essay

Name:

ES100 Section:

Day and Time:

Instructor: Dr. Jerry Garcia

Spring Semester 2016

Step 1.

A

Title of film: …………………………………………………………………………………………….

B

Describe the timeframe and setting for this film: Look for clues that reveal the timeframe.

Time Frame

People

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Step 2. Viewing

A

Type of motion picture (check where applicable)

……….Animated cartoon

………..Major Motion Picture

……….Documentary film

……….Newsreel

……….Propaganda film

……….Theatrical short subject

……….Training film

……….Combat film

……….Other

B

Physical qualities of the motion picture (check where applicable)

……….Music

……….Narration

……….Special effects

……….Color

……….Live action

……….Background noise

……….Animation

……….Dramatizations

C

Note what is the mood or tone of the film?

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Step 3. Post-viewing

A

How is Mayan society depicted in this film?

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B

What is the central message(s) of this motion picture?

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C

Based on what you know how do films such as Apocalypto harm Indigenous people? Is the harm greater for one group or society as a whole, why?

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D

Does this film appeal to the viewer’s reason or emotion? How does it make you feel?

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E

In separate sentences list two things this motion picture tells you about life in Mayan society at the time it takes place:

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F

What information surprised you in this film? Why?

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G

What are the various clues throughout the film that the Director and writer had a particular agenda? Be specific and elaborate.

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H

Based on what we have learned so far this semester how would you contextualize the images and portrayal of Indigenous people in this film? How are these images related overall to our understanding of Ethnic Studies, race and ethnic relations?