1.) establishes a context for your interpretation of the film 2.) articulates your specific argument about the film 3.) outlines your methodological approach to research (how you plan to support your argument) an annotated bibliography of 5-7 sources, at least 3 of which are scholarly, peer reviewed sources ***Choose a film that we have not watched for class and analyze it through the lens of genre. How would you classify the film? Does your interpretation coincide with or contradict the way other critics have discussed it? In your interpretation, consider how the film does or does not adhere to standard genre conventions. Does it deliberately challenge the expectations we associate with its genre? Does it incorporate more than a single genre? How does thinking about the film in terms of genre help us to better understand the film itself as well as how that genre functions for audiences more broadly?
