Fight the Power!

Choose one director we've studied over the past year and a half and discuss his influence on Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing. I want you to discuss this in 2 paragraphs. In your third paragraph, I want to hear your reaction to this film, especially the editing. What do you think Lee is trying to say? Do you think he was successful? How did the film make you feel?

Rebel Without a Cause

Please read Roger Ebert's Great Movies essay on Rebel Without a Cause. In 2 paragraphs, please discuss the following quote:

"Like its hero, Rebel Without a Cause desperately wants to say something and doesn't know what it is. If it did know, it would lose its fascination. More perhaps than it realized, it is a subversive document of its time."

Early in his essay, Ebert claims that "the film has not aged well." Do you agree or disagree? Give me a paragraph that tells me why.

Bigger Than Life

In at least 2 paragraphs, discuss the use of color and the use of light in this film. Choose a topic you would like to explore regarding the film and how Nicholas Ray presents this topic cinematically.

Due: Monday, February 11, 2013

Last Train Home

Discuss in 3 paragraphs the relationships you see between Last Train Home and The Story of Qiu Ju and Beijing Bicycle. If you have watched any other Chinese films, you may add them for a little extra credit. I want you to discuss cinematically differences and similarities in how cities, migrant workers, the countryside, relationships (between parent/child, neighbors, etc.), or any other topic you are interested in exploring. Discuss how these topics are presented cinematically through at least 3 of the cinematic techniques we've covered in this course.

Due: Friday, February 8, 2013