1. How Does It End? Noelle, Miguel, McKenna

2. Ambiguous Endings: Overview Ambiguous: open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal. Ambiguity is an attribute of any concept, idea, statement or claim whose meaning, intention or interpretation cannot be definitively resolved Specifically, endings that leave you guessing, wanting more, and leave unanswered questions fit under this category. Popular movies with these endings include Inception, Total Recall, and The Sopranos 3. "L'illusionniste" (2010). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmsukmz 3QQE&list=PL9D7B0AAB3687C965 A French Illusionist travels Europe trying to make a living off of his magic tricks. He travels to a small Scottish island to perform, where he meets a young woman named Alice, and she is convinced that he is a real magician. They embark on a journey together after Alice sneaks on the departing ship on which The Illusionist is onboard. As Tatischeff battles coming to terms with the fact that his audiences are diminishing, he takes on several jobs to provide Alice with gifts and a place to live, as a fatherly figure. We watch as The Illusionist is forced to either change with the times, or fall behind and be forgotten. 4. Textual Source The Illusionist is an animated comedy/ drama film directed by Sylvain Chomet that was released in 2010. The film is based on unproduced script titled Film Tati No. 4, that was written in the late 1950s by Jacques Tati for his daughter. (Chomet based the character The Illusionist off of Jacques Tati) Theres a scene where the Illusionist goes to see a Tati movie playing in a local cinema, creating an odd mirrored effect as the Illusionist looks at the man who inspired his creation. (NYtimes.com). 5. Issues Addressed 1: Changes in Pop Culture & Technology Changes in pop culture and technology are presented throughout the whole film, specifically in two scenes. The first scene the one where Tatischeff waits backstage to go onstage, smoking a cigarette as he watches the 60s British boy band called the Britoons performing for what seems like thousands of screaming girls. After they play three encores for the screaming fans, its the Illusionists turn to go on, only to find that everyone has left the auditorium except an old granny and her fidgety grandson. 6. Changes in Pop Culture & Technology II The other scene is the one where Tatischeff arrives in an old fishing town in Scotland, and performs his classic bunny in the hat trick. The whole bar loved it, and found his illusions to be real. After he finishes his performance, the owner of the venue brings in a brand new Jukebox and turns on some 60s rock, and the whole bar dances and screams in delight. These two scenes depict the fact that technology and pop culture constantly are changing, and leaving behind the old and useless things of the past; Jukeboxes and rock and roll replace magic tricks and operas. These scenes show what its like on the receiving end of that replacement; the struggles associated with being forgotten are shown through Tatischeff and his little bunny friend, and eventually leave to the ending that makes everyone wonder, what happens to those people once they are forgotten? 7. Issues Addressed 2: Growing UpNo matter how much we fight it, people eventually grow up. The wonder and imagination that we once possessed as children gradually fades away as our views and perceptions age. The scene when Alice receives the magicians note, saying Magicians do not exist is a great example of this. Throughout the film, Alice is portrayed as an innocent and naive girl, who thinks The Illusionist can make anything just appear for her... but this scene is the moment when her wide-eyed innocence disappears as she comes to realize that life is not truly full of magic; Magic is just an illusion. Alice grows up and meets a boy, and moves in with her new boyfriend while The Illusionist rides away on a train. 8. Issues Addressed 3: Father Daughter Relationshipsin hand, but the third issue in the film was shown Issues 2 & 3 may go hand through the caretaking role The Illusionist fulfilled as young Alice snuck out of Scotland to follow him to Edinburgh. While Alice still saw Tatischeff as a real magician, providing her with gifts like shoes and a coat, he actually had to spend his hard earned money on them. Eventually, Alice is forced to realize that magic isnt real, and The Illusionist was taking care of her when she had nowhere else to go. 9. Noelle Noelle created the outline of the presentation as well as the Powerpoint, and directed the group. She also provided information on the Changes in Pop Culture and Technology, and Father Daughter Relationships, and found the video sequences on Youtube. 10. McKenna McKenna provided information on the Growing Up issue addressed in the film, as well as contributing to the creation of discussion questions, created the bibliography and worked on finalizing the Powerpoint. 11. Miguel Miguel found the information for the Textual Source of the film, basic info about the film, as well as clip art for the presentation, discussion questions, and definitions of Ambiguous. 12. Works Cited "Ambiguity." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 July 2014. Web. 08 Mar. 2014."Ambiguous." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2014. "Guest Appearance By Jacques Tati | Director Sylvain Chomet On The Illusionist | Features | Empire." Empireonline.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2014.Kehr, Dave. "Conjuring Tati's Spirit With Animation." The New York Times. The New York Times, 30 Oct. 2010. Web. 08 Mar. 2014."L'illusionniste." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2014.