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3 to 5-page, double-spaced, standard font paper analyzing a contemporary American film explicitly for features of the Classical Hollywood narrative style and the 3-Act Paradigm. The films you may choose from are: The Grand Budapest Hotel d. Wes Anderson (2014), The Hurt Locker d. Katheryn Bigelow (2008), Fruitvale Station d. Ryan Coogler (2013), The Lost City of Z d. James Gray (2016), Whiplash (2014) d. Damien Chazelle. Watch the film at least twice and do some research on the film: what the filmmakers' have to say about it, what thoughtful critics have to say (by which I don't mean the Rotten Tomatoes score).

Your paper must thoroughly address:

1. how the film does or does not adhere to Thompson’s 4 Principles;

2. how it establishes and develops character, the character arc(s), and the conflict and its relationship to the characters;

3. and must include an attempt to apply the 3-Act Paradigm to the film’s structure – or must explore how the film deliberately undermines any of these expectations.

Grade “A” papers will also include intelligent insights into the film’s narrative, will be well written with a clear thesis statement and strong supporting arguments, will show research and thought, and will be proofread and free of spelling and grammatical errors.