ANSWER THESE THREE TOPICS PLEASE
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Plot and Narrative Structure
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Summarize the plot of the film, touching on the main characters, the significance of the title, the story’s credibility, and the dramatic structure.
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Discuss the conflict(s) in the film.
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Discuss the use of symbols, metaphors, and irony.
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In what ways, if any, were the film’s characters introduced in a memorable and purposeful way? How did their introduction relate to their unique character attributes and motivations?
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Themes and Thematic Elements
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What was the unifying, central concern of this film?
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Discuss the special focus that united this film together. Was it the plot, the emotional effect or mood, the characters, the style/texture/visual presentation, or a concept or idea that was given the most focus? How so?
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Discuss which overarching theme this film had and why you think so:
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Morality or moral implications
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Universal Statements about Human nature
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Social Ills
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The struggle for human dignity
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The complexity of human relationships
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Coming of age/loss of innocence
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Moral/philosophical riddle
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Acting
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Effective acting should, first and foremost, make you believe the story is real. What qualities of the acting made you believe in the story?
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Why did you care about the actors? What qualities did you yourself identify with?
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If there were unconvincing performances, what made them unconvincing? What would you have liked to see instead?
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If you have seen these actors in previous roles, how do you think their performances in this movie stacked up?
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How much did his or her performance in this film or television episode demonstrate a particular actor’s range? How deep do you think this actor had to go to convincingly portray the character?
After answering the three of the above series of questions, sum up your written document by answering the followings:
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What made you choose the film? What makes you watch it again and again?
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Share with us any final thought you have about the film in general, or its narrative, thematic structure, symbolism and metaphor, production design, cinematography, or editing qualities.