Instructions
Students will write a 750-1250-word analysis of human behavior, affect, and cognition through multiple cultural artifacts, values, assumptions/beliefs. The purpose of this assignment is to give you an opportunity to identify ways that cultural institutions reinforce a society’s cultural values that further influence individuals’ values and behaviors. In your essay, you will explain and describe in what ways you knew the film was not American (e.g., plot, pacing, humor, settings, costumes, treatment of sex, violence, family, and other issues). Focus on values, morals, beliefs, and norms that were portrayed. Discuss psychological aspects regarding behaviors, feelings, and attitudes that were demonstrated in the film and discuss if similar behaviors, feelings, and attitudes, as well as values, morals, beliefs, and norms might be displayed in the USA and explain your reasons. Take note of idioms and phrases that were strange to you and explain what they mean. Be sure to cite resources from which you drew your ideas.
Guidelines
Popcorn: Each student will watch and write a film review.
- Describe what the film was about. (15%)
- Who were the main characters? What were their roles in the film? (15%)
- How did you know the film was not U.S. American? (20%)
- Values?
- Beliefs?
- Morals?
- Norms?
- Idioms?
- Plot?
- Pacing?
- Humor?
- Settings?
- Costumes
- Treatment of family, women, sex, violence?
- Other ways you knew it was not U.S. American
- Discuss the behaviors, feelings, and attitudes that were demonstrated in the film (linking it to values, beliefs, morals, and norms). (15%)
- Discuss if similar behaviors, feelings, and attitudes, as well as values, beliefs, morals, and norms might be displayed in the USA. (20%)
- Format & Language (15%):
please pick one of these movies and use it for the assignment. They are all on Netflix’s.
1. Lady JLanguage: FrenchGenres: Drama Movies, Independent Movies, Romantic Movies, Movies Based on BooksSummary: A wealthy widow concocts a scheme to get revenge with the help of a youngerwoman when her romance with a lustful marquis takes an unwelcome turn.2. Someone BorrowedLanguage: PortugueseGenres: Brazilian, Quirky Romance, Romantic Comedy MoviesSummary: To avoid being removed from his mother’s will, an inflexible bachelor hires anactress to play his fiancée to fulfill his mother’s dying wish.3. Camellia SistersLanguage: VietnameseGenres: Drama Movies, Tearjerker MoviesSummary: When a family treasure is stolen the night before an antique auction, tensions rise anduntold secrets surface for three royal sisters.
