Film Analysis “SCARFACE”Some films provide a great way to gain different multicultural perspectives. For this assignment, “SCARFACE” is the movie selected for this assignment. Write a 4 page
analysis of the film’s treatment of culture and language. Film selected must depict the struggles of English language learners (ELLs) and/or immigrants in learning a
new language and/or adjusting to or functioning in a culture different from their own. Watch Scarface the film taking notes and jotting down language and cultural
examples. The analysis must have specific details about how the central characters develop an understanding of themselves and their world.
Include the following information in your report:
1. Title of film and year of release 2. Setting (time and place) of the film
3. General premise of the film (do not rehash the whole movie).
4. Give some background on the ELLs/immigrants in the film. What do we need to understand before you continue with your analysis?
5. What types of struggles do they face related to cultural differences with others in the mainstream or dominant culture? Stereotypes? Discrimination? Loss of status?
6. What struggles do the ELLs/immigrants have related to language (acquisition, use, miscommunication)?
7. How do/did the immigrants contribute to the setting in which they lived?
8. What parts of the film did you most strongly empathize with, or conversely, what parts did you react against?
9. Do you think the film presented a well-informed perspective of the culture in focus? What was the tone of the film?
10. Give concrete examples from the film to support the points you are trying to make.
Rubric: All questions are comprehensively answered and discussed, citing specific reasons of
examples related to language and culture in the film to support the points being addressed.
