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The Intercultural Film Assignment – Download and print out. This assignment requires that you watch one film that deals with intercultural communication/issues and create a six-page analysis paper. The list of films is provided below. The goal of the film analysis is for you to apply your understanding of intercultural communication to cultural interactions reflected in the film. The films are first come/first serve basis so let me know as soon as you make a choice. (email me). I chose several movies that are FREE on YouTube. You might want to choose one from the list that you can view on Netflix or some other streaming service if you have access. Some can be rented for a small fee. Only choose from the films mentioned below. Part 2 will be uploaded in a future week. Just concentrate on this part of the assignment for now. Here are the steps to the assignment. 1. Read the entire assignment first. 2. Watch the movie. 3.Take notes so that you can use them to accurately create a six-page paper. (Two pages are only two paragraphs long.) 3. Create your paper. It should include clear HEADINGS (like in the Cultural Resume Project). Be sure to include these headings as it makes each section very clear! Each response to each question should be one page long unless otherwise indicated. Here are the guidelines: 1. INTRODUCTION: (this is first heading) Begin by telling which movie you watched and listing the URL for a trailer or for the entire movie. This will help other students to look at what you watched. Include the title of the film and the year it was produced. Also, why you chose this particular movie. This should be at least two paragraphs. NEXT PAGE 2. MAIN MOVIE THEME (Include this as 2nd heading and a full page). What was the main theme of the movie and how does it relate to cultural diversity? Describe in your own words Do not use the descriptions below. You may use some of these categories in your discussion: ♣ cultural differences ♣ issues of race♣ class differences ♣ gender issues ♣ religious issues ♣ age or other types of discrimination ♣ physical or mental ability ♣ or other differences. List the main characters and provide a brief plot outline. 3. MAIN CHARACTER (Include this third heading and a full page) Identify one of the main characters in the movie and describe them more fully. You can mention their attitudes and values. Then explain how the character is similar to and/or different from you. Give examples from the movie to show this. 4. CONFLICT (Include this fourth heading and a full page) Was there an obvious conflict or several addressed by the film? What was the resolution to these conflicts happened or not? What roles did stereotype and prejudice play in the movie if any? Briefly describe one example of stereotyping and/or one example of prejudice as displayed in the movie. 5. MY RESPONSE (Include this fifth heading and a full page) Include how the movie made you feel. Were you angry, sad, sympathetic, amused or other emotions? What was the main message you got from the movie? What did you learn about cultural diversity and cultural sensitivity by watching the movie? 6. CONCLUSION (Last heading) Conclude your paper by rating the film on a scale of 1 (awful, disappointing, failed to address issues) to 5 (fantastic, would highly recommend, learned much from it.) Explain why. What would have made this movie better? This page needs to be at least two paragraphs. Your paper should have these SIX HEADINGS and be between 5 and 6 pages long. Check your spelling and grammar. See film list below: Choose the film you want and email me as soon as you decide. It will be first come, first serve. Some may be available on Netflix or Amazon as well. FILMS: 1. Brick Lane - Nazneen leaves Bangladesh for an arranged marriage to an older husband in London's Brick Lane. Free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbdsRErKiwU&ab_channel=YouTubeMovies 2. Lost for Words - Amidst the sweeping cityscape of cosmopolitan Hong Kong, an American ex-Marine falls in love with a ballerina from China. Free on Tubi https://tubitv.com/movies/315041/lost-for-words?utm_source=google-feed&tracking=google-feed 3. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - it is a coming-of-age story about Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma. Free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG1e7fzsrJQ 4. Arranged - The film centers on two young women; one an Orthodox Jew named Rochel, the other a devout Muslim named Nasira; who meet and become friends at a public school in Brooklyn. $3.99 on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/ondemand/75459 5. Hidden Figures - Three brilliant African-American women at NASA serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U386EMeWo3I&ab_channel=YouTubeMovies 6. Running Brave - The story of Billy Mills, the American Indian that came from obscurity, to win the 10,000-meter-long distance foot race in the Tokyo Olympics. Free on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CY5PrJI8e0 7. Seven Years in Tibet - The story of Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer, whose attempt to scale a Himalayan peak is interrupted by the Second World War. You may have to sign up for VUDU but it is less expensive than other place on web. $2.99 on VUDU: https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/Seven-Years-in-Tibet/12798 8. My Big Fat Greek Wedding - Nia Vardalos stars as a girl who creates a stir within her traditional Greek family by falling for a guy with one flaw--he's not