Movie Analysis/ Research Paper

Description - The movie review assignment is intended to challenge students to consider historical accuracy and the
content depicted in a powerful art form - film. The movie selected can include one made in any year, by any studio or
television production company so long as the rating is “NR-17” or less. (This category includes mini-series produced for
television, movies based on novels, and those that are in the documentary style without actually being documentaries.)
The movie’s setting should be within the time period covered by the course and should be set in an historical period,
rather than including that of the present. In other words, the movie’s focus should reflect a strong military history
influence indicative of the time periods discussed in the class. Students who are visually impaired may complete a
parallel assignment constructed by the instructor.
FORMAT:
Calibri , 11-point font, double-spaced, with margins of 1 inch.
Two(full) to three (2-3) pages in length.
Use A Pocket Guide to Writing in History to help with essay.
The Review should include the following paragraphs:
1. One to two paragraphs providing the basic details of the movie selected, including date released, production
company, actors, theme, and format (black and white, etc.).
2. One to two paragraphs providing details of the story line.
3. An analysis of 3 specific elements (a scene, a character or group, a location, etc.) and their historical accuracy,
based on the information you possess from your textbook or other readings.
4. One paragraph or more that discusses why you think the movie remained either true to the historical record or
veered into a less historically- accurate mode; and, what you thought of the movie, overall.