messages in movies

2. Free-Write
 Think of a movie. Write down one message from the movie
and provide an example from the movie.
 Think about cultural engagement? Does this have a bigger
impact or could it be relatable today?
 Be prepared to discuss

3. Movies and illnesses
The film helped raise awareness of
individuals on the autism spectrum but
created misleading impressions. ---Possible
Thesis statement
A Beautiful Mind and Schizophrenia
http://www.addictiontreatmentmagazine.
com/culture-media/schizophrenia/
What other movies can you think of that
may have an underlying message about
illness?

4. Bush and War Movies

5.  Why would it be important to produce war movies after
9/11?
 Why would Hollywood rise to the occasion?
 How are these movies acting as propaganda?
 Think about movies about war since then. How has 9/11
been portrayed in these films?

6. Anti-Communist Movies
 The Red Scare and a Godless Nation
 http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/10/the_buried_le
gacy_of_hollywood_1.html
 What about theses films? What types of government are
they portraying favorably or otherwise?
 Divergent
 Hunger Games

7. Further Examples
 Accepted
 Ides of March
 Ides of March 2
 Superman
 Mean Girls
 You've got mail
 As we watch these clips, think about what subplots are
being presented. What are the issues or themes you see
emerging? Try to push past the cliché.

8. Things to think about
 Look at the year it was produced
 Think about cultural context of the film
 What made headlines this year?
 Political
 Environmental
 Social
 What seems to be the “issue” at the heart of the film? How is
the issue portrayed?
 Sometimes these issues are front and center/ other times they
are more subtle. Be Observant!