Please ANSWER THE FOLLOWING TWO QUESTIONS, PLEASE remember NOT to copy, IF you can’T WATCH THE WHOLE movie, you can WATCH THE FILM reviews, but you MUST WRITE FROM THE content of the specified MOVIE!! Please complete this article explicitly as required. Two paragraphs each. Please let me know if you have any questions. If time permits, I still suggest you watch these movies
1. The three films we watched in class are about seeing Africa and Africans in a certain way. King Solomon’s Mines (KSM), Out of Africa (OA), and Blood Diamond (BD) provide problematic portrayals of Africa and Africans. What do you think those problems are? Identify and provide a supporting example from each film for three problematic portrayals that are found in all three films. For each film identify a unique problem with its portrayal of Africa or Africans and provide an example to support your argument. (Two paragraphs)
2. “Africa in Cinema” is a course where students learn about Africa through film. KSM is set in the 1870s or 1880s just before the Scramble for Africa when European colonial powers divided up the entire African continent for colonial occupation. OA depicts events in colonial Kenya just before World War I up into the 1930s. BD is set in post-colonial Sierra Leone during its civil war in the 1990s. Which film does the best job of teaching its viewers about the historical epoch in which it is set? Make sure to explain why? Which film does the worst job depicting the historical epoch in which it is set? (Two paragraphs)
