Problem
a) What is meant by "encoding" and "decoding"? How does this process affect how we interpret films?
b) What is implicit bias? How can Hollywood films can shape our implicit biases?
c) What is connotative homosexuality, and how does it show up in movies?
d) What does a film need to have to pass the Bechdel test? If a film passes the Bechdel test, does that automatically mean that it's good? Why or why not?
e) Why do many Hollywood films address issues of race through the eyes of a white protagonist? Why would this be a problem?