Requirements:1 Movie “ride with the devil” by “Ang lee” in 1999.
- View and review. The paper has to be in a formal academic style of at least 1200 words.
Only use this websites including actual movie by ang lee - https://www.kshs.org/publicat/history/1999autumn_tibbetts.pdf
- https://scholarworks.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1113&context=educationpubs
- Article I am uploading in the files EBSCO host.
Required Construction:
1) Bibliographic Entry – Think of it as a label at the beginning of the essay.
• Done in MLA style
2) Information – Most of the information for this section can be found on the back of the video/DVD. (150 words)
Be sure to keep this section short.
• People –Give a little information about the movie including the director,
producer and, at most, three of the top stars.
• Edition – Note any special information about the film such as if it was part of a
series, based on a novel, colorized, or was a special release edition with DVD
extras.
3) The Plot – While there is a great temptation to make this section the largest portion of the paper, it must remain short. (250 Words)
• Brevity – In no more than one or two good, well-rounded paragraphs, briefly
retell the plot of the film. In short, condense the main storyline into about 5-10
sentences.
4) Reality – ( 500 words)
This is the most important part of the essay and should be the longest.
How did the film match up with history? Be specific and cite any sources.
• Were the characters based on real people? If so, were they portrayed
accurately?
• Were there any real events portrayed? If so, how accurate was the portrayal?
• If there were no real characters or events portrayed, are the characters the
sort of people found at the time.
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• When and where was the movie set? Were the sets realistic?
• Were the clothing, equipment, and other props shown realistically?
• Was the zeitgeist (spirit of the age) depicted well?
5) Evaluation – Remember, even terrible films can be very historically accurate and vice versa. (100 words)
Examine the film from the standpoint of its artistic merits.
• Film Critic – Be like a real film critic and break the movie down in an
academic fashion.
o Was the acting adequate or inadequate?
o Were there stereotyped roles or well-rounded characters?
o Was the plot clear and paced, or vague and tedious?
6) Conclusion: (100 words)
Sum up the paper with a few last thoughts as to its accuracy, place in film history, or
possible issues of cultural sensitivity.
• Timeframe – If the film was done many years ago, would it have been done
differently today?
• Overall Historical Accuracy – Did the film make the viewer more aware of
history or just add to the confusion?
7) Final Annotated Bibliography – Across the entire paper, the citation style must be consistent use MLA. Also, it is to be included with the Film Review as part of a single file.
Final Thoughts:
- Academic Style – When writing the paper do not make use of the 1st or 2nd
person point of view. Therefore, “I,” “I think,” and/or “you” are
unacceptable. - Citations – As always, the use of wikipedia or similar sites such as
allexperts.com and answers.com are expressly forbidden and I will expect
to see sources other than websites. Moreover, all research should be from
proper sources such as books and articles from EBSCOHost. In addition, the
paper must have in-text citations like Parenthetical Notations or Footnotes. After using any websites - Complete the Assignment – Always check to make sure that all parts of the
assignment have been completed. Thus, each section should be represented
in the final product. Turning in a move review that mostly describes the plot
of the film without having an equal amount of space spent on discussing
historical accuracy will result in an “F.” - Single Flowing Essay – The preceding material was intended to only give a
general outline of the paper. The finished product should not have any
3 sections, but should be one essay that flows from topic to topic seamlessly
across its many well-proportioned paragraphs.