Name: ________________________________          Date: ______________________

Course and section: _____ - ____
 
 

Movie title and year released: ______________________________________________

Leading actors and actresses and their roles/characters; studio (MGM, 20th Century Fox, etc.)
 
 

Answer the following questions:

(1)  Is this movie based on a book?  If so, what kind of book (novel, biography, etc.) is it?  Who wrote the book?  When was it published?

(2)  What is the historical context or setting of the book/movie?

(3)  Address the following either separately or together:
        What does the movie tell you about its historical context?
        Give a summary of its significant points.
        What is its most important theme?
        What is its most interesting point?
        What is the movie's relationship to the course?  In other words, what validates receiving
            extra credit for watching and reporting on this movie?

(4)  How would you evaluate the movie?  Did you enjoy it?  What are its strengths and
            weaknesses?  Did it or the actors and actresses in it  receive any special awards or
            recognitions?