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
- LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
- RAN N1997
- THE LAST SAMURAI
- SHOGUN
- BELLE
- THE HELP
- 12 YEARS A SLAVE
- MISSISSIPPI BURNING
- MALCOLM X
- ROSEWOOD
- THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN
- THE COLOR PURPLE
- THE GRAPES OF WRATH
- IN AMERICA
- IRON-JAWED ANGELS
- ERIN BROKOVITCH
- RAIN MAN DVD TA 47
- PHILADELPHIA
- DOUBT
- THE TREE OF LIFE
- THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
- TESS
- AMADEUS
- 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
- 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
- THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE (EL ESPINAZO DEL DIABLO)
- PAN'S LABYRINTH
- 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
- 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
- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
- GANDHI
- SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS
- THE HURT LOCKER
- TO END ALL WARS
- SCHINDLER'S LIST
- 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
- 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
- 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
- A SPACE ODYSSEY
- AVATAR
- THE MATRIX