Attention: This film response is an optional one. If you do this response, the file name should be "LastName.FirstName.OFR.ThinRedLine.S20"----if you have any Film Response grades that are "Falls Short," this is a chance to raise one of them. However, this Optional Response cannot replace an "Incomplete" grade. Also, please read the instructions for film responses again, very carefully, so that you can be sure to meet all requirements.
For this response I would like you to do the same kind of exercise you did for Birdman. Usually, I come up with an idea for you to think about and respond to. I start by identifying an idea from the film that interests me and then follow a train of thought that leads to your discussion prompt. This time, I would like you to try to create a prompt as if you were the teacher and I were the student.
You'll still write two equal-length paragraphs, for a total of between 300 and 400 words:
First paragraph: Start by identifying ONE clip of particular significance to you. Describe this clip (focusing on the film work that MAKES it meaningful to you) and explain how it opens up an interesting and reasonable view of the film.
Second paragraph: Extending from the first paragraph, identify a debatable question or two that emerge from that moment in the film. First, lead up to those questions by explaining the ambiguity or debatable nature of the idea you discussed in the first paragraph. Second, ask your questions. Third, explain how those questions cut to the heart of the film and are worthy of discussion.
Challenge yourself to start a discussion of the film on your own terms.
