Outline of the First Term Paper

OUTLINE

TITLE: Popeye – Private Eye Popeye (1954)

INTRODUCTION:

• Brief summary of the film.
• Popeye is a regular guy, but he has a super power after eating spinach.
• The law of physics is not constantly followed throughout the film.

BODY PARAGRAPH 1: Follow Though / Drag

• When sliding down the cable of a telephone pole, Popeye’s body is leaning backward, but then he suddenly stops and jumps without slowing down first.
• Door is animated as a character, because it can suddenly stop or move.
• Butler’s cape shows a good example of drag; his position in a plane when taking off shows a bad example of follow through.

BODY PARAGRAPH 2: Balance / Weight Shift

• Popeye is walking and standing with stability even though he is bending forward.
• Popeye’s unbalance position when his weight is shifted versus the butler’s balance position when his weight is shifted.
• Popeye defies gravity / becomes weightless after eating spinach.

BODY PARAGRAPH 3: Action and Reaction

• Shooting with a gun has almost no reaction on Olive.
• Popeye’s action should not be big enough to lift a wall before eating spinach.
• Water splash caused by Popeye swimming straight is forming an arc.
• Gem is jumping from Popeye’s hand without any force applied.

CONCLUSION:

• Restating main points.
• Law of physics is broken for comedic effect.