Film Question

Description

MOVIE: Promising Young Woman (2020), Emerald Fennell

Critically analyze and explain how FILM ELEMENTS (from list below) communicate CONTEXT (from list below) in the film. IMPORTANT: the goal is to CONNECT film element and context. Develop on the Film Element and its Context in the SAME paragraph (do NOT create a paragraph for film element and a separate paragraph for context).

Film Elements (choose TWO or more):

Story

Mise-en-scène

Cinematography

Video Editing and Sound Design

Acting Performance

Context (choose ONE or more for each Film Element chosen):

Social

Political

Economic

Artistic 

Explain the film’s influence on society and culture.

You must cite at least two scholarly sources in this essay. IMPORTANT: Also, Wikipedia and IMBD are NOT scholarly sources.

The critical analysis is an argumentative essay. The students should develop their ideas for the film providing support for their arguments, and information that confirms the ideas presented. Include detailed descriptions presenting and supporting these ideas.

• Essay Structure Suggestion

First, write a thesis: what is your essay about, and what do you want to say about the film? The answer for these questions, and the reasons and examples you give will help you structure your essay. Broadly speaking, your essay should have an introduction, where you provide background information about the work to be discussed and present your thesis; a body, where you discuss the reasons and argument for your thesis; and a conclusion, where you re-state your thesis and present a final reflection on the ideas presented.