International Relations; G.I Joe Retaliation 2013

International Relations; G.I Joe Retaliation 2013

 
TITLE - Film genre (year released)



Narrative: What story of story, what happens (include characters) (250 words)
Introduce the Theory of Narrative Structure (Tzvetan Todorov): Equilibrium --> Disequilibrium ---> New Equilibrium



Writer & Setting: Who wrote the script and how this affects the representation of the film? Where the narrative is located and when (50 words)



Themes: underlying message of the film (350 words)



Introduce Theory of Representation in media




Reflective view: The film depicts the reality
Intentional view: The film creates a desirable scenario of the reality|
Constructvist view: The film allows audience to interpret and create their own view
Drawing the connection with Global Issues




Iconography (optional): What significant objects, what sort of lighting, sounds code (150 words)



Introduce 1 particular shot in the movie for students to focus on (optional)



How to read a film (giving your opinion): 3 types of readings in media (200 words)




dominant reading: the preferred reading, the version of the text the creator intends
negotiated reading: the modified version of the preferred reading individually make
oppositional reading: alternative readings that run against the creator’s intention




==> Being able to identify the dominant reading is good enough, but if one engages with the latter two, one should be held at higher regards.