To filmlist: Guidelines for Writing the Academic Film Review
Please divide your paper into these general sections. Be sure your name is on your assignment and ensure your grammar and spelling are correct.
Include the name of the film in your filename.
Upload your paper to Turnitin with the submission name as Your Name Name of Film.
The film name in the submission title can be brief – 1-2 words.
Introduction:
Give the name of film, producer and the year.
Why did you select this film for your review?
Had you seen it before?
If so, how did a second viewing help in your understanding or enjoyment?
What was the film’s purpose or thesis? Was it clear or did you have to infer it?
Who is the primary audience for this film?
Was the format strictly documentary or were there some dramatic recreations? Why do you think they used recreations?
Relevance to coursework
How does this film relate to what you are learning the SS1A course lectures or readings?
Which specific social science concepts, from this class or your readings, are helpful for understanding the film?
Which issues were the strongest in the film?
Reflection:
Were there any important omissions that you feel would improve the film?
How might this film impact others different from you (i.e. gender, ethnicity, culture)?
Film-Specific Questions:
Answer the questions listed on the assignment page for your film after this review.
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Film List(hyperlinked to questions)
Option 1: Political Science
Films: Paradise Lost: The Robin Hills Child Murders
Paradise Lost II: Revelations
Option 2:Sociology
Film: Bowling for Columbine
Option 3:Psychology
Film: Scared Straight 20 years later
Option 4:Economics
Film: I.O.U.S.A.
Option 5:Anthropology
Film: Journey of Man
Option 6:Linguistics
Film: Secret of the Wild Child
The following films are related to Social Science.
Option 7: Film: Sacco and Vanzetti
Option 8: Film: After Innocence
Option 9: Film: Secrecy
Option 10: Film: Hoop Dreams
Option 11: Film: Koyaanisqatsi
Option 12: Film: The Forgetting
Option 13: Film: We Were Here
Option 14: Film: Pruitt-Igoe Myth
Option 15: Film: Waiting for Superman