2- Assignment Paper

You pick any of the films on the AFI top 100 of 100 years but do not use the same film as you did for your Citizen Kane Paper.

How do the specific cinematic techniques or elements of a film support the message or point it is making?
As much as possible, point out techniques in such a way as to make some general point about the way(s) in which a film exposes its themes.
Don’t just make broad generalizations about how great, how ineffective, or how confusing the techniques are in the film you’re writing about. Instead, discuss in detail how the technique delivers its effect.
Finally and probably most importantly: You should have a central idea, a thesis, for the whole paper – an argument that is original, complex, relevant, specific, and debatable. Thus, instead of just sort of echoing my question and saying something obvious like, “This film uses a variety of cinematic techniques to create meaning,” you should try to narrow the focus to something specific– perhaps some pattern that you noticed, or some aspect of film that you found yourself particularly interested in as it went along.
Your paper should have a minimum of three sources (not including the film), and should be cited in the paper. You are welcome to use any academic format for your paper.
Please review the rubric before you begin.
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