Discussion:
Choose one film from the list provided (also posted on Blackboard). Most of them may be rented from the various video stores, Netflix, or some other video source. View the film and write a film review on your chosen film. The review should be at least two pages in length, double-spaced, computer generated, and proof-read for spelling and grammar. The review should not simply re-tell the plot; rather it should address the issues and ideas in the film and your response to those ideas and issues. Does the film inform you; disturb you; inspire you; provide a new perspective; increase your empathy; provoke new questions? Consider historical context, social issues, and cultural context in your assessment of the film.
You are encouraged to view many of the films if you have time. Extra credit reviews are accepted.
FILMS: VIDEOS AND DVDs (Those listed with call numbers can be viewed in the LRC. Those without item numbers may be rented at video stores or through online movie sources such as Netflix).
EL NORTE
BACKYARD
THE WHISTLEBLOWER
FRIDA PN1997 .F74 2003 dvd
RAN N1997 .R235 2005 DVDLIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE PQ7298.15.S638 C665 dvd
THE LAST SAMURAI
SHOGUN
BELLE
THE HELP
12 YEARS A SLAVE
MISSISSIPPI BURNING
MALCOLM X
ROSEWOOD
THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
THE COLOR PURPLE PS3573.A425 C66 1997 dvd
THE GRAPES OF WRATH
IN AMERICA
IRON-JAWED ANGELS PN1997.2 .I76 2004 dvd
ERIN BROKOVITCH
RAIN MAN DVD TA 47
PHILADELPHIA
DOUBT
THE TREE OF LIFE
THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
TESS
AMADEUS PN1997.A433 2002 dvd
GERMINAL
QUEEN MARGOT
MAD LOVE
PERFUME, THE STORY OF A MURDERER
THE SEA INSIDE
THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
ALL THE MORNINGS OF THE WORLD
THE GIRL WITH THE PEARL EARRING
RESTORATION
THE MISSION
BLACK ROBE
TROPICO DE SANGRE
REMEMBERING ARGENTINA
THE OFFICIAL STORY PN1997 .H578 2004 dvd
CENTRAL STATION
BEHIND THE SUN
PIXOTE
AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD
GOYA IN BORDEAUX
POLLOCK
VINCENT
HOTEL RWANDA
IN A BETTER WORLD
DESERT FLOWER
MOOLAADE
CHASING FREEDOM
LIFE ABOVE ALL
SOMETIMES IN APRIL
BEYOND THE GATES
BLOOD DIAMOND
BABEL
BIKO
MANDELA
THE POWER OF ONE
CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY
BLOOD WEDDING
PAN'S LABYRINTH THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE (EL ESPINAZO DEL DIABLO)
KING OF MASKS
ATUARJUAT - THE FAST RUNNER
THE SCENT OF GREEN PAPAYA
THE ROAD HOME
SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN
THE LAST EMPEROR
RAISE THE RED LANTERN PN1997 .R355 2005 dvd
SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER...AND SPRING
THE JOY LUCK CLUB
HIMALAYA
KUNDUN
EARTH
FIRE
WATER
WALKABOUT
JINDABYNE
WHALERIDER DVD TA 51
RABBIT PROOF FENCE
TEMPLE GRANDIN
THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD PS3562.E44 T65 2005 dvd
GANDHI
SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS
THE HURT LOCKER
TO END ALL WARS
SCHINDLER'S LIST PN1997 .S34 2004 dvd
SOPHIE SCHOLL
THE BOOK THIEF
WINTER IN WARTIME
SARAH'S KEY
EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED
EUROPA EUROPA
AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS
FATELESS
DEFIANCE
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY
HUNT FOR JUSTICE
AFTER THE RAIN
ULYSSES' GAZE
THE SECRET LIFE OF WORDS
HANNAH'S DAUGHTERS
STALIN VC TA 68
THE KILLING FIELDS PN1997 .K553 2001 dvd
THE RETURN
THE ITALIAN
OF GODS AND MEN
WADJDA
WHEN WE LEAVE
INCENDIES
THE ROAD TO KANDAHAR
THE STONING OF SORAYA M.
THE SEPARATION
THE BLUE KITE
THE KITE RUNNER PS3608.O832 K58 2008 dvd
THE COLOR OF PARADISE
THE CHILDREN OF HEAVEN
LEILA
THE OTHER SON
PARADISE NOW
THE SYRIAN BRIDE
TIME OF FAVOR
MUNICH
WALK ON WATER
EXTREMELY LOUD, INCREDIBLY CLOSE
2001, A SPACE ODYSSEY PN1997.T95 2007 dvd
AVATAR
THE MATRIX