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What can we learn from film?

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tjlproductions
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So im taking a philosophy of film and TV in college, thinking I will watch a film and write about it.  Wrong. I have 4 books to read that mention nothing of the 5 essays I am required to write through out the semester.  Essay number 4 asks What can we learn from film? I was wondering if an NSers have put any type of thought into it to help me get started.  8 pages due in a few days. PLEASE HELP!

Disclamer, I dont want your old work I need some ideas.
Nov 29 2010 8:06PM
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captainEMERICA
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I am taking a pretty similar class and just wrote a paper comparing Capote's In Cold Blood to the Bennett Miller production of the film Capote. My "deeper meaning" part of the paper was that all relationships are based on a foundation of assumptions you make about other person the relationship. The biggest of these assumptions is that they are a good person and will not kill you in your sleep (or something along those lines). thats the kinda stuff professors are looking for when asking these kinds of questions. find a thesis about the film, find evidence to support it, then find the deeper aspect of it. With my Capote paper my thesis idea was how rumors destroy relationships by breaking trust. After prooving the thesis is when the deep "what can we learn from film" part start to come into play.

thats how i would go about doing it.
sorry for the ramblings
good luck
Nov 29 2010 8:19PM
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tjlproductions
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thanks, im actually gonna do that.  This professor will love it. +k
Nov 29 2010 8:22PM
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michelle
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I'll send you an essay I already wrote on this.

LOL JK SUCKS!
Nov 29 2010 8:31PM
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tjlproductions
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DAMN IT!!!

your photography sucks,

Jk hehe!
Nov 29 2010 8:36PM
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captainEMERICA
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i can send you the whole essay if you wanna take a look at the whole thing. its like 5.5 pages
Nov 29 2010 8:36PM
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