Movie: Snowpiercer
Genre Science fiction
In your introductory paragraph,
Explain genre theory in your own words, using the textbook definition as support, and why this is a useful approach to the study of film.
Describe the common conventions (story, theme, mise-en-scène) of the genre you have selected.
Identify a feature-length film that fits your selected genre and state the year it was produced, its director, cinematographer (or director of photography), and top-billed cast.
Develop a thesis statement that argues how specific elements of your chosen film fit or expand the conventions of the genre and sub-genre(s) and establish an overarching theme or message.
In the body of your paper (at least three paragraphs),
Summarize the movie. As you develop this summary, remember to distinguish between the film’s story and the film’s plot and be sure to highlight specific genre elements (theme, story, mise-en-scène—actors, set, world, lighting).
Interpret at least two genre conventions exhibited in your chosen feature-length film that help classify it in the selected genre. Be sure to provide a specific example of each convention (e.g., the elements used in a scene, type of story, plot component, or theme).
Evaluate a third convention (e.g., the elements used in a scene, type of story, plot component, or theme not yet addressed) from your chosen feature-length film and how this convention expands the boundaries of the specified genre.
