Film Analysis

  1. What is a theme that you see developed over time in the movie you’ve chosen? What types of tools on the director’s part were used to lend to this theme? Cinematography? Editing? Acting schemes that are predominant? Dialogue? Narrow down a few elements and argue your belief, your position.
  2. What’s a movie you enjoyed when you were younger that you feel could still relate to the youth of today? How so? What about it makes that connection? Argue for your position.
  3. Does the film reflect a current cultural theme or represent a particular political or theoretical viewpoint? How does it do this? Do you believe it is effective in doing so or not?
  4. Consider the genre of this film. Is it similar to other films in this genre? How does it stay the same or change the expectations of the genre it’s been placed in?
  5. What was going on in the world the year the film was released? How does it reflect the time, and in what ways? What connection to national and international attitude and events can you find?
  6. Choose two films from the same genre and use some aspects of film including character, cinematography, music, editing, acting, dialogue, etc. to discuss how similar or different they may be.