When discussing what film to pick for our final, my group talked about a number of different contenders. Soylent Green, Sorry to Bother You, Blade Runner 2049... but all those movies, though deep and high budget, were really depressing. Sure, there are glimmers of hope and the everyman hero manages to expose the truth to some success, but none are really fun . We started talking about sci-fi movies and shows we watched as kids, How to Build a Better Boy, Zapped, Phil of the Future, and others were discussed. But none of them held as much nostalgia for us as the TV movie Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension . Fun machines, secret agent animals, robots, songs, familiar characters, and cartoon logic all made this the perfect pick as far as we were concerned. What better movie to pick to discuss how we'll be living in 50 years than one that's already affecting us now? Phineas and Ferb were how the majority of our generation was introduced to sc
I absolutely loved this assignment. Even though my hands are covered in paper cuts and hot glue burns, I had a great time making my outfit. This wasn't what I thought I'd be doing in the honors program, but I'm not complaining at all. It was awesome to have an excuse to try to get creative. I cannot stress how great it was to see everyone else's looks too. I'm guilty of thinking other majors are boring... but the looks my classmates created were anything but boring. I was obsessed with the pinstripe tie outfit. It reminded me of a new-age Blair Waldorf. Below, there are photos of the show as well as the creative process. My hat and shoulder piece are made of an old purse I took apart. My shirt and shorts were thrifted, and my corset was a part of my Halloween costume. The skirt was a labor of love. It's made of cardboard from album covers and mail as well as the September issue of Vogue. It fell apart at the last minute, but I've watched enough