the movie is “Sweet Dreams” 1936 it’s 46 minutes long
How to Write an Effective Film Analysis Think of a film analysis as a series of short, well-organized paragraphs, each representing a specific part of your overall assessment. Above all, you must place the film in terms of historical context and argument. To this end, begin by organizing your thoughts about and responding to some of the following questions: (1) How does the film engage with the larger topic of domination and defiance in twentieth-century Korea in terms of subject matter? (2) Does the director accept, reject, or reframe academic interpretations about the topic, as presented in class lectures and weekly readings? (3) Does the film offer new evidence, examine the topic from a different angle, or provide a new interpretation of the topic? How does the film narrative make you feel as a viewer? and (4) Are the director’s assumptions about history reasonable and/or persuasive to you? Why or why not?
In thinking about these questions, try to evaluate the relationships among characters, the nature of the film making, and/or the effectiveness of the film as a historical medium. In this regard, you may choose to discuss some of the following questions: (1) What is the film maker seeking to accomplish by presenting different characters, especially in their interactions with one another? (2) How does the story of the film develop (i.e., how do the beginning, middle, and end relate to one another in creating a “narrative arc”)? (3) How do camera angles or other visual techniques contribute to what you would consider the film’s primary message? and (4) How do these cinematic techniques compare with those of textual arguments?
