How is the film structured? Into what kind of parts is it divided? How is this accomplished?
What is the thesis of the film? (And is there a firm thesis? Consider that the thesis may be something having to do with human perception of reality and how humans treat those who do not agree or who contradict that perception.)
What are the Warranting Assumptions that the film seems to present? (you don t have to be right about this. Just take a guess if you aren t sure.) How do these assumptions affect the visual cues the director has used in order to forward the thesis?
What type of rhetorical appeal is the one used most commonly? What are the rhetorical appeals that are used the most?
Is that type of appeal delivered through linguistic or visual means of communication? Or, are both types of appeal used in conjunction with one another? Discuss the manner in which these rhetorics function. (Basically stated, is there visual support for the things that are said through dialogue and do these things then support a general idea being presented?)
Is there another type of element used in getting the audience to be receptive to the argument being put forth? What type of element is it and how does it serve in an audience s acceptance (or rejection) of the film overall thesis?
What type of audience does the film seem to be addressing? What are the cues that make you come to your conclusion? What type of context does the film function within?
Structure your analysis logically. Use an organizational method that will introduce the film and allow your answers to the issues above to follow logically and flow seamlessly from one to the next subject. Keep in mind that some of these aspects are closely related and use that relationship in structuring your analysis as well. Do not cut your discussion abruptly at the end, but rather restate your main points of analysis in a concluding paragraph.
Length: 5 6 pages (and, yes, do cite the film and whatever research you have used in formulating your analysis.)
Format: must be MLA compliant.
Keep in mind that this is a long film filled with a whole lot of material. In order to construct a successful analysis, you will want to pick a few examples of the types of appeals that are made throughout the film. Do not try to cover the whole of the film in the five or so pages of your essay, but rather focus on individual examples and the structure within which they are placed by the author(s).
