Assignment:
Guidelines for Film Essay
Pick a film from the list below. For the film you choose, write a clear and concise 1000-word essay addressing the following points: Briefly summarize the most important elements of the plot of the film. How does the film view those aspects of politics that we have discussed in class? Relate the film to specific readings that we have done in class. In your analysis, be sure to make use of specific scenes and specific quotes from the film.
You should discuss in some detail, at a minimum, three quotes the film in writing your paper. Be sure to include the word count at the end of the essay. The body of your essay should be 1000 words (not counting bibliography). If you write less than 1000 words, your essay may get a 0.
One-inch margins, 12-pt font.
Last Man Standing: Politics, Texas Style Charlie Wilson's War
The Revisionaries.
Along Came Kinky...Texas Jewboy for Governor The Least of These: Family Detention in America Giant
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room Friday Night Lights
The Alamo (2004)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Rush
The Apostle Lone Star Death ay Fire