Description:
Students are expected to prepare a critical review (~750 words) of
Description:
Students are expected to prepare a critical review (~750 words) of Triangle of Sadness (2022) The review should: a) analyze the film through the lens of specific course readings (naming and citing which reading(s) you are referencing). This requires you explain specific ideas from the readings andnot just the readings’ main arguments/ themes; b) engage key discussions, and/or assess what the film is attempting (and/or how it is doing so) in terms of key elements such as content, racial and gender codings, argumentation, cultural significance, and/or method. To be discussed in detail in class.
Formal Requirements:
Word count: ~750 words excluding bibliography.
Double-space text, 12 pt, Times New Roman.
Use MLA or Chicago citation and document formatting conventions. If you must use another citation convention, please be consistent!
Do not cite outside of course materials.
Avoid lengthy direct quotations
InstructionsThe purpose of this assignment is to help students develop their critical engagement with cultural products and, as such, this review should be analytical/theoretical in nature. As with the first assignment, while students should engage the central argument and main point of the film, these responses are not meant to be merely summaries of the film.Rather they should: a) analyze the film through the lens of specific course readings assigned throughout the course (naming and citing which reading(s) you are referencing). Your review should examine how the film addresses/ relates/ troubles ideas such as those raised in our discussions throughout the course. b) engage key discussions, and/or assess what the particular film is attempting (and/or how it is doing so) in terms of key elements such as content, argumentation, cultural significance, and/or method.
Writing the Film Review1) Introduction- In the opening of your review, provide some basic information about the film. Consider the following questions: Who is the filmmaker? What does the film set out to do? How does it do so? Your introduction, which may be longer than one paragraph, should also begin to evaluate the film, and it should allude to the central concept of the review. A film review does not have to contain a formal thesis statement, but it should focus on a central analysis and assessment of particular themes.2) Description- In roughly a paragraph include a more detailed description of your particular cinematic experience watching the film. This may include your personal impression of what the film looks, feels, and sounds like. In other words, what stands out in your mind when you think about this particular film?3) Analysis- How does the thematic content (such as history, race, beauty, gender, sexuality, class, or the ability) affect your experience and interpretation? Also, do the formal techniques work to forward the thematic content? Consider the way in which the footage is spliced together. Does it ‘flow’ from shot to shot? Does the organization of the film enhances or disrupt the narrative and plot? How does the content of the documentary fit into course themes? Is it important for understanding inequality? How does the film comment on, reinforce, or even critique social and political issues at the time it was released, including questions of inequality and the media?