Movie review

Drums Along the Mohawk

you will write a movie re view on the film of your choice relevant to the topics and time period of the course (pre-colonization to 1877)

I inssit please: choice relevant to the topics and time period of the course (pre-colonization to 1877)

TITLE: REVIEW

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Your Film Title Here

(Italicize, underline, or quotes)

A. ABSTRACT:

1. What is the basic plot?

2. What are t

he major influences in the plot (these are possibilities)?

a. Neo-

colonialism

b. Ethnic Nationalism/Social Darwinism

c. Capitalism & materialism

d. Manifest Destiny

e. Ethnic & gender Self

-determination

f. Mal

-distribution of wealth

B. MEDIA:

1. What type of film is being presented?

a. Action

b. Comedy

c. Documentary

d. Docu-

Drama

e. Drama

f. Pop Culture

2. What was the story filmed in?

a. Black and white (usually a statement film)

b. Color

c. Both (black and white often used to authenticate the storyline)

3. Did music have an important role?

a. Was it used passively in the background or as an integral part of the

scene?

b. Was it classical, jazz, hip

-hop, country, r&b, rap, r&r, latin, middle-

eastern?

4. Were there special effects or unusual camera angles?

a. Explosions, gunfire, other sound effects

b. Computer generated graphics

c. Panoramic views

d. Close

-ups

e. Use of light –

natural/artifi

cial, shadows

5. What type of dialogue occurred?

a. Academic/Scientific jargon

b. Contemporary/Slang

c. Obscene/Scatalogical

d. Foreign accent/Foreign language

e. Subtitles

f. Elizabethan

g. Southern drawl/Brooklynese

6. What type of actors were used?

a. Well

-known stars

b. Unknowns

c. Did the story need a recognized actor to make up for a lack in the

subject?

d. Was the story

-line strong enough to be accurately portrayed by

anyone?

e. Was the bottom

-line the amount of money that the director hoped to

make by using stars in his cast?

C. CONTENT:

1. Discuss three pivotal scenes and their significance.

2. What are the major issues in these scenes?

a. Political

b. Economic

c. Technological

d. Social/cultural

D. BIAS:

1. Has the director made similar films like this one?

2. Did he present a story slanted along inclusion, exclusion, or omission of

these topics?

a. Ethnicity

b. Gender

c. Class

d. Religion

e. Politics

3. Was there conflict among the characters based on the previous question,

and was the conflict intensified, resolved, or left open for interpretation?

E. EFFECTIVENESS:

1. How did you feel about the movie?

2. Why did you feel this way?

F. HISTORICAL CONTEXT / FACTUAL BACKGROUND:

1. Why was this film possible and profitable?

2. Is the film based on historic events?

3. Source of historical confirmation?

4. Does the film present any concepts and values from the past

that are a part

of today’s culture; why or why not?

ONE INCH MARGINS ON ALL FOUR SIDES, 12 PT. FONT, TIMES NEW

ROMAN

CAPITALIZE AND BOLD FACE TYPE ALL HEADINGS JUST AS SHOWN IN

OUTLINE

DOUBLE SPACE EVERYTHING EXCEPT NAME, CLASS, DAY, TIME

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Answer preview

The film gives a reflection on the life, struggles, and hustles that the New York Frontier settlers experienced during the American Revolution times. It is based on a novel by the same name that was authored by Walter D. Edmonds. Edmonds based the book on several historical figures that lived within the Mohawk valley. The film has put the experiences of New York families such as the Albany and Lana family at the center stage of the happenings. Lana had gotten married to Gilbert Martin, and together…

 

 

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