My name is Amanda L. Thomas. I am a BFA music /Spanish minor student at York University. I speak English, French, and Spanish fluently. My personal interests include foreign language learning, playing musical instruments, playing soccer, watching films, creative writing, drawing, and I LOVE SCHOOL. This WordPress site is specifically designed for me to critically examine, make connections, ask questions, and express my perceptions towards the films viewed during class.
Things that I think about when watching a film…
- What type of film is this and what is the genre ?
- Who is the director(s), writer(s), and starring actor(s)?
- Is this an adaptation and what is the source ?
- When was it released and in what decade does the film take place ?
- In what part of the world does the film take place/setting ?
- What political leaning, frame of thought, or morals do I agree or disagree with ?
- What kinds of cultural, historic, or social elements are featured ? Are they factual, well researched, and well demonstrated/executed ?
- Did I learn something new ?
- What is my reason for watching this film (pick me up, entertainment, suggestion, spontaneous, for a class etc.) ?
- Did I elicit a strong emotional response in some form or another ?
- How to I feel about this movie overall ?
- What character(s) do I identify with, like, or dislike ?
- Do I agree with the casting ?
- Which were the most powerful of the performances ?
- Do I enjoy the soundtrack music ? Does the music add to, or take from a specific scene(s) ?
Some of my favorite films from the 2014 – 2015 term
- Django Unchained (Postmodernism)
- Moonrise Kingdom (Postmodernism)
- lo sono l’amore (Gender, Sexuality, and Love)
- Stories We Tell (Reflexive Documentary)
- My Prairie Home (Musical Documentary)
- The Lunchbox (Orientalism)
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