Movie Analysis Assignment
A well-written review will be at least 2 full pages double spaced, with a 12 point font.
Part 1 (1/2 page)
Who the actors are and the names of the characters they play.
When the events in the movie took place
The director and the year of release
Part 2 (1-2 pages)
(Application of chapter topics are expected here.)
The review can cover topics such as (but does not have to be limited to):
How the film portrays the bigger issues and messages it is communicating,
What you noticed about dialogue, direction, camera angles, setting, particular scenes, or the characters that helped communicate the messages of the film.
What scenes or situations helped the film make its points
What was the message of the film-good/evil, historical, nature of relationships, race, gender, success, religion-don’t forget to talk about the big picture!
Avoid describing every detail. Don’t write “then this happened, then that happened”. This assignment is a critical, higher order thinking review. You may describe an event in the plot but it must relates to the overall goal of the movie’s message.
Part 3 (1-2 pages)
(Application of chapter topics are expected here.) Put yourself into this review now and personalize your learning.
What issues were you thinking about when the movie was over, especially but not limited to how they relate to your own experiences?
Convince the reader/your audience if you think it is a movie worth seeing-or not.
What spoke to you in this film? Why did you choose it?
Cite passages/concepts from the textbook to support your arguments.
All work should be your own. If you examine peer-reviewed journals that address your given film, cite them as appropriate.
See the Rubric for Movie Analysis Assignment for more guidance.
Recommended Movies:
Ghandi (1982), Crash (2004), What the Bleep Do We Know? (2004), The Hurt Locker (2008), All the President’s Men (1976), Hotel Rwanda (2004), Babel(2006), JFK (1991), A Beautiful Mind (2001), The Birth of a Nation (2016 – Nate Parker), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Zero Dark 30 (2012), The Thin Blue Line(1988), Nell (1994), Schindler’s List (1993), 12 Angry Men (1957), The Life of Pi(2013), Malcolm X (1992), Miracle Worker (2000), The Last King of Scotland(2006)
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