Write an essay to analyze a film based on life-span development and integrate it with the course material. This will give you an opportunity to reflect upon and synthesize what you have learned. It will give your professor a better idea of the work you have accomplished and what you gained from viewing the film.
Do you feel that the film makes meaningful insights into the larger community? How or how not?
Most important: How does the film relate to the content and themes of our course? Be prepared to discuss more than one. What kinds of connections did this film help you to find between the local and global? Be sure to make connections that incorporates readings and lectures, offering concrete examples and relevant quotes from the readings. No need for a bibliography but DO cite your sources! Authors names with page numbers in parentheses will suffice.
You may use any of the following films as the basis for your analysis. Make sure that you do investigation into the films, so you know which one interests you the most. Choose a film in which you have not seen before. BE PREPARED TO VIEW THE MOVIE MULTIPLE TIMES!
Approved Movies
Stealing Home American Graffiti Fried Green Tomatoes
Breaking Away Field of Dreams Boyz N the Hood
Raising Arizona St. Elmos Fire Three Men and a Baby
Singles Stand by Me He Said, She Said
Home Alone When Harry Met Sally Radio Flyer
Little Big Man Heathers Grumpy Old Men
Pretty in Pink Parenthood Sixteen Candles
Shadowlands Father of the Bride Flatliners
The Graduate The Power of One Forrest Gump
The World According to Garp My Girl Circle of Friends
Muriels Wedding Nell A River Runs Through It
Life with Father Cocoon Grand Canyon
Whats Eating Gilbert Grape Risky Business The Outsiders
4 Weddings & a Funeral Wild Strawberries (subtitled) Ran (subtitled)
Cinema Paradiso (subtitled) Widows Peak Nine Months
Jack Wyatt Earp Indian in the Cupboard
Dolores Claiborne Grumpier Old Men As Good As It Gets
10 Things I Hate About You Never Been Kissed Big Daddy
The Wedding Singer Sling Blade The Notebook
Bridget Jones’s Diary Secondhand Lions Sweet Home Alabama
About a Boy The Notebook Mean Girls
A Beautiful Life Somethings Gotta Give As Good As It Gets
The Bucket List Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
The Million Dollar Arm Moms Night Out Saving Mr. Banks
Parental Guidance Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Crazy, Stupid, L
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