Respond paper

I’m studying for my Film class and don’t understand how to answer this. Can you help me study?

Response Papers: Response papers are to be formal in style, have a clear thesis, cite where appropriate, and be at least 5 pages in length (not including works cited page). You will have free reign to choose how you want to approach the paper topic. The paper should focus on one of the films the week’s viewings. You may consider writing a critical analysis of the film or approaching it from an interpretive/allegorical perspective (i.e. what is the film saying about, or indicative of beyond the scope of the story line within the screen). I leave this open to give you the opportunity to approach the film from whatever your specialization or interest may be. So, if you’re a sociology major, you may want to approach the material from that perspective and draw on your background in that field, if you’re a film major you may want to take a more technical approach, etc. I also encourage you to draw on and include secondary sources (this can include class readings, but feel free to take it beyond our readings), this will depend on how you decide to approach the film. Feel free to contact me with questions and thoughts that come up as you begin brainstorming and writing.

12/23 – Reading: “Identification” Andrew Dudley

Recommended Reading: “The Corleones at Home and Abroad” Dana Renga

Viewing: The Godfather Prt. I (1972) Francis Ford Coppola

1/2 – Reading: “Yakuza-Eiga” Paul Schrader

Viewing: Battles without Honor (a.k.a The Yakuza Papers) (1973) Kinji Fukasaku

1/3 – Reading: “Yakuza and the State in Modern Japan” Eiko Maruko Sinaiwer

Viewing: Cops vs. Thugs (1972) Kinji Fukasaku