FILM REVIEW ASSIGNMENT

1. Select a film on a United States historical topic of interest to you within the time frame of the course.

2. Identify the thesis of the film. To be entitled: THESIS.

3. Write a one-page summary of the film. To be entitled: SUMMARY.

4. Read two film reviews and write a paragraph summary of both.

To be entitled: FILM REVIEWS.

5. Describe your reaction to both film reviews in a paragraph for each. To be entitled REACTION TO FILM REVIEWS.

6. Describe how the film contributed to you learning about the subject in a paragraph. To be entitled ENLIGHTENING.

7. Discuss in what ways was the film least satisfying. To be entitled: ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT

Some Films Concerning American History up to the Civil War

Amistad Last of the Mohicans
Black Robe Roots
Gangs of New York The Crucible
Gettysburg The New World
Glory The Scarlet Letter

Some Films Concerning American History in the 20th Century

All the President’s Men Nixon

Apocalypse Now On The Waterfront
Apollo 13 Patton
Born on the Fourth of July Pearl Harbor
Capote Philadelphia
Cinderella Man Platoon
Coming Home Pollack
Courage Under Fire Ray
Dr. Strangelove Saving Private Ryan
Ed Wood Silkwood
Erin Brockovich The Great Gatsby
Full Metal Jacket The Insider
Good Night and Good Luck The Jazz Singer
Grapes of Wrath The Longest Day
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner The Miracle Worker
Hoffa The People vs. Larry Flynt
Inherit the Wind The Right Stuff
JFK The Untouchables
Kinsey Thin Red Line
Legends of the Fall Thirteen Days
Malcolm X Titanic
Matewan To Kill A Mockingbird
Mississippi Burning Wall Street
Modern Times Windtalkers