FTVM 102 Valley College Do the Right Thing Film & In the Mood for Love Questions

Paper 4, Pick two current films made in the last five years (between 2015-2020). NO 2 FILMS FROM A SERIES LIKE FAST AND FURIOUS OR STAR WARS – you may pick one film from a series but you must choose something outside of the series for your second, and think about how those films compare with the films we have screened and studied in class. For your answers, use the following questions, INCLUDE THE QUESTION IN YOUR PAPER BY COPYING AND PASTING, point deductions for not following directions:

1. Why was Mookie always running around in Do the Right Thing? Do you think he is justified?

2. Why is there a section shot in color for Raging Bull? Why was it shot like that?

3. Regarding In the Mood for Love, discuss the Mise-en-Scene? How are the filmmakers utilizing Expressionism?

FOR THE REMAINING QUESTIONS, UTILIZE THE CURRENT FILMS YOU PICKED TO WATCH/REVIEW ON YOUR OWN

4. What editing techniques did you notice? Were the films going for an invisible edit technique or a technique where the audience became aware of the edits?

5. Do the films show or tell us what is happening? Do they rely on exposition given by the characters or are we as an audience able to SEE the story/conflicts unfold?

6. Was there a film that you felt did not belong? Did you feel that a film we watched/studied not deserve to be a film worthy of study? What film would that be? Use film and cinema terms you learned this semester to make your case. What film would you, instead, put in place of the film you would remove? What are the reasons this film would deserve to be studied? Grade points determined based upon your answer.

… here is some films we have screened and studied in class

(THE GOLD RUSH– The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari – Un Chien Andalou– Citizen Kane– SEVEN SAMURAI– Fellini’s 8 1/2 )

Please use complete sentences and check for grammar/punctuation. Make all references and works cited in MLA style. Go to the Module with links for the library and tutors if you have questions regarding the style manual or need help with your writing. You can also Google to get examples.