Please use the Modern Language Association (MLA) style of formatting. This is not a review of the film itself (“I hated this movie” is not an acceptable inclusion in your paper), but how that film...

• Please use the Modern Language Association (MLA) style of formatting.


• This is not a review of the film itself (“I hated this movie” is not an acceptable inclusion in your paper), but how that film relates to our assigned readings. This paper should provide a critical analysis of why and how a film works (or doesn’t work) in regards to representing history. In similar fashion to the Discussion Board responses, each paper should illustrate the student’s ability to explain their understanding of their selected film(s). What historical event does the film focus on? How does the film relate to that historical issue? How does the film relate to your assigned readings in the textbook? Is the film historically accurate? What liberties does it take with facts in the name of entertainment? What are both the successful and unsuccessful elements of the film(s)? Are there similar films that do a much better job examining the same or similar topic? You should also be able to support and defend your points with evidence and explanation from what you saw.


• It’s okay to select a film you love. There’s no reason this assignment can’t be enjoyable. I sincerely hope it is. However, each paper should be well thought out and fully address the requirements of the assignment. I don’t mind you expressing your appreciation for a film, but keep in mind that 1-3 pages provide precious little space to articulate a film’s effectiveness in exploring an historical event or epoch.


• I trust all of you are clever enough to track down your selected film(s) one way or another. The approved films are far from obscure, so you should be able to find them via Netflix, Amazon, or other streaming service. Your local library might have some of them as well. Due to their association with history, some of these films will be available online for free (try YouTube), although be careful out there on the Internet. Websites not affiliated with education that offer free movies could possibly harm your computer.


• Basic information about the film, other than its title, is unnecessary. Again, you have limited space to demonstrate your understanding of your film. Use this space wisely. The names of directors and actors from every available film are readily available online, so don’t include them in your paper unless they are absolutely necessary to a point you are making.


• Be as precise as you can. Edit your paper several times. Provide evidence to support your arguments and general points.

Movie List:

Lincoln

Cold Mountain

Dances with Wolves

Geronimo

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Open Range

Fort Apache

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Gangs of New York

Gone with the Wind

The Red Badge of Courage

The Searchers

The Color Purple

The Wizard of Oz

Titanic

The African Queen

There Will Be Blood

The Grapes of Wrath

Legends of the Fall

The Untouchables

Cinderella Man

Citizen Kane

Reds

Inherit the Wind

The Great Gatsby

Knute Rockne – All American

To Kill a Mockingbird

Some Like it Hot

Midnight in Paris

Casablanca

On the Waterfront

It’s A Wonderful Life

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Twelve O’Clock High

Schindler’s List

Saving Private Ryan

The Longest Day

Judgment at Nuremburg

JFK

Thirteen Days

Malcolm X

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Nixon

Platoon

Good Morning, Vietnam

Born on the Fourth of July

All the President’s Men

Argo

Milk

The Insider

Blackhawk Down

Recount

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Lone Survivor

Sicario

Bridge of Spies

Jackie (2016)