THTRFLM 1T03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Essentialism
25 Jul 2016
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A persuasive presentation that convinces the class of your group"s perspective on the play or film. Define social issue clearly (what film festival is about) Be specific in your analysis of the production elements (the proof) Relate the analysis to the argument of the play or film as a whole. Argument: the film offers an essentialist representation of women. Sub argument: women are seen as mothers by nature". Sub argument: women are dangerous when guided by anything but maternal affection. Central section: women as prone to jealous violence. The wife wants to kill the young girl in revenge. The three women unite in love for the baby. Women placed in relation to each other at beginning and end. Tree separating the two sisters and the girl is in her own separate area away from the sisters. 2nd: flat composition increases closeness of women over the love of the baby. The rolled up sleeves (present from the start)
