1. US COMPARISON
Types of questions you might get in the exam:
1) How far do the American films you have studied for this topic depend on well
established narrative and/or genre conventions?
2) How far do the American films you have studied for this topic express similar messages
and values to one another?
3) Compare the ways in which key themes in your chosen American films are presented.
4) With reference to your chosen American films, compare the extent to which their
messages and values reflect the times in which they were made.
5) How important is place in contributing to key themes in the American films you have
studied for this topic?
6) Discuss similarities and differences in the representation of masculinity in your chosen
American films.
7) What is significant about setting and/or place in your chosen American films?
8) In the American films you have studied for this topic, how far do the representations
of either women or men reflect the time in which they were made?