Is There Not A Correspondence?

Is There Not A Correspondence?

Next week we will be discussing the affects of movies. For your assignment, write the usual one page, double spaced paper on:

A movie or television show that portrayed a situation you have experienced, such as:

• College life
• Dating
• Work
• Cultural & Ethnic experiences (Joy Luck Club, American Me come to mind)
• Or other "specific" "real life" "experiences"

Is There Not A Cause?

And then write about how true to life that film was to your experiences. Did the film accurately capture your experience? Or did the film entirely miss the mark? Or did the film become so ingrained and foundational to the culture, that your experience cannot be thought about outside the context of the film ("It was unreal the way we looked into each others eyes/I made that last second 3-point shot/dove out from that out-of-control, burning vehicle/etc., like something out of a movie!").

Is There Not A Cost?

Then, discuss the implications, if any, of forming perceptions based on movies and television.