Student Choice Film

It's time for our class to pick the next film we'll study!

For the next few days we'll be accepting student-nominated selections and, afterwards, we'll vote on which film the class will see. (Each class section will choose its own film, but we need at least 4-5 nominations per class to make this work.)

If you wish to nominate a film, you must leave a comment below with the following information NO LATER THAN Monday, 5/7 at 9 p.m.:

1) The film's title, director, and year it was released (check IMDB.com for this info)

2) 2-3 sentences about why you're nominating this film. If you've seen it before, why do you think viewing the film would be a valuable experience for the class? If you haven't seen it, why are you nominating it?

Also,

• The film you're nominating should be no longer than 2 hours (less than this would be even better!) and its content should be appropriate for our class.
• 1 nomination per person. 
• "Sign" your comment with your first name and last initial!

Blog Topic #6 - COMMENT by 9:00 p.m. on Tues., 12/15

CRITIQUING the STUDENT CHOICE FILM

Whether you saw Good Will Hunting or Three Kings, give your overall opinion of the film by leaving a COMMENT on this posting. In terms of literary, dramatic, and cinematic aspects, what were the film's specific strengths and weaknesses?

Remember to follow the conventions of a film review (actors' names in parentheses after characters' names, ***spoiler alerts***, etc.)

For full credit on this home work assignment, your COMMENT must be a minimum of 1 well-developed paragraph (5-7 sentences) that follows the criteria above. COMMENTs that are not proofread will receive a zero.

Student Choice Films

After a grueling nomination and election process, both Period 4 and Period 9 have chosen a film to see this week.

Period 4 chose Three Kings, a 1999 action-adventure-comedy-satire about 4 U.S. soldiers searching for Saddam Hussein's stolen Kuwaiti gold at the end of the Persian Gulf War.

Period 8 is viewing Good Will Hunting with Matt Damon, Robin Williams, and Ben Affleck. Winner of two Oscars, the film tells the story of a young janitor at MIT who turns out to have the same potential for brilliance as Mozart or Einstein.

We're studying both films from the perspective of the "Big Picture": the story. How do these films stack up against what we've learned regarding the classical paradigm?

Period 4 Student Choice Film: "Three Kings"

Hi Period 4

Here is a short plot description from the film "Three Kings":

In the days immediately after the Gulf War, a group of American soldiers come across a secret Iraqi map, which discloses the whereabouts of a bunker where Iraq is storing stolen gold and treasure from Kuwait. The soldiers hope to take the gold and keep it for themselves. However, when they arrive at the site, they discover that the Iraqi army is more concerned about persecuting its civilians than stopping them from stealing the gold. They learn that the civilians have been encouraged by the U.S. government to rise up and fight Sadaam Hussein, but are facing certain execution because the U.S. military refuses to help them. This incident creates a crisis of conscience for the American soldiers. Do they take the money and run, leaving the civilians to face certain death at the hands of the Iraqi army? Or do they risk losing the gold in order to escort them to safety across the border into Iran?

Written by {jgp3553@excite.com}

Student Choice Film

It's time for our class to pick a film we'd like to see.

For the next day or so I'll be accepting student-nominated selections and, afterwards, we'll vote on which film the class will see.

If you wish to nominate a film, you must email me the following information NO LATER THAN TUESDAY, 11/24:

1) The film's title, director, and year it was released (check IMDB.com for this info)

2) 2-3 sentences why you think viewing the film would be a valuable experience. What should the class gain from seeing your film?

Also,

• The film you're nominating should be no longer than 2 hours (less than this would be even better!) and its content should be appropriate for our class.
• No more than 1 nomination per person. 
• If your film is chosen by the class, please be prepared to get a DVD copy of the film.
• Voting will take place in class on Wednesday, 11/25