If anyone has seen this film, the assignment is on this film.

Week 16: Alien

1) Using evidence to support your position, analyze the generic components of Alien. Is it a horror film? A science fiction film? Both? In the process of your response, consider why arguments about genre are important to the interpretation of this film.

2) Using at least two film critics we have read in this course, create an original argument about any aspect of Alien.