UArizona Wk 5 How Films Engage Social Concerns And Effects Society Discussion

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 9 in your course textbook and review Chapter 1.

Prepare

As you prepare to write this discussion, take a few moments to do the following:

• Review the grading rubric download for this discussion.
• Choose any film that applies to the topic of this discussion.
• ReflectAs you have learned in this class, film is a far-reaching mediumwith the potential to affect the greater fabric of our culture. Ourunderstanding this potential and our ability to analyze it reach far beyondjust this medium and into all areas of our social structures and culture. Forexample, the practice of closely analyzing particular films, which you have homedin this course, is the same practice of analysis which you will find in othercourses—or in learning any new skill.
• Write(dueThursday, Day 3)Based on the films you have watched and the ways you havelearned to interpret meaning in them, discuss your ideas about how films engagesocial concerns and have lasting effects on society. Pick a film (or films) asevidence of this dynamic and describe the social and cultural resonance yousee.