Film as Literature

 

Film as Literature Summer Reading Honors & Academic

 

Film as Literature Honors

 

    Film as Literature Academic

 

                                                                                                    

Read I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

(just the story itself)     

Watch Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

AND 

Watch The Godfather

 

         Read I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

(just that story itself)

Watch Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

                                                                                                


General Expectations regardless of level:
  • Each student is responsible for completing the material. For the films, you may want to first check a service like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, on Demand, etc. before actually purchasing the film. I would caution though- if you see it available watch it at that moment. The movies change regularly on those services.

  • As you view the film- mark the characters, the plot of the story, any interesting camera shots or scenes, and answer the questions listed below.

  • Your notes and observations will be collected on the first day of class.

  • Prepare for a brief objective evaluation on the first day of class.

  • Even if you’ve seen the movies previously you must watch them again for this class. We are going to be discussing them in a different context than you probably have in the past.


Questions to Include in your note taking:

1.) How does the character of your story fit into the concept of the hero or anti-hero?

2.) What choices are made by the script, direction, or acting that lend credibility to your point of view?