Children of Heaven

 Hope you all have watched Children of Heaven! Check out this website to see how the movie is an example of Iranian new realism and also interview of the Director.

https://education.burnsfilmcenter.org/education/classrooms/168/projects/756

Answer the following questions:

1. How are the roles in Ali & Zahra’s family similar to or different from your family? Describe the role of each family member. What is each person expected to do or not do? What are your jobs in your family? How do they compare to the jobs done by Ali and Zahra?

2. Why is the race so epic?

3. Discuss the scene in which Ali and his father go uptown for work. Why is the father so uncomfortable and how is Ali able to help him?

4. What moral values can be inferred from watching the movie?

5. The film has many examples of rising action, each of which leads to a dilemma that Ali and Zahra must work out. Choose one of these scenes to describe. What is the problem and how do the siblings solve it? Do they solve the problem on their own or do they get help? From whom?

6. Why do you think Majidi end the film the way that he did? Is it a happy ending?

Deadline to post your answers:  03.05.2021

Favourite Film

 Choose two of your favourite films and give two reasons for liking those films! Your answer should be not less than 150 words. 

Life is Beautiful

 Dear Students

Hope you have finished seeing the movie? Did you like it? Now try answering the following questions in the comments section with your name. You can choose either Set A or Set B and answer those two questions. Please use movie scenes as references. This post will be open till 5th April 2021. 

SET A

1. What signs have you seen that this will be a film about the Holocaust?

2. Why do you think the director chose to have Guido die at the end of the film? How would it be different if he did not die? How does the director film Guido’s death? Why is this scene so powerful?

SET B

3. Why does Guido set up the game for Joshua? What is he hoping to accomplish?

4.  What is the significance of the title, “Life is Beautiful”? Why did they choose this title?

Welcome to Film Appreciation Class!

 Dear students

This blog will be your film journal for this course. Every week there will be a post about a movie. You need to watch the movie and record your observations in this blog. Your online engagement will be included for evaluation for the second assessment. 

For the first post, I am sharing a YouTube link to a short movie. Watch the movie and give your opinion about the movie in the comment section. One-line comment is not acceptable. Please write your name below your comment so that it will be easy for recording your contribution. 

https://youtu.be/iR-JFks6uI0

Let's watch movies and appreciate it! 

Sujatha Priyadharsini