Write 10-12 sentences on what you think your view of life (love, success, marriage, relationships, family, money, truth) is more shaped by: Christianity

Write 10-12 sentences on what you think your view of life (love, success, marriage, relationships,

family, money, truth) is more shaped by: Christianity or Mass

Media

“the one who tells the stories rules the world” - Plato

Every Movie contains 9 things:1- Theme or Moral2- Hero3- Hero’s Goal4- Adversary5- Hero’s character flaw6- Apparent Defeat7- Final Confrontation between Hero and

Adversery8- Self-Revelation of the Hero9- Resolution

HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWS

1- Theme or Moral:

If you could summarize everything the movie is teaching in a sentence or two it would be…


Example Theme: Lord of the Rings Trilogy

Although evil is strong, tempting, and destructive, the forces of good and right will overcome the forces of evil


2- Hero

Who are you cheering for?


Example Hero: Becoming Jane


3- Hero’s Goal

What is the Person you are cheering for in the movie trying to accomplish?


Example of Hero’s Goal: Truman Show


4- Adversary

Who is going against the Hero and what he/she is trying to accomplish?


Example of Adversary: Star Wars


5- Hero’s Character Flaw

You are cheering for him/her, but to accomplish his/her goal he/she needs to do or learn…


Example Hero’s Flaw: Nacho Libre


6- Apparent Defeat

It looks like the hero will not accomplish his or her goal


Example of Apparent Defeat:


7- Final Confrontation

The Hero Confronts the Adversary


Example of Confrontation: The Perfect Storm


8- Self Revelation of the Hero

What the hero overcame or learned


Example of Self Revelation:


9- Resolution

How things are left after the hero accomplishes their goal and the adversary is defeated

HOLLYWOOD WORLDVIEWSExample of Resolution:


Cute…but so what?1- Theme = What is right or wrong2- Hero = What kind of person is good3- Goal = What is worth striving for?4- Adversary= What is wrong/bad8- Self-Revelation = What we should

learn (Xmen)

9- Resolution = What is the good life

Postmodern Art

Now you try it…3 Assignments

1- Choose your favorite movie and analyze how it handles these 9 things.

2- Tell how the Bible contains these nine things (1 and 2 due tomorrow)

3- Watch a new movie before the end of the semester and analyze it (You can do more for extra credit)

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Write 10-12 sentences on what you think your view of life (love, success, marriage, relationships, family, money, truth) is more shaped by: Christianity