1. Is the film Wall-E a good example of an animation, science-fiction, romance, or hybrid genre worth watching? Why? 2. What is the film Wall-E’s message to the audience and does the message make the film worth watching?
Argument = Claim + Support : The film Wall-E is an excellent hybrid genre worth watching because it marries the best aspects of science fiction (, romance , and animation .
The film is worth watching because , and
The film X’s message makes the film worth watching because
Theeb
1. The film’s director and many film critics consider Theeb to be a “western” genre. From your perspective and analysis is the film a “western” or some other genre of film — perhaps a new genre? Why?
2. Is the film Theeb worth watching? Why?
3. Does the film Theeb successfully and accurately portray Arab-Bedouin culture to an international audience? Why? The film Theeb, despite the director’s claim, is not a “western.” Although it may share similarities with the western genre, Theeb is a new Bedouin genre because its story is based on Bedouin culture’s values, the actors are Bedouin, and the story is set in the Bedouin’s cultural and historical environment.