Greek! $2.99 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE_XKBxnw2o&ab_channel=YouTubeMovies 9. Whale Rider: Only males are allowed to ascend to chiefdom in a Maori tribe in New Zealand. This ancient custom is upset when the child selected to be the next chief dies at birth. Free on YouTube: https://tubitv.com/movies/466271/whale_rider?utm_source=google-feed&tracking=google-feed 10. Avalon - This drama, largely based on the family history of director Barry Levinson, follows the immigrant Krichinsky clan as they settle in Baltimore during the early 20th century. While Sam Krichinsky establishes roots in the city and finds a wife , his ambitious son, Jules , who changes his last name to Kaye, tries to live the American Dream by opening an appliance store, revealing cultural and generational gaps. $3.99 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqa5WpplQeQ 11. Mao's Last Dancer - is the inspiring true story of Li Cunxin and his extraordinary journey from a poor upbringing in rural China to international stardom as a world-class ballet dancer. Starts with subtitles but changes to English soon. Free on TUBI https://tubitv.com/movies/441874/maos_last_dancer?utm_source=google-feed&tracking=google-feed 12. American Rhapsody - Starts with subtitles but turns to English A young Hungarian girl struggles to find her place in the world when she's reunited with her parents in the USA years after she was left behind during their flight from the communist country in the 1950s. Free on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcBK-N6Eklg 13. Wait Until Spring - The film follows the Bandini family as they struggle through hard times in 1920s Colorado. Unemployed and broke, Svevo Bandini tries to come up with the money his family needs to make it through the winter. Free on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf6r1PUgHmg&ab_channel=EyeworksFilm 14. Quigley Down Under - This is an old fashioned western movie that takes place in the late 1800’s in Australia. Quigley is a sharp shooter hired by a cattle baron. What Quigley doesn’t know until he gets there is that the baron wants him to wipe out the Aboriginal community nearby. $3.99 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K8Fa2Q7utY&ab_channel=YouTubeMovies 15. Stand and Deliver - A 1988 American drama film based on the true story of high school math teacher Jaime Escalantes being hassled by tough students. $2.99 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnaUMNddsi8&ab_channel=YouTubeMovies 16. Sweet Land: The movie tells the story of Inge who travels to rural Minnesota from Norway for an arranged marriage to a Norwegian-immigrant farmer and how they have to overcome prejudice in the community. Free on Tubi https://tubitv.com/movies/390869/sweet-land 17. The Citizen: The Citizen integrates many true stories of the difficulties and triumphs that Arab-Americans face in 21st-century America. The story follows an Arab immigrant who wins the American green card lottery and arrives in New York City on September 10, 2001 (the day before the September 11th terrorist attacks). The events of 9/11 change the struggles he faces on his way to live out the American Dream. Amazon Prime $3.99 Go to your account. 18. The Visitor - When professor Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins) travels to New York for a lecture, he's stunned to find illegal immigrants Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab (Danai Gurira) living in his apartment. It comes out that it was rented to them by a swindler, and Vale feels sufficiently sorry for them that he invites them to stay. $2.99 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WddOlANHRas&ab_channel=YouTubeMovies 19. Wild Child - Light hearted movie that shows the difference between American and British teens. Sixteen-year-old Poppy is a self-obsessed,incorrigible brat who lives a pampered life in her L.A world until she is sent to boarding school in Britain. Free on Daily Motion https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ki7x2 20. Real Women Have Curves - The story of a first generation Mexican-American girl and her passage to womanhood. Although she wants to go away to college, she must battle against the views of her parents, who think she should stay at home and provide for the family. As a compromise, she works with her mother in a sewing factory over the summer and learns some important lessons about life, helping her make a decision about her future. $3.99 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEK0xH4dlHo&ab_channel=YouTubeMovies 21. The Hate U Give - Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds -- the poor, mostly black neighborhood where she lives and the wealthy, mostly white prep school that she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is soon shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend at the hands of a police officer. Facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and decide to stand up for what's right. $3.99 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXy0H-EZR5s&ab_channel=YouTubeMovies 22. Brooklyn - Young Irish immigrant Eilis Lace navigates her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother's home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. But soon, her past disrupts her new vivacity, and Eilis must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within. $3.99 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKeVxAYLfpQ&ab_channel=YouTubeMovies 23. Victoria and Abdul: Abdul Karim, a young prison clerk from British India, is instructed to travel