ARTH 204 Week 3 Topic 2

Watch a film the targets a Teen or College Age audience which address Social Class as part of its narrative. You may choose one of the films from the “Teen Movies Involving Social Class” list in Week Three’s Content. The only film you cannot use for this discussion is The Breakfast Club.

Identify the social classes in this film and briefly describe them.  Is there any one class that is seen as better than the others, or worse than the others?  Explain.

For sake of argument, let us agree that producers of the film wanted to make a point about social class in this film.  What do you think that point would be? Explain.

Do you see class represented in American movies in ways that match your own experience of class? Explain.

STYLE GUIDE

Title.Year. Director(s). Screenwriters (This would be those who wrote the actual screenplay). Starring (Include the names of at least the top three billed actors/actresses). Note any awards the director, screenwriter(s) or stars won after their names. Awards: (Any Awards and Nominations for the film not already mentioned.  If there are any Oscar or Golden Globe awards or nominations, those are the only ones you have to include.  If there are other awards, such as film festival awards, you may mention those). Genre. Rating.

See example below.

Amadeus. 1984. Director: Milos Forman (Oscar). Screenplay: Peter Shaffer (Oscar). Starring: F. Murray Abraham (Oscar), Tom Hulce (Oscar Nomination) and Elizabeth Berridge.  Awards:  1985 Oscar for Best Picture with four other Oscars and two other nominations.  Genre: Biographic, Drama, Music. Rating: R.