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PERFORMANCE TASK # 3.4

(Writing a Critique Using Different Approaches)

(Use YELLOW PAPER)

INSTRUCTION: Write a critique paper of the film "Odyssey" directed by Andrei Konchalovsky using
one of the following literary approaches. Choose one approach that best fits your analysis and use
the following guide questions to structure your critique:

Structuralist Approach:
How do the symbols, metaphors, or allegories used in the movie create deeper meaning and
themes?
How do the language and dialogue in the movie contribute to its meaning and impact?
How do the characters and their relationships reflect larger societal or cultural patterns and
structures?
How does the movie use repeating patterns or recurring elements to create symbolism or meaning?
How do the movie's setting and location add to its overall meaning and significance?
How does the movie's use of typical genre conventions affect its interpretation and meaning?
In what ways does the movie reflect or challenge larger cultural or historical patterns and
structures?
How does the movie's ending contribute to its overall meaning and interpretation?
How does the movie use contrasting elements or ideas to create meaning and symbolism?
How does the movie's narrative structure contribute to its overall meaning and impact?

Formalist Approach:
How does the way the movie is shot, with its framing and camera angles, create meaning and
impact?
How does the movie's camera work contribute to its overall effectiveness and meaning?
How does the movie's use of sound design and music affect its emotional impact?
How does the movie's editing style affect its pacing and emotional impact?
How does the movie's use of color, texture, or contrast add to its overall visual impact?
How does the movie's use of lighting and shadows affect its mood and atmosphere?
How does the movie's visual effects contribute to its overall meaning and interpretation?
How does the movie's use of long takes or montage affect its overall impact and meaning?
How does the movie's use of repetition or variation create meaning and impact?
In what ways does the movie's form contribute to its overall coherence and meaning?

Marxist Approach:
How does the movie show the difference between rich and poor characters?
Does the movie criticize or support the beliefs and values of those who have power and wealth?
How does the movie depict the economy and the workers who create products and services?
How does the movie show the unfair treatment of workers or laborers?
Does the movie show the fight for control and power between different social classes?
How does the movie's setting or location reflect economic or political structures?
How does language or dialogue in the movie represent different social classes or economic systems?
How does the movie's representation of gender, race, or ethnicity relate to economic or class-based
power dynamics?
Does the movie show any resistance or rebellion against oppressive economic or social structures?
How does the movie's ending suggest the possibility of change or the maintenance of the status quo
in the face of economic inequality?
Feminist Approach:
How does the movie show the roles and relationships of male and female characters?
Does the movie support or question the traditionally male-dominated society?
How are female characters portrayed in the movie?
Does the movie show a balance of power between male and female characters?
How is language used to show power between male and female characters?
Does the movie challenge or follow the usual perspective of male characters?
How is female sexuality shown in the movie?
How is motherhood depicted in the movie?
Does the movie challenge or support traditional feminine values?
How does the movie's ending relate to female characters?

Historical Approach:
Does the movie reflect the time and culture it was made in?
Does the movie show historical events or periods?
Does the movie question or support commonly held beliefs about history?
How is the movie's look and feel influenced by the historical context?
How are marginalized or oppressed groups represented in the movie?
How does the movie relate history to current issues?
How does the setting or location of the movie relate to history?
How does the movie's use of technology or media reflect changes in history?
How does the movie's genre or medium relate to history?
How does the movie's ending relate to the historical context?

Reader-Response Approach:

How do different people interpret the movie's meaning differently?

How does the viewer's personal experience affect their interpretation of the movie?
How does the movie make you feel or think?
How do the movie's visuals contribute to your enjoyment of the movie?
How does your relationship with the movie's characters affect your interpretation of the movie?
How does your understanding of the movie's genre or medium affect your interpretation?
How does the movie's use of symbols or metaphors add to your understanding of the movie?
How does your knowledge of the movie's genre or medium affect your interpretation?
How does the movie's pacing or narrative structure affect your experience of the movie?
How does the ending of the movie affect your overall interpretation of the movie?