need to write a 5-7 pages essay about the movie “The Pursuit of Happiness“
need to write a 5-7 pages essay about the movie “The Pursuit of Happiness“
Hollywood Film and Cultural Studies
Readings:
-”The Hollywood Sign”
-Robert Ray’s “The Thematic Paradigm”
-Linda Seger’s “Creating the Myth”
-Michael Parenti’s “Class and Virtue”
-David Denby “High-School Confidential: Notes on Teen
Movies”
Recommended Reading:
-Stephen King “Why We Crave Horror Movies”
-Todd Boyd’s “So You Want to Be a Gangsta?”
-Jessica Hagedorn “Asian Women in Film: No Joy, No Luck”
Topic:
Many people believe that they go into the movies merely to be
“entertained.” However, many Hollywood films can be viewed as an
extension of the advertising industry. Using concepts from Semiotics and
your critical study of adverting, carefully examine a mainstream Hollywood
film or film genre and decode its language, symbolism and cultural
mythology. Use the Fact/Idea List to identify the film’s ideological
message(s) and “value system.” In a 5-7 page thesis-driven essay
(works cited page included), respond to the following prompts: