So, what DO you think?
How is "The Veldt" similar to and different from other Bradbury stories?
How would it fit into the textbook unit: The Price of Progress?
Would you remive a story in the unit and replace it with "The Veldt" ? Why or Why not?
Is you answered yes, what story would you remove and why?
I loved The Veldt! It is similar to There will come soft rains because It is a smart house. I would deffenitly include this in the unit the price of progress because its showing how technology is ruining people. The children hate their parents so much for shutting the house off that they kill them, that says a lot. This film really brings out Bradburys view on technology and how he thinks it is wrecking society. I wouldn't take any of the stories out o the unit but I would deffenitly add it in!
ReplyDeleteI really liked watching "The Veldt." I think that if we read it I still would have enjoyed but watching it totally made it so much better. It is very similar to all the other Bradbury stories about the price of progress but it puts a negative look on the future, and that technology will change everything for the worse. I thought the plot was kind of bizarre though, I mean those children were pretty insane...killing their parents and therapist. I wouldn't necessarily remove a story from the unit, but "The Veldt" would be a good addition.
ReplyDeleteThe Veldt was very entertaining and watching it as a movie rather than read it was much better, even though reading it would still be enjoyable. It is similar to the other Ray Bradbury stories because of the negative outlook on the future and that element is consistant throughout his stories. It fits in the unit if the price of progress because it shows that at the rate we are going, the technology is going to turn out for the worst and it might not be the best thing for us. I agree with Marianna that I wouldn't remove a story from the unit, but it definitely fits right in with the rest of them.
ReplyDeleteI think "The Veldt" was pretty good. It was similar to other Bradbury stories because it has to do with the price of progress and technology like the majority of his other stories. It would fit very well into the Price of Progress unitl, as it's about how technology causes seperation between the parents and the kids that grows so bad the kids kill their parents. I woouldn't replace any story in the book with this story because all of the other stories we read were good, but I would add the story to the unit.
ReplyDelete"The Vedlt" was very much like a Ray Bradbury story. It resembled "There Will Come Soft Rains" the most because the house that they lived in pretty much lived on it's own. It fits into the price of progress unit because the parents let the kids roam around by themselves so much that th kids plot and kill the parents. The parents don't spend enough time with the kids and too much time with technology so they pay the price of death.
ReplyDeleteI liked the Veldt, but it was so creepy! The children are nuts! They killed their parents because they couldn't have all this "cool" technology. In my opinion, they are spoiled little brats. The Veldt is similar to other Bradbury stories by it deals with the future and the price of progress. It would fit into the textbook unit because it is so much like the short stories and how technology can destroy things and make people grow apart. I wouldn't remove any story because I liked them all, but seeing that I really didn't understand "By the Waters of Babylon" I would probably remove that one. Just because I didn't understand it as well as the other stories.
ReplyDeleteI loved "The Veldt!" It never lost my attention at any point. I think that the movie relates to the price of progress because it is showing that people are getting too involved and attached to technology. When the children killed their parents it really showed how much technology is affecting us. The children were attached enough to kill their own parents when the technology was shut off. This relates to the other Bradbury stories because Bradbury looks at the future and price of progress in a negative way. He thinks that the technology is influencing us negatively and because of it bad things will happen. In the movie, the children killing the parents was the bad thing that happened.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed watching "The Veldt" today. I was very interesting throughout the whole story and at no time was i ever bored. It really relates to the price of progress because as we saw because of their technology that they had in the house eventually ended up killing them! The children ended up becoming so attached to that they room that just to keep it they were willing to kill their parents. I don't think that i would replace any story in the book for this but i think it should have been included since he ties into the price of progress very well.
ReplyDeleteI liked the video based on the short story "The Veldt." It had many of the same features as other Bradbury pieces. It warned about the price of progress, and it had a clearly distinguished plot and strong characters. I liked the message behind the story and the way it was presented. If I could, I would replace this story with "There Will Come Soft Rains." Even though this short story is a good example about the price of progress, I did not enjoy it that much. It was fairly boring, and "The Veldt" would display the same theme, but it would do it more enjoyably, in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI really liked "The Veldt." This being said I don't think that anything should be removed from the unit, on the contrary I think this would be a great addition. It fits in perfectly with this unit because it is by Ray Bradbury and it is about the price of progress. It is another good example like "There Will Come Soft Rains" of how good and bad technology can be.
ReplyDeleteI coud easily tell "The Veldt" was a Ray Bradbury story. It was a creepy movie. I didn't think the kids were going to kill their parents! They were so use to having all this technology so they got mad when it got taken away. If anything I would add this to the unit but I wouldn't take out any if the the other books to do it. This story just went along with all the other stories perfectly. The price the parents paid for progress in this story was their lives.
