The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) – This movie places Chris Gardner in a time full of uncertainty and difficulties that give him anxiety and stress as he does leads job interviews and tries to sell something while staying homeless. The movie has glorious and harrowing shots of Gardner getting himself together for the important interviews which is really the other side of the high stress and performance anxiety of the job candidates of the present-day virtual interviews in the COVID-19 era.
Up in the Air (2009) – The film narrates the story of a terminally single corporate downsizer, Ryan Bingham, and hilariously explores the psychological and mental distress encompassing job insecurity and the pressure that comes with interviews where the stakes are high. That it shares with the viewers how job interview anxiety can be heightened even more with external factors, just like how the effects of COVID-19 can increase the job interview performance and how the person views the fairness of this one.
Directions for the final paper due at the end of the semester:
Find two movies (not documentaries but mainstream full length productions) or two novels (again these need to be fiction) or one movie and one novel that relate the same topic as your research paper.
Summarize your topic in a short paragraph description, remembering to include your APA citation.
In a second paragraph summarize what you learned from your research paper on the topic.
In two subsequent paragraphs describe the movies (or novels) briefly.
Then compare the information in the movies with the textbook and the scholarly article you have read. Do they illustrate the topic soundly and scientifically? Use two paragraphs or more to do this.
Compare the two and discuss in which one does a better job at presenting the information and why.
Your paper should be a minimum of 3 pages in length and include APA citations for your empirical research article and the 2 fictional works you chose to discuss.
