Material for this Week’s Discussion:
Screening:
Black Panther, 2018 SWANK
LAM (Looking at Movies) Ch. 10 Film History (Three Examples)
Discussion Graded Assignment: 5 Points
Length of Response: Six sentences (Three Examples) FOLLOW THIS ONLY SIX AND 3 EXAMPLES
For Full Points: Response needs to be cogent with clear references to Black Panther (Required) and two other films of your choice. The two other films can be ANY Films. They do not need to be required viewing for the class.
Reference to all three need to be specific in recalling specific scenes and drawing out relevant examples.
For work that is overly general and lacking in film identifications and scene content specificity, points will be taken off.
BLACK PANTHER
Black Panther was a massive box office success, with 1.34 billion USD is sales. Reportedly, the sequel, Wakanda Forever, is being released in 2022.
Superhero films are increasing attracting wider audiences. Black Panther, although a super-hero movie, did not soft pedal social political conflicts including the residuals of colonialism.
PROMPT
Question 1
Please follow the template in formatting your responses:
1 a) Identify a Social-Political issue that is explored in Black Panther. 1 Point
Black Panther (One Sentence)
1 b) Describe the dramatic context in which we find the issue explored and how this issue was represented on the screen. 1 Points
(Two Sentences)
Question 2 (Film Example #2)
Please follow the template in formatting your responses:
2 a) Identify a Social-Political issue that is explored in a second film other than Black Panther. 0.5
(One Sentence)
2 b) Describe the dramatic context in which we find the issue explored and how this issue was represented on the screen. 1 Point
Question 3 (Film Example #3)
3 a) Identify a Social-Political issue that is explored in a third film other than Black Panther. 0.5
(One Sentence)
3 b) Describe the dramatic context in which we find the issue explored and how this issue was represented on the screen. 1 Point
Bonus Question (3 Points)
Discuss how any superhero film of your choice made before the 1970s represented conflict and depicted the antagonists? How does Black Panther’s representations differ? Focus on social-political commentary embedded in both.
LOOK AT EVERY QUESTION AND HOW MANY SENTENCES YOU ONLY NEED PLEASE ONLY DO THOSE. FOR THE BONUS QUESTIONS DO 3-4 SENTENCES.
