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Choose ONE of the following movies in the list to watch:
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Film is a very powerful tool which can, at times, portray events as no literature can. Cinema can also distort and falsify the past. This assignment requires you to write a critical analysis of one of the films listed on the following pages. The components of the paper are as follows:
Introduction – Your opening paragraph should indicate the title of the film you chose, and what issues the film focuses on which are related to the Holocaust.
Body – The main part of the paper should address how the film depicts these issues related to the Holocaust. You need to use the textbook from this course along with primary and secondary sources addressing the topic of your movie choice. This part of your paper should address the following:
What is the general plot? This should be addressed in just a few paragraphs.
What kind of film is this? A documentary? A government-sponsored movie? Is this a propaganda film?
When was the film made? In what country? What was the intended audience for the film? How do these factors influence how the film is presented and its message?
Who is the director? What experience did the director have with the Holocaust? Does he/she have any bias concerning issues related to the Holocaust?
From whose perspective is the film presented? From the victim? The persecutor? The bystander?
Is the film historically accurate? To answer this, you may have to do some historical research into the period under investigation.
Does the film strive for realism, or is it melodramatic? Does it try to manipulate the viewer? If so, how
Are the characters presented with depth or are they one-dimensional?
Look beyond the plot and characters and analyze underlying themes and issues addressed by the movie. What political bias does the film have? Does it focus on gender issues? How?
Does this film add to our understanding of issues related to the Holocaust? If so, how? If not, how does it detract from reality?
Conclusion – Your concluding paragraph should contain your overall evaluation of the film in terms of to what degree it helps our understanding of particular issues related to the Holocaust.
Length – No more than five and no less than three double-spaced typewritten pages, with 1″ margins on left and right. I will be looking for quality rather than quantity.
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