SLC-S25/W1-Movie Snapshots | Around The World Migration

My greetings to everyone, AssalamuAlaikum ( Peace be upon you) . While scrolling through Steemit, I suddenly came across a challenge post about movies. I watch a lot of movies , so this challenge seemed interesting to me. This is my first time participating in a challenge on Steemit. I really liked its title. Thanks @ruthjoe for organizing such a learning challenge, where we can write about movies outside our own language.

Watch a movie from a country other than your own country or not of your country’s origin.

The movie I am going to write about today is actually an American animated movie, I am a Bengali but I feel quite comfortable watching foreign movies. I watch foreign movies as well as Bangladeshi movies, so I can learn about the culture of foreign countries and their environment. Today I am writing with you about an American animated movie Migration. I watch this movie from MovieBox

Talk about the main Idea of ​​the movie

The main idea of ​​the movie Migration is - "The courage to step out of comfort zone and face new experiences in life and adventure".
In this movie, a family of ducks - the Mallard family - wants to leave their safe and familiar environment and fly south for the first time. The father duck Mack is very timid and always wants security, he is afraid of change. So he does not want to put the family at risk. But mother duck Pam wants the children to see a new world, to have adventures. They start their journey towards Jamaica-but on the way they face various dangers, unknown places, new friends and many challenges. On this journey, they go far not only globally, but also mentally.

Share the characters

character	picture	Description
mack		Mack is the father of the family, he is very careful about his family. He wants the best for his family but is afraid to try new things. Through the journey, he learns that you have to enjoy life even if everything does not go according to plan. Gradually he becomes brave.
Pam		Mack's wife, very smart and very interested in inventing new things. She likes to enjoy life's changes as a challenge. She wants her children to see the world, learn to make decisions for themselves. This migration idea comes from her. It gives the whole family the courage to go to Jamaica.
Dax		Dax is the eldest son of the family. He considers himself very brave, he does not want to be timid like his father, he seeks adventure. He gradually learns to grow up and be responsible. He is as playful and curious as his mother.
Gwen		Dax's younger sister Gwan. Although the youngest, she is quite intelligent, she tries to stay positive even in difficult moments. The character of Gwan brings humor and love to this movie.
Kim		Kim is an independent and smart girl, who first tells Dax about their trip to Jamaica. Kim is the opposite of Dax's personality, Kim loves adventure, so Dax is attracted to Kim.
Delroy		Delroy used to live in Jamaica, but he got stuck when he traveled north. The Mack family says that Delroy will take them to Jamaica if they can free Delroy. Eventually Delroy is freed and Mack takes the family to Jamaica. Delroy is in a sense a representative of the outside world, who has brought new experiences into their lives.
Erin		The Macks had a bad impression of the Erin clan that they always wanted to harm them, which Pam tells her children in the first part of the movie, but here Erin helps them and explains that not everyone is bad.

Describe the plot and setting of the movie.

The movie Migration is the story of a family of ducks who go on an adventure for the first time.

Mack Mallard is a devoted parent, but an overly cautious father duck. He wants his family to be safe at all times, so he is always alert to the world outside the familiar pond, and even when the pond water is low, he does not change places for fear that his family may be in danger. But Pam (his wife) wants her children to grow up, see the world, have adventures, and try to solve their own problems. Their two children, Dax and Gwan, are very enthusiastic, playful, and eager to learn about new places.
After much discussion among themselves, the whole family finally decides—this time they will migrate from North America to Jamaica.

On this journey, they first cross a forest and take shelter in a pond, but there they meet a duck killer bird, Erin. But Erin gives them a place to stay for the night and keeps them safe. The next day they start flying again, playing with the clouds as they soar through the sky. They cross the city for the first time, are imprisoned in cages, meet new birds, and encounter both enemies and allies. Here they meet Delroy, who takes them to Jamaica.
Mack realizes that life is not only about safety, but also about the beauty hidden in danger. In the end of the movie Mack thanks to Pam for opening his eyes about the world's beauty.
In the end, they rely on each other, overcome their fears, and complete a happy, courageous journey.

Setting

📍 1. Forest Pond

The movie begins in a forest pond—where the Mallard family lives. Safe, familiar, and natural surroundings—their "comfort zone."

🏙️ 2. City

On their journey, they reach a huge city. This is their first time in a city. Everything here is unfamiliar to them, so they are very careful.

🏝️3. Garden of Heaven

This was a bird sanctuary, where birds were taught freedom, yoga exercises, swimming pools, swings, trains were all there. Everything that could be in a park built for humans was here.

🏖️ 4. Jamaica (Beach Country)

The Mack family's destination, they feel very happy here, if they hadn't met Delroy, they might not have come here. It is a symbol of beauty like a dream country. But to get here, they have to go through a difficult path.

If you were the Director of the movie what would you do differently?

• If I were directing this movie, I would probably make the character of Dad Mack look very brave, because we have always seen that, but in this movie, the director has shown very calmly that mothers are brave too. In this movie, the character Mack is always afraid, but where does his fear come from—because of some childhood incident? Because of old failures? I might have highlighted these that are not revealed here.

• If I were directing this movie, I would have made the character of Pam more influential. Pam is not just a mother, she is a brave and visionary woman. I would have wanted her to make more decisions, take risks, and lead the family, which would have also prioritized women leadership in the family.

• If I were directing this movie, I would have made Delroy a unique character, very experienced and a guide for the tourist birds.

• I would show that when they reach Jamaica, they will see that there is more danger there—then they have to decide whether they will stay or return. This would deepen the moment.

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