Cuadro de texto: MATÈRIA OPTATIVA DE CINEMA

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1. FILMS DE LA MATÈRIA OPTATIVA DE CINEMA

1. Some like it hot. Billy Wilder (1959)

2. Indiana Jones and the lost Ark . Steven Spielberg (1981)

3. Blade Runner. Ridley Scott (1982)

4. Unforgiven. Clint Eastwood (1992)

5. Apollo 13. Ron Howard (1995)

6. Amistad. Steven Spielberg (1996)

7. Hotel Rwanda. Terry George (2004)

8. Save the last dance. Thomas Carter (2001)

9. Bend it like Bekcham. Gurinder Chadha (2002)

10. The Constant Gardener. Fernando Meirelles (2005)

2. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS ABOUT MOVIES

1. SOME LIKE IT HOT. BILLY WILDER (1959)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

You need to write a summary, in 10 lines, about the film.
Where and when does the movie begin?
Who was your favourite character in the movie? Why?
Did you learn anything from this movie? What was it?
Was there something you didn't understand about the movie? What was it?
What was the structure of the story told by the movie?
You must analyze the parts of Joe and Jerry (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon) and their evolution in the picture
Does the film explains the poverty? In which scene?
How are the racketeers in the film?
What oil company does Joe say he owns?

2. INDIANA JONES AND THE LOST ARK . STEVEN SPIELBERG (1981)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

You need to write a summary, in 10 lines, about the film.
Where and when does the movie begin?
Who was your favourite character in the movie? Why?
Did you learn anything from this movie? What was it?
Was there something you didn't understand about the movie? What was it?
What was the structure of the story told by the movie?
The lost ark was very important. Why?.

The film protagonist is an archaeologist. You can research what the origin of the word archaeology.is.
Draw in a world map all the Indiana Jones movements in the movie.
The movie talks about Adolf Hitler. Do you know how and why he arrives to power?.

3. BLADE RUNNER. RIDLEY SCOTT (1982)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

You need to write a summary, in 10 lines, about the film.
Where and when does the movie begin?
Who was your favourite character in the movie? Why?
Did you learn anything from this movie? What was it?
Was there something you didn't understand about the movie? What was it?
What was the structure of the story told by the movie?
In the beginning of the film, 6 replicants become murderers. Why?
The film is situated in Los Angeles. In what year?
Why are there so many Chinese people?
Why does a pigeon appear when Batty died?

4. UNFORGIVEN. CLINT EASTWOOD (1992)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

You need to write a summary, in 10 lines, about the film.
Where and when does the movie begin?
Who was your favourite character in the movie? Why?
Did you learn anything from this movie? What was it?
Was there something you didn't understand about the movie? What was it?
What was the structure of the story told by the movie?
Why is there so much violence?

Why does the protagonist come back to kill?
Why didn't the sheriff do anything against the cowboys?
William lives alone with his two children, Why?

5. APOLLO 13. RON HOWARD (1995)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

You need to write a summary, in 10 lines, about the film.
Where and when does the movie begin?
Who was your favourite character in the movie? Why?
Did you learn anything from this movie? What was it?
Was there something you didn't understand about the movie? What was it?
What was the structure of the story told by the movie?
Why didn't the television networks cover the launch of Apollo 13?
Which thing fails in the spaceship?
Do you think it's important to explore space using manned space craft?
What does this film tell you about what engineers do?

6. AMISTAD. STEVEN SPIELBERG (1996)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

YYou need to write a summary, in 10 lines, about the film.
Where and when does the movie begin?
Who was your favourite character in the movie? Why?
Did you learn anything from this movie? What was it?
Was there something you didn't understand about the movie? What was it?
What was the structure of the story told by the movie?
What was the legal basis cited by the Supreme Court to justify freeing the Amistad Africans?
What was the basis for the claim presented in court by the American naval officers?
Does slavery exist today anywhere in the world? If so, name the geographic areas where slavery persists.
Describe some of the essential moral failings of slavery.

7. SAVE THE LAST DANCE. THOMAS CARTER (2001)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

You need to write a summary, in 10 lines, about the film.
Where and when does the movie begin?
Who was your favourite character in the movie? Why?
Did you learn anything from this movie? What was it?
Was there something you didn't understand about the movie? What was it?
What was the structure of the story told by the movie?
Where did Sara live before she moved in with her dad?
What kind of doctor does Derek want to be?
What type of music does Sara's father play?
What happens to Malakai at the end of the movie?

8. BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM. GURINDER CHADHA (2002)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

You need to write a summary, in 10 lines, about the film.
Where and when does the movie begin?
Who was your favorite character in the movie? Why?
Did you learn anything from this movie? What was it?
Was there something you didn't understand about the movie? What was it?
What was the structure of the story told by the movie?
Does this movie perpetuate stereotypes?
Remember the three Indian girls sitting on the bench that Jess referred to as "slags". Why did the filmmakers include this scene?
What does this movie tell us about parenting?
Was Jess being disrespectful to her parents?

9. HOTEL RWANDA. TERRY GEORGE (2004)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

You need to write a summary, in 10 lines, about the film.
Where and when does the movie begin?
Who was your favourite character in the movie? Why?
Did you learn anything from this movie? What was it?
Was there something you didn't understand about the movie? What was it?
What was the structure of the story told by the movie?
How does a society move forward from a genocide?
According to the Rwandan journalist in the movie, what are the differences between the Hutus and the Tutsis? Was his description accurate?
What was the role of the radio in the genocide?
Should the U.S. have taken the lead in getting the international community to intervene to stop the Rwandan genocide?

10. THE CONSTANT GARDENER. FERNANDO DE MEIRELLES (2005)

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

You need to write a summary, in 10 lines, about the film.
Where and when does the movie begin?
Who was your favourite character in the movie? Why?
Did you learn anything from this movie? What was it?
Was there something you didn't understand about the movie? What was it?
What was the structure of the story told by the movie?
Is this movie a thriller? What does it mean ?
What horrifying crimes against humanity are multinational corporations committing this time?
Tessa works with HIV-positive mothers in the slums of Nairobi, Why?

How does Justin die? Why?

PEL·LÍCULES A ANALITZAR

BLADE RUNNER	HOTEL RWANDA	APOLLO 13

SOME LIKE IT HOT	UNFORGIVEN	AMISTAD

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST ARK	THE CONSTANT GARDENER	SAVE THE LAST DANCE

BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM