Next Semester’s Movie

“Meet Joe Black”

Elena P. OCS
AOCS 12/2010
 About the Movie
 Produced in 1998, USA

 Director: Martin Brest

 Main actors: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins,

Claire Forlani

 Music by Thomas Newman

 Some Words about the Plot
“Meet Joe Black” - romantic drama & fantasy film

o The main story = a rich and young-in-spirit

businessman Bill has everything in his life but is afraid
of old age and death

o Another story = his daughter wants to really feel life

and ends up falling in love with a stranger
 American English
 Contains great vocabulary and wide range of new words
and idioms
 “cornball”
 “fall head over heels in love”
 “sneak”
 “unvarnished news”

 It is about our life. So the vocabulary is good for everyday use, in very
different situations

 Most conversations are easy to understand

 Actors’ pronunciation don’t cause problems with
comprehension
 The speed of speaking is perfect for international students
 American Culture
 The sights New York City & Brooklyn

 Everyday routine life in American city

 The structure of a private business

 Family traditions, relationships in

family & between two people in love,
at work

 Traditional American food: peanut

butter, sandwiches, beef 
 The Plot and Life Lessons
 The plot is complicated, unusual, making viewers think

 Love story and jokes make the movie light and not oppressive

 Kind, touching movie

 Wise life lessons make viewers revise their world perception

 Stay open to the world
 Don’t try to control everything because there’re things that you can’t
control
 Give rather than take
 Enjoy your time
 Conclusion
 “Meet Joe Black” is a wonderful, wise movie and a heartfelt
story.
 It is about everybody’s life, so it teaches us how to make life brighter.
 It is about American everyday life, so we can get acquainted with
different aspects of American culture.
 It contains new words and idioms that will be useful for the ELI
students. Vocabulary is wonderful for everyday use, so this movie will
help to learn and improve English.

This movie is a great movie for a pleasant and helpful pastime.

THANK YOU!