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Table of Contents
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I. Introduction |
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Preface |
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An Overview |
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Getting Reel as a Non-traditional Textbook |
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General Questions to Always Ask Yourself After Seeing a Film |
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Was the film entertaining? |
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What did I learn from the movie? |
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Is / Was this film good for me? |
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Was I an active or passive audience member? |
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Does the film tend to reaffirm or to challenge our society’s common value system? |
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II. Reel Truth |
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Introduction to Reel Truth |
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How was my overall view of truth impacted? |
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With regard to truthfulness, does it bother you that? |
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Social Science Perspectives on Reel Truth |
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Political and Economic Issues in Film |
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Does the film tend to reflect conservative or liberal values? |
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What are the film’s assumptions about the relationship of the individual to the group? |
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Will the film tend to influence me to be politically apathetic? |
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What about “Justice”? |
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Behavioral Science Perspectives |
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What are the film’s implicit ideas about human nature? |
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How do the film’s heroes influence us? |
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Is it a democratic hero? |
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Is the hero best characterized as a hero, superhero, anti-hero, counter-hero? |