final paper world cinema 225 oral presentation of topic Thurs May 26, paper due June 2
4-5 pages in length
compare a foreign film to its American remake. Or vice versa, compare an American fulm to its foreign remake
What changes were made in the plot, character, and cinematic style of the film? What do these changes tell us about America or Hollywood films, or how we would like to see ourselves her in America, or finally how Hollywood would like to portray America? This is somewhat a political question and somehat a cultural question and somewhat an aesthetic question. Thus you can supplement your answer with any secondary source that might inform us about political, social, cultural or artistic identity. \
Perhaps an approach is the to inventory of questions from Shago Miura
What differences in gender roles exist? Are there any differences in male-female relationships generally? What differences in social values are able to be inferred from the films? What differences in physical characteristics (i.e., clothing, make-up) are noticeable as social noms? Are there differences in communication modes or styles? Do the actors perform or express themselves differently between the original and the remake? Are there general differences in cinematic style (i.e., cinematography, editing, and sound) that speaks to issues of cultural differences?
But you should go further than this inventory. You should really be interpreting at a level 4 now, probing the unintended or unconscious meaning of the changes made by the American filmmaker. What secret did he let out about how we see ourselves. It could be a happy secret is a dirty little secret. It could be a critique of America or it could be a celebration of its ascendancy to world domination!
 You should give enough of a plot synopsis so that the reader can make sense of the paper without having seen the films.
You should analyze one sequence in detail using cinematic terms
You should talk about at least three other scenes where the changes and the cinema reveal some interesting information about the American self-image
You should give three direct quotes from the films
Again, you should refer to one outside secondary source and properly cite it
You may use any of the films we have seen in class or other films of your own choosing. If you us the films from class you must come up with some original interpretations
The final grade will be based on how well you exhibit that you have mastered the skill mentioned in the title of this course: Interpreting World Cinema. Good Luck.