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Essay 3: Comparing and Contrasting Movies

· 5-6 pages

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Introduction:

“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.”  ― Audrey Hepburn

“All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun.”  ― Jean-Luc Godard

“Academia is the death of cinema. It is the very opposite of passion. Film is not the art of scholars, but of illiterates.”  ― Werner Herzog

“A good movie can take you out of your dull funk and the hopelessness that so often goes with slipping into a theatre; a good movie can make you feel alive again, in contact, not just lost in another city. Good movies make you care, make you believe in possibilities again.” ― Pauline Kael,  For Keeps: 30 Years at the Movies

Assignment Description:

Choose two or movies to compare and contrast. You will want to focus on both the similarities and differences of the films. You will most likely want to choose two films in the same genre, but you do not have to. You can include foreign films or compare to versions of the same story (such as the different versions of Spiderman, Mulan, and so forth). It will be easiest if you choose films you have seen at least one time. Once you have chosen the films, watch them again and take notes on such things as plot, characters, imagery, dialogue, acting, setting, costumes or props, music, camera techniques, or pacing and organization. Each of these topics could be the theme of a paragraph in your paper. If you decide to quote the movies, you do not need a citation.

In order to earn a C or above, your essay should include:

· a minimum of 5 FULL double-spaced pages (not 3 and ½, or even 3 and ¾. Every available line should be used) Do not include a cover page.

· 12-point Times New Roman font and 1” margins.

· an introduction that sets up your argument about the article

· effectively organized paragraphs with strong topic sentences and transitions

· Examples from the movies (summaries and paraphrases in your own words, as well as some brief, correctly integrated direct quotations)

· a conclusion that does not merely restate your thesis but that leaves the reader with further ‘food for thought.’

Additional Criteria:

· Be sure to back up your comments with specific details from the films. In other words, support what you are saying with details and quotes from the movies.

· Avoid plagiarism. If you do look up articles on your movie, do not quote them or use them. Simply gain inspiration for them. If you use the same wording as the article, Turn It In will catch it and you will use points.