Research Paper (Social Issue In The Movie)

Research Paper (Social Issue In The Movie)

My Movie is: Gladiator

For this essay, you will be examining an Academy Award nominated movie with special attention to the social issues found in the movie (marriage, war, poverty, racism, disability, environment, etc.) We will practice locating and analyzing these issues in class. (It’s important to remember that a film might contain more than one issue, but you need to pick just one.)You will research public opinion about the issue presented in the film during the time of the film’s release. Then, you will analyze whether or not this film reinforced or challenged public opinion at the time. How does it present its argument? Find scenes for support. Lastly, if this film were made today, would it remain in the same category (reinforcing/challenging) public opinion? We will discuss this in depth in class and a rubric will be provided in advance.

I also attached the outline for the Research Paper.

Additional Requirements:

6-8 pages in length (not including the works cited page, written in size 12 Times New Roman font.

6 academic sources* that are used and cited in the text.

APA or MLA format

*NO Wikipedia, ehow, about.com, or un-authored web sites.

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