Film 110; Chapter 12

Subjective Evaluation of the Film: Questions to ask:

-how well does the film utilize the full potential of the medium -what inventive techniques are employed and how impressive are the effects they create -judged as a whole, is the film technically inferior or superior -what are the films strongest points and what are its weakest

Theme: what you really want to ask it

-what is the directors purpose or primary aim in making the film -what is the true subject of the film, -what kind of statements, if any, does the film make about that subject

The Film as Showcase for the Actor: The personality cult must be familiar with the

actor/actress other films to evaluate the performance compared to their other roles

try to see a film twice for a better

analysis

Jungian Criticism: basic

assumption

The film as Gender or Racial Statement: any controversial group may be

at the thematic center of the political approach to movies

The Film as Insight to the Mind: The psychoanalytical approach: Freudian criticism: shift away from director to

audience

The Eclectic Approach: the most valid approach is the one that

best matches the directors stated and demonstrated interest

The Film as Emotional or Sensual Experience: anti-intellectual

biases

Evaluating the Reviewer: figure out how well they

carried out their duties

The Relationship of the Parts to the Whole: at this point all elements should be

considered

The Films "Level of Ambition": should be able to defend

every judgement with a just argument

The Film as Insight to the Mind: The psychoanalytical approach: Freudian criticism: -believes movie is an expression of

filmmaker psyches and that a film's meaning lies beneath the obvious images on the screen

Objective Evaluation of the Film: #1 question:

given the films level of ambition, how well does the film succeed in what it tries to do

The Relationship of the Parts to the Whole: basic question is:

how do all the separate elements of the film relate to and contribute to the theme, central purpose, or total effect?

The Film as Repeated Form: The Genre Approach: judge the film by

how it fits into a body of films having essentially the same setting, characters, conflict, resolution, and value

The Relationship of the Parts to the Whole: after identifying a theme we should move on to see

how well our decision stand up under a complete analysis of all film elements

second time watching the movie you can pay attention to

hows and whys

The Film as Moral Philosophical or Social Statement: often called

humanistic approach

The Film as Showcase for the Actor: The personality cult leading actor has most

important effect on film

Jungian Criticism: the hero struggles to become

independent

The Relationship of the Parts to the Whole: if were can see clean & logical between each element & theme or purpose than we know our decision about theme

is valid

The Films "Level of Ambition": every part of the evaluation should be

logical and rational

The Film as Repeated Form: The Genre Approach: should look for variations that

movies film differently

guidelines can be

necessary, but they can be influence

The Film as Product of a single create Mind:The Auteur Approach: a good movie according to auteur theory is

one whose every element bears the director trade mark (casting and story)

keep an

open mind

The Film as Showcase for the Actor: The personality cult want to focus on the

performance of major actors

might be helpful to develop some

personal criteria for film evaluation

The Film as Product of a single create Mind:The Auteur Approach: the directors _____ comes out in films

personality

first time seeing a movie you can pay attention to

plot, emotional effect & central idea/theme

The Film as Emotional or Sensual Experience: judge film by

reality and intensity of its impact on the viewer

we need to be confident in our

review and not be over influence by a different critic

The Film as Moral Philosophical or Social Statement: if the characters have

significance or meaning beyond the context of the film itself

Subjective Evaluation of the Film: our reaction to a movie will include

strong feelings and be based of our personality

The Film as Product of a single create Mind:The Auteur Approach: focus on

style, technique and philosophy of the films dominant creative personality

The Film as Insight to the Mind: The psychoanalytical approach: Freudian criticism: believe directors rely heavily on

symbols and purposely cloak or mystify events that require interpretation

The Film as Moral Philosophical or Social Statement: the statement

teaches us something

The Eclectic Approach: eclectic approach acknowledges

that all approaches have some validity and it selects the aspects of each approach that are appropriate and useful

The Film as Moral Philosophical or Social Statement: we judge the film based on

the ability to influence our lives for the better

Subjective Evaluation of the Film: more concered with how

the director communicates

The Films "Level of Ambition": need to adjust our expectations to what

the film aims to do

The Film as Repeated Form: The Genre Approach: begin evaluation by determining in what ways

the film conforms to the genre it represents

The Film as Technical Achievement: want to focus on the tecchnical devices that

the filmmakers uses and the importance of these techniques to the film's overall impact

The Films as Political Statement: based on

the premise that film is a passive product of the economic aspects of a culture and that all movies are ultimately statements about the struggle for power

after seeing a movie we should read

the reviews in entirely different ways in which we read it before

The Film as Moral Philosophical or Social Statement: focus on

the statement of each film

Theme: the first step of analysis should be

to get a clear idea of the theme

two spirit minds, the reader and the critics come

together on the same work seeking agreement but also relishing arguments

Jungian Criticism: believe all stories and legends are

variations or aspect of a central myth, a monomyth, that undergoes all archetypal images and suggest their relationship to an archetype

Subjective Evaluation of the Film: question to ask:

what is our personal reaction to the film? -what are our personal reasons for liking or disliking it?

The Films "Level of Ambition": must consider the question:

what is the film level of ambition

The Films "Level of Ambition": judge the film based on

what the director is trying to do and level at which he is trying to communicate

The Films "Level of Ambition": #3 question:

which element or parts make the strongest contribution to the theme and why

The Films "Level of Ambition": #2 question:

why does the film succeed or fail why and where?