Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress mindmap

AVFTB: Consistent interpretation of character

Smart Targets

Presentation checklist

• There is a coherent,
• Incisive (gets straight to the point - no waffle)
• and richly detailed
• evaluative interpretation of the extract,
• displaying an excellent understanding of how meaning is constructed through the use of film language,
• with an excellent awareness of the extract’s relationship to the film as a whole.
• There is a persuasive explanation for the selection of the extract.
• The critique shows an excellent awareness of the film’s genre
• and/or its place in a broader sociocultural context.
• There is insightful analysis of the director’s intention,
• Simple description is negligible and analysis is clear and thorough.
• and examples of responses from audiences and reviewers, critics or scholars at the time of its original release and/or subsequently have been discussed.

Crash themes

Race – stereotyping, assumptions (xenophobia)
Morality? Internal conflict
Redemption + learning from mistakes
Comparison to other movies – might we want to read about those movies too?
Social isolation
Relationships
Trust
Social position/class/wealth
Hypocrisy
Reality vs perception

Ethical systems

Relativism

Virtue Ethics

Deontology

Divine Command

Utilitarianism

Situational ethics

Naturalism

Emotivism

Websites which may help you:

http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/measmor.html

http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/bi/1992/ethical_systems.html