An Italian sounding name has a documented meaning of ‘free spirited’. She is also known by ‘Fran’ ’Frankie’ and several others which implies that she has a complicated array of names so she could be complicated person, or at least more complicated then everyone else thinks. The title implies that the main character Francesca is searching for freedom.

Francesca uses more informal terms especially when speaking about and to the other gender.She does occasionally swear but only from annoyance.Francesca speaks in a dramatic manner which she obtains from her mother Mia, and helps reinforce that she wants to become an actress.                                           ”Will anyone notice if I’m gone” quote from Francesca

As Francesca enters into year 10 her home life and school life collide, like 2 cars in a crash, especially because she is at an all boys school that has just began to accept girls, with many more girls than boys you would think that a girl would be in heaven, but Francesca thinks differently although throughout the novel she begins to change hats {so to speak} but eventually she realizes that she doesn’t have to be anyone else except herself. as the book refuses to describe the way she looks and dresses, it leaves the imagination open to change but gives the idea of being neatly dressed because of the way she has been brought up. 

Francesca has a neutral attitude to nearly everyone except William Trombal and Thomas McKee to which she has a crush on though flatly denies, her constant argumentswith her mother show her fight for independence and freedom to spread her wings. this helps the story because it helps emphasise the themes like relationships, friends, family, independence and identity.

Francesca changes rolls from shy girl which all the boys seee straight through to being more assertive which brings out her true nature, she relates to others with difficultly at first but as it progresses through the novel her assertive side is forced into the light. In my opinion I feel that Francesca holds back because of a fear of failure and embarrassment that her mother may have instilled in her as a child.

Mia                                                                                                                      The symbolism of the name Mia is that it’s Latin in origin and means ‘mine’, she is a strong minded person who refuses to give in to anything which makes you suspect that there is something deeper going on inside which is revealed during the novel. 

Being a university teacher Mia uses correct grammar and correct expressions and forces her opinion on people during argument and other conversations of the same nature, she is the type of person who even if they no that they are wrong they will not give in to anyone and always believe that they are the one that is right. She can also be a very influential person who can get their point across to anyone who is unsuspecting enough to allow her. 

Although the novel doesn’t fully describe Mia’s physical features in detail, it’s the way the author describes her actions and her way of life that give the reader an idea of what she may look like {a clever strategy on the authors part}, the description leads the reader to believe that she is a well presented woman who takes pride in her appearance but, as the depression sets in, Mia lets herself go in certain aspects. 

Even though Francesca and Mia continuously argue and say things to each other that they never really mean, they share a very special mother-daughter bond and no matter how much that they say that they hate each other or how badly they say they get treated they always make up and wipe the slate clean ready for another go. Mia and her husband also share a bond that is very special, when they recited their vows they were one couple that took every word to heart which is the main reason that their marrige survived the hardest time of their lives to date.

Mia is not like the stereotypical mother in most aspects but when it comes to the motherly instincts every mother is the same, the way she acts in her own house is different to the way she acts in public which is also a lot like most people today, most people can have a different temperament at home than they do in public which is well emphasised which makes the novel even more realistic.

The film at the beginning centres on a billionaire, Charles Weyland {played by Lance Henriksen} the owner of the Weyland Corporation. One of the corporation’s satellites picks up an unexpected heat source emanating from beneath one of frozen islands near Antarctica.                                                                                      Once they get down to the source of the heat, {thanks to an unknown source} it turns out to be an ancient pyramid and they realize how advanced it turns out to be especially when they realize that the pyramid turns itself on and off according to an ancient Aztec calendar. As the group head deeper into the pyramid they find more sinister findings than ancient sarcophagi and hieroglyphics and they finally realize they are caught in the middle of an age old war for supremacy, now they are in a fight for survival. 

The feisty guide Alexa Woods begins being apprehensive about the trip and warning that it shouldn’t go ahead and says she won’t be leading it and to find another guide because its to dangerous but is swayed by her team mates to go and she approves, as the trip progresses her instincts take over, her number 1 priority is to get her team out alive but as her team is picked of by both sides she must align herself with one of the predators and together they form a killer alliance.

I found her performance very masterful and very captivating, her changes from follower to leader happen subtly and that works well for her in several aspects as the movie unfolds. Her quick mind and her training is what ultimately kept her alive. I found the film action-packed and gruesome at times but once it started I just couldn’t keep my mind off of the screen.

I recommend this film to anyone who likes an edgier thriller with a sci-fi edge; although if you have a weak stomach I recommend that you don’t eat before or during this film.Overall an awe-inspiring film for anyone who enjoys a different type of action film that delivers a sci-fi kick.