Consider how the characters perceive each other, what is the context of their interaction? What is the time period that the film is set in and does this matter to the individuals conceptions and realities.

Description For this assignment you will be reacting to the film “Crash” (2004) by Paul Haggis. The film is available on several streaming sites as well as at most libraries. You should utilize Chapter 6 on Deviance and Social Control and Chapter 7 on Inequality to describe the film. Use specific examples from the film […]

Describe, analyze, and reflect on the adolescent development of the characters portrayed in the film.

After viewing the movie ‘The Breakfast Club (Links to an external site.)’, describe, analyze, and reflect in a well written 5-7 page paper (APA format) on the adolescent development of the characters portrayed in the film. Preview the document and include at least 3 professional resources. Include your understanding of how the students construct knowledge, […]

Explore cultural appropriation and other representations of body harvesting–such as featured in Jordan Peele’s film Get Out.

However, some might find this content interesting and relevant. First, there is Octavia Butler’s “Bloodchild” which creatively explores body harvesting. Butler, a famed Black woman science fiction writer, shared that the body horror in the story is a product of her fear of botflies and her curiosity of what pregnancy would be like for cisgender […]

Discuss the technical aspects of the movie: cinematography (camera techniques and angles, lighting, use of sets, costumes, color, etc.), editing, acting, and sound.

Description Instructions The Research Essay Assignment: Write a formal analysis of the film The Notebook (2004). The analysis should be 850-1400 words, typed double spaced, 12-point Times New Roman font, standard margins left, right, top, and bottom (the standards used for MLA format). This essay must be written to conform to the Modern Language Association […]

Review one of the three films on the syllabus.Discuss the themes in the film and evaluate its perspective (if it has one) on these issues.

Write a review (2-4 pages, double-spaced, 12-pt font) of a film or set of two or more readings from our syllabus. Short videos and video lectures on the syllabus do not apply. If you choose to do a literature review, you must review articles/chapters by two separate authors. (You may of course use more than […]

Explain genre theory and, using Chapter 3 of the text as a reference, describe the conventions and attributes of the genre you have selected.

Explain genre theory and, using Chapter 3 of the text as a reference, describe the conventions and attributes of the genre you have selected. Identify a feature-length film that fits your selected genre and briefly summarize the movie. As you develop this summary, remember the differences between a film’s story and a film’s plot and […]

Discuss WHY you think the director chose to uphold or deviate from the original text.

Comparing the original book Frankenstein by mary shelly to the 1931 James Whale movie The goal of this essay will be to compare a small section of the original work with the same scene from the film version. We will do this using the close reading and close viewing techniques we have discussed in class. […]

Discuss one scene from the film that shows how the film is concerned with ritual, and then go on to discuss how rituals reinforce social identity, relationships, and power in religious societies. How do religious rituals define the identity of a religious community?

The film The Cabin In The Woods deals with the slaughter/sacrifice of young characters for the purposes of appeasing dangerous, ancient gods. This is conducted as a ritual — a specific sequence of acts, conducted at a specific time and/or place, with important symbolic meanings that affirm power structures within both society and the cosmos. […]