ENG197 FINAL TAKE-HOME ESSAY

 

1.         Our last film of the term is Pan’s Labyrinth. Create ten really good study questions.  Then take one of the study questions and write a fully-developed response to it. (You don’t need to answer the others.)  Show that you have really developed into a talented study-question responder.  Be intelligent and thoughtful, of course, but also specific in your use of examples.  (200 words)

 

 

2.         The list of this term's films was not designed with any particular theme in mind.  Ultimately the only thing these films have in common is the fact that they were made in the last year or two, are available on videotape or DVD, reflect a certain level of quality, and reveal different facets of your instructor's brain. 

 

But if you look more closely, you might come up with certain patterns in the films that we've seen this term.  I'd like you to zero in on one pattern that links at least three of this term's films.  The pattern might be a theme, a method of storytelling, a type of conflict, a character type, a plot element, a setting, a particular use of music, or something else. 

 

Please discuss this pattern, using examples from the films.  Also, in your conclusion see if you can make any comments about what this pattern tells us about filmmaking in 2005-2007.  (250 words)

 

 

3.         You've been reading reviews all term, writing about them, and writing reviews of your own.  Now,

 

(a)       Having gone through that experience, what have you learned about the art of reviewing? 

 

            (b)       What do you now look for in a review? 

 

(c)             Read all of the assigned reviews on Pan’s Labyrinth, and discuss three of them.    Compare each of them to your ideal of what a review should do.

 

            (250 words)

 

 

 

Due:    Tuesday, June 10

            5:30 p.m.

 

ALSO for Next Week:

 

--Bring some kind of food or drink for our final evening's celebratory feast.

 

--Be prepared to discuss Pan’s Labyrinth, as well as the issues raised in this course final.

 

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