30 Mar Black Film
Black Films
Examine carefully the posted resources and answer carefully the Study Questions for Unit 6 before you take the Unit 6 test and complete Forum 6.
First AA Oscar Winner
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/oscars-first-black-winner-accepted-774335
AA Academy Award Winner
The story behind boyz n the hood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OevzXpfHS0
Study Questions for the Test 6 Film
View the films- “Do the Right Thing” and “Get Out”. Answer the study questions that apply to those two films only.
Study Questions Unit 5: African American independent film
Resources: PowerPoint on African American cinema and the movies you watched in class.
PLEASE NOTE: if you see questions about a movie that we did not watch in class, just skip them. Some sections saw different movies.
TO PREPARE FOR THE TEST, ANSWER THE HIGHLIGHTED QUESTIONS BELOW USING THE RESOURCE MATERIALS FOR UNIT 6-FILM AND THE FILMS “DO THE RIGHT THING” AND “GET OUT”
- Who was the first African American independent director?
- Why is it important to distinguish between studio-financed films and independent films?
- What are the two types of Black American independent movies, according to the narrative style?
- What are the characteristics of a realistic film?
- What are the characteristics of a symbolic film?
- What was one of the first Hollywood blockbusters that stereotyped African Americans?
- How did African American independent filmmakers represent black Americans?
- What kind of film is Do the Right Thing?
- What kind of film is Daughters of the Dust?
- Who does “the right thing” in Spike Lee’s movie? Please explain.
- What is the significance of the picture of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X in the movie “Do the Right Thing” by Spike Lee?
- What are the three unities of Greek drama that Spike Lee include in his film?
- Does Buggin’ Out create the conflict of the movie “Do the Right Thing,” or does he merely bring it to the surface?
- How are women represented in John Singleton’s “Boys N the Hood”?
- In “Boyz N the Hood,” what does Trey have that his other friends don’t?
- In the movie “Boys N the Hood,” there is a scene where Furious Styles says:
“Why is it that there is a gun shop on almost every corner in this community? I’ll tell you why. For the same reason that there is a liquor store on almost every corner in the black community. Why? They want us to kill ourselves.” Please explain what Furious means.
- What is the meaning of gentrification as explained by Furious Styles in “Boyz”?
- Does John Singleton suggest that the cycle of poverty, ignorance, and violence can be broken in “Boyz”? How?
- Are there characters in “Boyz” who take responsibility for their actions and for others?
- Who wrote and directed the film “Get Out”?
- What is the meaning of the opening scene in “Get Out”?
- What is the main symbol in the film “Get Out”?
- Why is Chris so affected by the deer incident in the beginning of the film?
- What do deer come to signify later in “Get Out”?
- Who directed the film “Moonlight”?
- What is “Moonlight” mainly about, judging from the structure of the film?
- Explain the title of the film “Moonlight.”
- What is one of the main symbols in the film “Moonlight?”
In one paragraph, explain which is your favorite movie and why. You do not have to pick one of the movies above.
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