Film Critique Paper

Due Friday, December 5, 2003

Possible Points: 30

 

Write a reaction paper to one of the films viewed in our laboratories.

You can analyze it thematically, by character development, by cinematography, etc. You may include reviews from published critics as part of your analysis.  You can compare the work to other works of the genre or other films of that particular director.   The paper must be at least two pages, single side, double spaced.

The paper should be written as a play review for a newspaper such as the New York Times. It should be thoughtful and balanced and employ journalistic style.

You will be graded on depth of detail as well as quality of work including grammar, spelling and presentation.

It must be submitted by email no later than midnight on October 16 to be graded.

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