Watch a film made in the last 25 years from one of the following genres – Melodrama, Science Fiction/Fantasy, or Horror.
NOTE: YOU NEED TO MATCH GENRE TO GENRE. A MOVIE FROM THE LAST 25-30 YEARS THAT IS IN THE GENRE ABOVE (horror) AND ONE FROM THE RESOURCES LISTED, INCLUDING THE ANNOUNCEMENT PAGE (THESE ARE SHORT CLIPS OF A LONGER FILM).
What does it have in common with the films of that genre in the week three content? Link from the weeks 3 content is below. http://www.oxfordreference.com.ezproxy.umgc.edu/view/10.1093/acref/9780199587261.001.0001/acref-9780199587261-e-0354?rskey=52BFDI&result=1 How is the film different?
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920
NOTE: YOU NEED TO LOOK AT ONE OF THE FILMS FOR WEEK 3. FILM MEANS FEATURE FILM, NOT ONE OF THE DOCUMENTARIES LISTED.
How does sound play a part in the film you watched? Identify at least three places in which sound stood out in the film.
Week Three, Topic 2
Censorship in film has played an important role in commercial movie making. Do you think the film you watched (The one you chose above) would have been allowed to be released with the same exact content under the Hays Code? Why or why not? Be explicit and support your claim with verbiage from the Hays Code itself.
