Outline for the Second Term Paper

Introduction

A. Introduction about the laws of physics being broken at times in animated films to create a more appealing and entertaining action

B. Describe Newton’s Third Law (Every reaction is an equal opposite reaction)

C. Thesis: Countless examples can be found in various films that don’t correctly follow Newton’s third law of motion and present unequal reactions when forces act upon each other

Body Paragraphs

1. Toy Story

- In the beginning title sequence of Toy Story, Andy launches Woody from the leg rest portion of a recliner chair, sending him clear across the room where he lands perfectly on the arm of the couch.

- Explain how the recliner would need a much greater amount of force to send Woody flying so far across the room. Realistically, Woody would have only travelled only a quarter of the distance portrayed in the film.

2. Looney Tunes

- Sylvester the Cat happens upon a rascal kangaroo that has a special talent for boxing. However, his weapons are his feet as opposed to his hands. In one sequence when Sylvester tries to catch the kangaroo, the kangaroo kicks Sylvester with one foot and launches him across the yard in which he hits a brick wall.

- The Kangaroo would also need much more force in order for Sylvester to have the reaction that he did. The kangaroo is animated with no opposing force reaction

3. Men In Black

 - When J receives his weapon, The Cricket, at the start of the film, it’s a comedic moment when he sees that it is an extremely small gun but is said to have a ton of power. In the pawn shop scene when K and J are chasing down the alien getting away in his exterminator truck, J finally uses the cricket where the reaction of the gun sends J to the back of the store where he violently hits the wall and falls flat on his face. However, the damage the gun has made seems to have only broken the front window of the shop.

- With this type of opposite reaction, there should be a greater amount of damage made with the bullet shot from The Cricket gun. If the reaction forces were equal, it would not only send J back but anything hit by the bullet would be hit with a big force.

Conclusion

- Summary and Restating of thesis