The Movies, Realism Versus Fantasy
In your reaction to the reading (Post-Classical Hollywood : Film Industry, Style and Ideology since 1945, Chapter 7-8, and Twentieth Century-Fox : The Zanuck-Skouras Years, 1935-1965. Intro+ Chapters 1-2), consider any and discuss?
Realism (film as social commentary) versus fantasy (film as escapism)
Freedom of expression versus censorship (whether self imposed or not)
Commerce versus artistic expression
American cinema versus Foreign Cinema
Conclude your discussion with your perspective on the role of film in American history and today. Be sure to incorporate at least one citations from each of the books.
Be aware that the paper should not exceed 600 words in proper APA style (not including title page and references). This means that you should seek to develop a discussion with a clear focus on the issues that you would like to address, and do so, with a clear voice that articulates your position.
The review should be concise and should integrate direct quotations from the text (no longer than one or two sentence quotes with formatted citations).
Be sure to provide your perspective in relation to the area of the debate that you chose to address. Give your work an original title that can represent the focus of your work.
REMEMBER to use in-text citations, as well as a reference page. have attached all the readings below and each document is labeled with the book name and the corresponding chapter. If you have any questions, message me.
