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World of Cinema:
Prof.
Summer2019
Short Essay #1: Interpretive Claim (100 pts)
DUE:Monday, June 24th (by midnight)
Latepapers will be accepted until Friday 6/28 but will result in a 10ptpenalty.
Format: 3-4pages, typed, double-spaced, MLA format is preferred, but otherformats are fine if used correctly (althoughcitations should not be necessary for this one, as you are relyingonly on your own interpretationof the film, notresearching and quoting!)
Submission:Upload the electronic copy of your paper to the appropriate Turnitinsubmission point under the Assessments/Assignments tab of our coursewebsite on Brightspace. Review the originality report andrevise/resubmit as you choose, up until the due date.
WatchONE film from the attached list. They are organized by decade andcorrespond (loosely) to the different genres we are exploring in thisclass on American Cinema, filling in gaps and deepening our coursematerial. They are available at most rental places, at the publiclibrary, and online (Netflix, Amazon, etc.) Use www.imdb.comto find out more about each film and research its availability beforeyour choose! You can work on a film you’ve seen before, but watchit again! Trust me, you will now start to see new things in it”¦ï
Foryour paper, use what you have learned so far about American Cinema toreflect on the film’s overall impact, its expressive power, itsmessages, its visual style, its relationship to ideology, andespecially how/what it says about Hollywood, American-ness, and thegenre it embraces.
1. Write an interpretive claim for the film,answering one or more of the following questions: what does the filmSAY to you? What messages, themes, symbols comprise the film’soverall impact? What MEANING do you draw from it?
2. Use this interpretive claim as your thesis statement, andsupport it using at least three specific examples from the film(scenes, symbolism, narrative, visual elements, etc.) Be sureto fully explain your ideas and write as smoothly as you can!
Evaluationwill be based on: development of your interpretive claim,thoroughness, engagement with the film and material, analysis of thefilm’s major elements and characteristics, support of your mainideas, and writing quality.
CHOOSEONE OF THESE GREAT FILMS OF AMERICAN CINEMA to screen for yourinterpretive essay! There should be something for everyone here (Ithink), but you may propose a film that does not appear on the list -via e-mail to Amanda no later than 3/1 with a few sentences about whyyou would like to work on it (its genre and how it speaksto/for/about Hollywood). If I have not seen the film, I will likelysay no, but I will consider your justification otherwise and respondwith my decision.
TriggerWarnings: Please keep in mind that many of these filmscontain graphic, explicit, disturbing and/or emotionally intensetopic matter! Research your film ahead of time and made a selectionthat is healthy for you.
Christopher Strong (Dorothy Arzner, 1933)
BringingUp Baby (Howard Hawks, 1938)
CitizenKane (Orson Welles, 1941)
Casablanca(Michael Kurtiz, 1942)
SunsetBoulevard (Billy Wilder, 1950)
Touchof Evil (Orson Welles, 1958)
2001:A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1967)
Bonnieand Clyde (Penn, 1967)
Nightof the Living Dead (George Romero, 1968)
Chinatown(Roman Polanski, 1974)
TheGodfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
TheExorcist (William Friedkin, 1973)
ApocalypseNow (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)*
TaxiDriver (Martin Scorsese, 1976)* * Please Note that thisshould NOT be the same film you choose screen for Week 11!
TheShining (Kubrick, 1980)
BladeRunner (Ridley Scott, 1982)
Brotherfrom Another Planet (John Sales, 1984)
TheBreakfast Club (John Hughes, 1985)
Brazil(Terry Gilliam, 1985)
Labyrinth(Jim Henson, 1986)
WhenHarry Met Sally (Rob Reiner, 1989)
DeadPoets Society (Peter Weir, 1989)
EdwardScissorhands (Tim Burton, 1990)
Daughtersof the Dust (Julie Dash, 1991)
ALeague of Their Own (Penny Marshall, 1992)
Orlando(Sally Potter, 1992)
Schindler’sList (Steven Spielberg, 1994)
Clerks(Kevin Smith, 1994)
PulpFiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
TheUsual Suspects (Bryan Singer, 1995)
The Piano (Jane Campion, 1997)
GoodWill Hunting (Gus Van Sant, 1997)
SmokeSignals (ChrisEyre, 1998)
Rushmore(Wes Anderson, 1998)
FightClub(David Fincher, 1999)
Magnolia(Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999)
AlmostFamous (Cameron Crowe, 2000)
CrouchingTiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee, 2000)
Loveand Basketball (Prince-Blythewood, 2000)
MullhollandDrive (David Lynch, 2001)
Frida(Julie Taymor/Salma Hayek, 2002)
MyBig Fat Greek Wedding (Joel Zwik, 2002)
RealWomen Have Curves (Patricia Cardoso, 2002)
Lostin Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)
BrokebackMountain (Ang Lee, 2005)
Little Miss Sunshine (Dayton/Farris, 2006)
Babel(Iñarritu, 2006)
Juno(Jason Reitman, 2007)
LaMisma Luna (Patricia Riggen, 2007)
Acrossthe Universe (Julie Taymor, 2007)* – unless this was yourselection for Week 5!
CadillacRecords (Darnell Martin, 2008)
FrozenRiver (Hunt, 2008)
Winter’sBone (Debra Granik, 2010)
TheNamesake (Mira Nair, 2006)
Avatar(Cameron, 2009)
ZeroDark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012)
TwelveYears a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2012)
Selma(Ava DuVernay, 2015)
Moonlight(Barry Jenkins, 2016)
HiddenFigures (Theodore Melfi, 2016)
BlackPanther (Ryan Coogler, 2018)
OtherOptions:
Oneof the Bourne movies (your choice)
Oneof the Lord of the Rings (your choice)
Oneof the Westerns from our folder of trailers (Week 7)
Oneof the Musicals listed in our course schedule, that you are NOTwatching for your Week 5 assigned film
Anyother Coen Brothers film of your choice
ABlaxploitation film of your choice
AWachowksi sisters film of your choice
AnOscar Micheaux film of your choice (and pending availability)
AnotherAlfred Hitchock film of your choice
AnotherSpike Lee film of your choice (not a documentary)
ADarren Aranofsky film of your choosing (brace yourself!)
Youmay propose your own film that fits our course theme, if you thinkyou have something meaningful to say about it – prior approvalis required at least on week in advance!Approval is not guaranteed. Also, just a tip: sometimes it isharder to write about a film you already know and love. Branch out!Expand your repertoire!
Someof these films contain triggering scenes of violence, sex, war,trauma, oppression”¦ Check them out before you watch”¦ and withwhom!
