research paper

write a 2-3 typed page reaction paper on a film chosen from the list below.  Describe both the dominant and minority groups and how they are represented.  In what way(s) is the minority group oppressed or discriminated against?  What is the response of the minority? What are the strengths and weakness of the major characters in each group 

1. Film Choices:

A Time to Kill                   Finding Forester                     

The Help                           Gran Torino                             Crash

American History X          Men of Honor                The Great Debaters

Ghosts of Mississippi        Mississippi Burning  Mia Familia/My Family

Mona Lisa Smile               Where the Heart Is            The Burning Bed

North Country                  Places in the Heart                  Philadelphia

The Laramie Project          And the Band Played On       Rent

Broke Back Mountain       If These Walls Could Talk II     Normal

TransAmerica                    Geronimo                                Windtalkers

Milk                                   Higher Learning                Schindler’s List