news that might increase sales of his newspaper and bring some money in his pocket. At the beginning, he takes pictures of Princess Ann without her knowledge. However, in the end; he does not sell those photos to make money.

His relative "poverty" and Princess Ann's fabulous wealth and station present a barrier to their ever finding true love and happiness.

Gregory Peck as Joe Bradley

“Roman Holiday” is the film that brought Audrey Hepburn to prominence in Oscar, and the world movie audience went weak at the knees.
It is the natural and ingenuous performance that makes her such a charming and unforgettable character, a graceful presence on the screen. I have seen most of Miss Hepburn's movies and I can say that she was never more enchanting than she is here. She is gorgeous and cute at the same time, charming and impish, sweet, regal and very winning.

This is the most romantic film I have ever seen. Instead of the woman finding that the man she is in love with has fabulous wealth and position, it is the other way around. The ending manages to be realistic yet romantic so that one can almost believe the story is true.

I believe that everyone of us would like to dream about what is like to be lost in the "eternal city" for one day and enjoy the simple things of life.

Paragraph Assignment

A. Comparison – Contrast
What are the different ways in which intellectual intelligence and emotional intelligence contribute to the development of an undergraduate?

Intellectual intelligence is an ability of one who tries to use his/her intellect to work, study, speculate on or ask and answer questions with regard to a variety of different ideas. And Emotional intelligence is an ability, capability, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of one’s self, of others, of groups. People are born with Intellectual Intelligence (IQ) and cultivated with Emotional Intelligence (EQ). As undergraduates, Intellectual intelligence and emotional intelligence actually contribute us through different ways.

Firstly, IQ helps the undergraduate to think and solve the problems while EQ provides an appropriate emotional stability to deal with the problems. For example, when we are at the university level, we need to be independent in learning since university is a place that requires a lot of self-study. In this case, we need to solve the challenging academic problems with our IQ rather than easily getting solutions from professors. Actually, they may realize how intelligent they are after solving those challenge academic problems. On the other hand, in order to deal with the daily stresses which an undergraduate may be faced, it is important for him/her to have a high EQ to keep calm and alert. Otherwise, his/her emotion will be out of control easily and results in negative effects.

Secondly, IQ enriches an undergraduate’s life while EQ makes him/her more sociable. It is undeniable that one of the best ways to enrich oneself is through reading. IQ ensures the undergraduate understand the ideas of the author and make use of them. However, there is a lot of knowledge to be learnt and experiences by an undergraduate, which he/she cannot find inside the books. Therefore, it is very helpful for him/her to have a high EQ when communicating with others. In fact, most of the people are willing to be friends with someone who can control his/her emotions well, as they may feel relaxed and being respected.

All in all, I should say that making good use of both intellectual intelligence and emotional intelligence will contribute to the development of an undergraduate significantly throughout the years.

B. Cause – Effect

Motivation, resilience, optimism, self-control, flexibility, etc. are attributes often associated with emotional intelligence. Choose one of these and discuss why it is an important trait for a fulfilling life.

There are a lot of attributes associated with emotional intelligence; one of them is self-control, which is an important trait for a fulfilling life. Self-control, just as its name implies, refers to restraint exercised over one's self or control of one's emotions, desires, or actions by one's own will.

An emotional intelligent person is able to control his/her emotions by his/her own will in order to have his/her head screwed on the right way. A fulfilling life in a sense means someone is able to adapt to the unpredictable society through accepting the differences and understanding the reality. Life does not go as what we expected. In fact, there are numerous unexpected encounters that make us down and up. Hence we need to be self—controlled in terms of keeping calm and confident to deal with those encounters and fulfill our life. Frankly, many people actually benefit from being self-controlled in the situations that are against their wishes.

In addition, self-control associated with emotional intelligence in terms of self discipline. Self discipline is the ability of the individual to stick to actions, thoughts, and behavior, which lead to improvement and success. Success makes our life fulfilling. However, a fulfilling life could be destroyed by lack of self-control. People are weak in saying “No’ to attractions like money. Even, there are people dare to do contraband for money though they know the serious consequences. For example, in some countries, the bribe activities are very common. The bribers make full use of their power to gain money without any self-discipline. As a result, most of them who used to be considered as successful in their career are ended in prisons. In this sense, a fulfilling life with success could be destroyed by lack of self-control.

Hence, I should conclude that being self-controlled is very important in leading a fulfilling life.