Identify the film you will be using for this lab. Jurassic Park 1900 Filmmakers must often establish information to quickly give the audience context for the plot. In the film you selected, how does the filmmaker establish information about the main characters? What information do we learn about these characters? How does the filmmaker give us this information? Discuss two different ways that the filmmaker gives the audience information about at least two main characters.

In what year does the film take place? How does this impact the overall film? Discuss the larger social, political, and historical events and how they influence the film. If your film is sci-fi or fantasy, how do real world social/political ideas make their way into the new world of the film? Explain.

Film theory is a field of study that examines films and their connections to our world. Consider the film you selected and analyze how you see it connecting to our world—society, politics, religion, visual art, written art, music, academic disciplines, etc.

Beyond entertainment, what do you believe is the main purpose of your selected film? Does it potentially have more than one purpose? Identify and evaluate at least one purpose of your selected film and discuss the possibility for any additional goals (purpose) your film may have.

Does the film you’re watching demonstrate any unique artistic merits? For instance, does it use a new technology or experiment with storytelling structures in some way? If not, what is one way you would add an artistic twist to the film?