Scholarly Film Criticism on Michael Clayton

Scholarly Film Criticism on Michael Clayton

Scholarly Film Criticism on Michael Clayton – Marxist Literary Theory

This is a 2400-page final paper on the movie Michael Clayton directed by Tony Gilroy in 2007. The assignment is to construct a meaningful original claim about a visual text and develop and defend that claim through an essay with primary and secondary sources. I have attached 3 pictures of the assignment requirements (sources, thesis, citations, etc) and more instructions. Please follow all of these guidelines very closely.

The only other guidance I will give you is to please use Marxist Literary Criticism/Theory. This would be viewing the literary film as reflections of the social institutions they originated from. The simplest goals of Marxist literary criticism can include an assessment of the political ‘tendency’ of a literary work, determining whether its social content or its literary form are ‘progressive.’

I know this explanation is broad and I will promptly answer any questions, but the attachments are more detailed and will give you better guidance on the paper’s details. Please focus on the claim being original and how the professor explains the ‘analysis’ portion of the paper.

Plays and sports like football are alike because they both have _____________.

Limited times and spaces

Referees who wear stripes

Mascots

Directors with funny accents

The plot of a play is the same as the story.

True

False

The first scene of a play starts the action and sets the tone and style for everything that follows.

True

False

Which is not a component of a play?

Obstacles

Complications

Combustables

Crisis

Nothing is ever resolved in the climax of a play.

True

False

All plays have the same point of view.

True

False

The technical term for background information revealed in a play is ___________.

Deposition

Exposition

Supposition

Preposition

Climatic dramas are also known as ___________.

Poorly made plays

Pretty made plays

Ugly made plays

Well-made plays

Plays with episodic structure never have subplots.

True

False

Stock characters are two dimensional, stereotypical characters.

True

False

Which is not an example of an extraordinary character.

King

General

Bus Driver

Bishop

Representative characters are also known as _____________.

Essential characters

Quintessential characters

Existential characters

Penitential Characters

The protagonist of a play is the main character.

True

False

Which is not a trait of traditional tragedies?

Tragic heroes

Tragic morays

Tragic circumstances

Tragic verses

Which is not a trait of a heroic drama?

Noble characters in extreme situations

The complete absence of hope

Verse or elevated prose

A serious tone

Which is not an example of a melodrama

Romantic comedy

Western

Science Fiction

Horror movies

Slapstick comedies rely on ridiculous physical activity—often violent- for their humor.

True

False

Which is not an objective of the scene designer?

Set the tone and style of the production

Establish the location and time period in which the play takes place

Arrange eating for VIP members of the audience.

Develop a design concept consistent with the director’s concept.

Which is not a form of comedy?

Satire

Spilbury

Burlesque

Farce

A ground plan is a blueprint of where all parts of the set should be located on the stage.

True

False

The area of the stage closest to the audience is __________.

Stage left

Stage right

Upstage

Downstage

Which is not a material or device of scenic design?

Wagon

Pentacle

Flat

Scrim

Prop is short for ______.

Propositions

Proper grammar

Properties

Propaganda

Which of the following is not an objective of the costume designer

Help set the style of the production

Indicate the historical period of the play

Show relationships among characters

Provide formal wear for the director and the producer

25. Costumes created in a costume shop are ________.

Built

Pulled

Propped

Docked

Which is not an element of costume design?

Line

Color

Fabric

Frogan

Wigs are considered a part of costume design.

True

False

Which is not a property of stage lighting

Intensity

Confluence

Color

Distribution

Which is not a type of light used in theatre productions?

Sponge lights

Spot lights

Floodlights

Automated lights

What are two key components of sound technology

Sound recordings and sound mines

Microphones and loudspeakers

Microphones and macrophones

Loudspeakers and quietspeakers

Which is not a type of musical theatre?

Opera

Pleasantry

Musical comedy

Revue

The government has never interfered with theatrical activities in any country.

True

False

In Sweeney Todd, who is Johanna’s biological father.

The Judge

The Barber

The Beggar

The Italian

At the beginning of Sweeney Todd, how were Mrs. Lovett’s pies described?

The best pies in London

The worst pies in London

The fruitiest pies in London

The hottest pies in London

35. Sweeney Todd kills his wife.

True

False

36. Rent begins and ends on what day?

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

New Years Eve

New Years Day

37. Which character dies in Rent?

Mimi

Roger

Angel

Benny

38. In Les Miserables Jean Valjean is originally imprisoned for what crime?

Robbing a bank

Killing a police officer

Careless and imprudent driving

Stealing bread

39. In Les Miserables, Marius survives the battle at the barricades.

True

False

40. Javert dies after a bloody battle with Jean Valjean.

True

False

Movie reviews (concepts and relate to global studies terms)

A lot of our clothes bear the label ‘Made in Bangladesh’. But before thedeadly collapse of a garment factory there last April, most of us never thought about the people who make them. After clothes bound for Canada were found in the rubble of Rana Plaza, Canadian companies reacted with surprise – how could such a tragedy happen? the fifth estate’sMark Kelley went to Bangladesh and tracked down workers who say they are still forced to make clothes for Canada in dangerous conditions. And Kelley goes behind bars for an exclusive interview with the jailed owner of one of the biggest factories inside Rana Plaza, who details his long-standing, multi-million dollar connections to Canada.

In two page respond to the following questions:

Describe one concept that you learned from the movie reviews.

How does this movie connect with the concepts or overarching themes from the coursework (global studies terms)?

Format: 12 pts, Times New Roman, double spaced, justified.

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