ReplyDeleteI really liked watching "The Veldt" today in class. The ending was so unexpected and creepy! The children were so attached to their gadgets and technology that when it was taken away they were furious. The house is so advanced that the people living there depend on it for everything. It was very similar to "There Will Come Soft Rains" and included a well defined message of the price of progress. I would definitely add this story to the unit, but I don't think I would replace it for another. I really enjoy scary/creepy movies so I found "The Veldt" to be very entertaining.
ReplyDeleteI really liked "The Veldt". It was interesting. It reminded me of Bradbury's other stories, especially "There Will Come Soft Rains" because in both the story and the movie the house was electronically controlled and did everything the humans could need. This story definitely fits into the unit. If the house hadn't been so big and electronically controlled, then none of that would have ever happened. I think that Bradbury thinks that we should only take technology so far, before it overtakes our lives. It is already getting there; you never see a teenager without their cell phone, and kids are constantly on the internet. This movie was really good and entertaining to watch; I would like to watch more videos of Bradbury stories.
ReplyDeleteThe Veldt is similar to other Bradbury stories, because it of course is about the future, and he's warning us that how far technology is progressing could be harmful. It was a bit confusing, and I think it would be easier to understand when actually reading the writing. It fits very well with the unit we are in, and I wouldn't mind if it was tossed in with the others. But if I were to remove another story to make room for it I would choose There Will Come Soft Rains because they are sort of similar in the message they are sending.
ReplyDeleteI also loved "The Veldt". I could tell immediatly it was a Bradbury story because it showed the price of progress and his view on technology. I would definitely add it to the unit and take out "By the Waters of Babylon" because unlike the other stories, "By the Waters of Babylon" ends with an optimistic mood because the speaker was going to rebuild and start a new civilization.
ReplyDeleteI could easily tell that "The Veldt" is a Ray Bradbury film because of eery, futuristic twist he puts into his short stories. I find that putting "The Veldt" into the unit would be a great idea because it fits perfectly with the other stories. Many of my classmates and myself as well found the short story, "There Will Come Soft Rains" should be replaced by, "The Veldt."
ReplyDelete"The Veldt" seemed very much like a Bradbury story to me because it dealt with technology corrupting us. "There Will Come Soft Rains" shared a similar idea with this story because they involved an electronic house that ran basically autonomously. The story fits into the price of progress unit because the parents let the house raise their children for them, which eventually leads to their children hating them. It shows that technology can be a good thing, but can also create social barriers between people and distance them very much.
ReplyDeleteI actually agree with mikayla on this one, "The Veldt" resembles a Ray Bradbury story because it is futuristic and shows the usual theme of the price of progress and what it does to people. I liked "The Veldt" alot because of it is modern vibe and it's more futuristic than it's time period of a late 90's movie. It did a very close job on basically predicting the future. I think we should replace it with Dandelion Wine not because it was a bad story, but because it did not fit the theme of the unit, the price of progress.
ReplyDeleteLike other Bradbury stories "The Vedlt"is a futuristic type story, that connected to the price of project. I think it connected to the price of progress because it basically showed how technology became too powerful, and basically took over the children's lives and when the parents turn it off the kids then use the technology to kill their parents. Even though "The Vedlt" is connected and interesting I wouldn't remove one of the stories and replace it with this. I feel that the stories they have chosen are in there for a reason and wouldn't want to disrupt the flow of things within the unit.
ReplyDeleteI really liked watching "the Veldt" it was thrilling and a bit scary at times. I was scared when the children killed their parents and it looked as though they were going to kill the other man too. It connected to "there Will Come Soft Rains" because they both have to do with a house that operates on electricity and pretty much takes care of all the chores and labor that the humans would normally have to do. Like what Rob said, I would also replace Dandelion Wine with The Veldt because The Veldt feels more like a Bradbury story than Dandelion Wine did
ReplyDeleteI thought the belt was a really good short movie. The futuristic ness of it grabbed me into the storyline of the movie and I was very interested . This would fit into the price of progress because its about how the futuristic nursery went crazy on the family in this movie. This movie is most definitely a Ray Bradbury piece.
ReplyDeleteI think that watching this movie made a huge difference in terms of what I got out of it. If i had read this, i think the creepyness of it wouldnt have been able to be portaryed as well and that would have changed the whole feel of the movie. All of his storys are about the price of progress being bad but this one was more about the childeren who grew up with all the technologies and turned violent and rebelious over their parents. I think this was caused by them knowing more about the technologies than their parents so they became superior in their minds. This could easyily become a horror movie by how creepy the ending was.
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