The film criticism step 2

This is the information discussed in class for unveiling the thematic importance of your own criticism writing.

The basic formula is: WHAT - HOW - WHY!

In other words, WHAT is it in the film that evinces the theme. Be sure there is more than one, and that it covers both CONTENT and METHOD. For example, the scene in which George Bailey harrowingly appeals to his mom is content. Stewart's facial expressions within the scene is method.

1. Choose a theme (one phrase to several sentences).

2. Show how that scene is depicted (one to five examples of content AND method).

3. Why is that theme important to us as a society (paragraph or so).