My Personal Jewish Connection to Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans (2022)

C. Write a short 1 ½ to 2 pages, double spaced paper:

1. What character did YOU most identify with in Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” ? Using information covered in class, what did the filmmakers do to make you identify with the character?

2. Use specific examples to explain why YOU identified with the way the actor preformed the character:

1. In Act 1, when they were introduced at the start of the film.

2. How YOU identified with the way they changed during the Act II conflict,

3.How YOU identified with them during the climax of the film in Act III, and

4.How YOU identified with them at the end of the film.

5. What was your favorite moment in the actor’s performance?

6. What was your favorite use of music or sound in the film?

7. What was your favorite use of a “halo” to focus on one of the actors?

Use these links for reference

Spielberg Taps Into His Own Origin Story In ‘The Fablemans’

https://religionunplugged.com/news/2023/1/24/family-art-and-judaism-how-the-fabelmans-explores-steven-spielbergs-biggest-questions