FILM REVIEW ASSIGNMENT
1.
Select a film on a United States historical topic of interest to you within the time frame of the course.
2.
Identify the thesis of the film. To be entitled: THESIS.
3.
Write a one-page summary of the film. To be entitled: SUMMARY.
4.
Read two film reviews and write a paragraph summary of both.
To be entitled: FILM REVIEWS.
5.
Describe your reaction to both film reviews in a paragraph for each. To be entitled REACTION TO FILM REVIEWS.
6.
Describe how the film contributed to you learning about the subject in a paragraph. To be entitled ENLIGHTENING.
7.
Discuss in what ways was the film least satisfying. To be entitled: ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
Some Films Concerning American History up to the Civil War
Amistad
Last of the Mohicans
Black Robe
Roots
Gangs of New York
The Crucible
Gettysburg
The New World
Glory
The Scarlet Letter
Some Films Concerning American History in the 20th Century
All the President’s Men
Apocalypse Now
Apollo 13
Born on the Fourth of July
Capote
Cinderella Man
Coming Home
Courage Under Fire
Dr. Strangelove
Ed Wood
Erin Brockovich
Full Metal Jacket
Good Night and Good Luck
Grapes of Wrath
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
Hoffa
Inherit the Wind
JFK
Kinsey
Legends of the Fall
Malcolm X
Matewan
Mississippi Burning
Modern Times
Nixon
On The Waterfront
Patton
Pearl Harbor
Philadelphia
Platoon
Pollack
Ray
Saving Private Ryan
Silkwood
The Great Gatsby
The Insider
The Jazz Singer
The Longest Day
The Miracle Worker
The People vs. Larry Flynt
The Right Stuff
The Untouchables
Thin Red Line
Thirteen Days
Titanic
To Kill A Mockingbird
Wall Street
Windtalkers