Choose a movie: For this project, you must choose one film. Even if you’ve watched the film previously, you should view it again with a critical eye for social construction of reality and examples of other sociological/cultural notions.
Examine the film: After seeing the film, you will write a 2-4 page review that includes the following elements:
a) An introduction paragraph highlighting the movie’s connection to the course
b) a one-page description/summary of the film’s substance; You might answer the following questions:
-What are the film’s main points?
-Have you made any additional points?
Overview
Synopsis: This article attempts to give a sociological study and comprehension of five films that deal with important social concepts.
Movies are an excellent medium for depicting our society—its operation, institutions, and social changes. Sociology even has a sub-discipline devoted to film analysis. While some films are solely for amusement, others exploit their vast audience to highlight critical societal concerns.
To study movies, sociologically or otherwise, it is necessary to watch them in their totality and pay attention to what is on the screen rather than seeing them as a source of amusement. Reading a summary of the film beforehand may you in getting a rudimentary understanding of its overall concept (s).
While it may look tedious to take notes on significant moments, dialogues, camera angles, and other pertinent information that will be necessary throughout the analysis, it is beneficial. Following that, one could wish to decide on the important social components of the film on which to focus. It might be how the social conditions shown in the film relate to or diverge from the actual state of society. It might also be the usage of symbols inside the film to emphasize specific difficulties or aspects of social reality.
Selecting certain sociological ideas, theories, and so on that match the movie’s topic may also be beneficial. This allows for a more detailed and concentrated knowledge
