Invasion of the Body Snatchers Response Journal

Invasion of the Body Snatchers Response Journal

ou MUST watch movie “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”You MUST watch movie “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”Read the “One Critical Bitch” blogpost on Visual Literacy and Active Movie Watching (link below)

  • Watch Invasion of the Body Snatchers (DVD)
    • This is the film version of the Jack Finney novel by the same title. While it may seem outdated and even cheesy by today’s horror/thriller movie standards, watching it with a critical eye for its message and how the message is conveyed can make this movie downright creepy and disturbing. Here is where you’re going to put your visual literacy and active viewing skills to the test. Consider what you have read in the “One Critical Bitch” blog. NOTE: Be sure to read over the Journal prompt BEFORE you watch the movie. The prompt will give you specific instructions for what you need to do while you watch the movie.

Journal prompt:

Follow the active watching guidelines provided in the “One Critical Bitch” blog post. Use a notebook and track your responses. In the blog post, there is a list of “8 Ways to Actively Watch a Film.” Use the first six (6) in your written observations. Take specific notes on each. Several of these will require you to watch the film or at least several scenes more than once.

In your written response, share how each of the six (6) active watching techniques has changed the way you engage in visual literacy. Use specific reference to your observations of the assigned film. Complete your response by making a list of visual clues (dialogue, scenes, characters, plot points, setting, etc.) that gives some insight into how the film deals with the concept of fear and suspicion.

Guidelines for Response Journals:

  • Will be typed in a Word document
  • Will be 500 words minimum in length (add word count at end of journal)
  • Will cite the relevant text using proper documentation (include Works Cited)
  • Will have a title along with the journal number
  • Will use MLA format; one-inch margins, 12-point font, double spaced

You MUST watch movie “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”

You MUST watch movie “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

The first step for me was beginning to take notes as I watch the movie. It was a step that gave me a lot more detailed memory of the events that happen as I watch the film and of the activities that took place. By taking notes, I was able to remember small events that took place in the beginning when people began being replaced when the movie was ending. One such scene is when Jack found a body with features similar to his own, and this was the first sign of the events that were happening. It is a small detail that I could remember at the end of the movie due to notes I had taken…

 

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