Take a look at this quote from the article I handed out on Wednesday and discuss it using solid, cinematic evidence from the film:
...Kurosawa in The Seven Samurai emphasizes the unbridgeable differences between the villagers and their hired defenders. Though the townspeople and the samurai can fight in temporary alliance, they can never fight for the same goals: the villagers fight for home and family, the samurai for professional honor. The only society allowed to the samurai is their own; if civilization has no place for them, they must make a place of their own. The formation of the samurai's separate, self-enclosed society--the professional group--is the subject of some of the finest passages in Kurosawa's film...
Here is a link to the article.
If you have Hulu Plus, you can re-watch scenes on there. You can also find scenes online via YouTube, etc. It is helpful to choose a five-minute scene on which to base your response.
All blog responses are due by next Friday, June 20, as I have to get grades in!
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Jules and Jim
Choose one of the following clips and do a full analyzation of the scene, just as you would do for the final oral presentation. Be sure to discuss the scene cinematically and include discussion of the scene and its relation to the film as a whole, a quote from a review or critique, the sociocultural context in which the film was made. Here is the direct wording from the top markband on the rubric:
"There is a coherent, incisive, insightful and detailed evaluative interpretation of
the extract, displaying an excellent understanding of how meaning is constructed
through the use of film language, with an excellent awareness of the extract’s
relationship to the film as a whole. There is a persuasive explanation for the selection
of the extract. The critique shows an excellent awareness of the film’s genre and/
or its place in a broader sociocultural context. There is an insightful analysis of
the director’s intention. Simple description is negligible and analysis is clear and
thorough."
Clip 1
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/245569/Jules-and-Jim-Movie-Clip-The-French-Girl.html
Clip 2
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/245567/Jules-and-Jim-Movie-Clip-Our-Friend-Thomas.html
"There is a coherent, incisive, insightful and detailed evaluative interpretation of
the extract, displaying an excellent understanding of how meaning is constructed
through the use of film language, with an excellent awareness of the extract’s
relationship to the film as a whole. There is a persuasive explanation for the selection
of the extract. The critique shows an excellent awareness of the film’s genre and/
or its place in a broader sociocultural context. There is an insightful analysis of
the director’s intention. Simple description is negligible and analysis is clear and
thorough."
Clip 1
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/245569/Jules-and-Jim-Movie-Clip-The-French-Girl.html
Clip 2
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/245567/Jules-and-Jim-Movie-Clip-Our-Friend-Thomas.html
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