The Outsider: Albert Camus

Instructions: Choose one of the three following movies. Answer the questions with a sentence and email me. I will give you 10/10 as a grade. I will also give a grade of 10/10 for coming to class tomorrow and participating.

Choice One: Cold Mountain on Netflix

1. What war is Cold Mountain set during?

2. Is Cold Mountain a northern or southern state? Why is this important?

3. What kind of American is a Yankee?

4. Why is the female protagonist (Nicole Kidman) uncomfortable with herself? 5 minutes plus

5. According to Inman (Jude Law), who does God fight for? 26 minutes

6. Why does Inman desert the army and walk home?

7. What regret does Ada's dad have? 35 minutes plus

8. What does Ada see down the drinking well?

9. Why did the minister / preacher try to kill the slave woman?

10. Why is Ada frustrated? Can you sympathize? 1 hour plus     

11. What happened to the piano?

12. What happens to Inman finally?

13. Is the conclusion to Cold Mountain satisfying?

Garden State on Disney Plus

1. What state is nicknamed the Garden State?

2. What was the protagonist's nihilistic fantasy at the start of the movie?

3. Does the protagonist seem depressed? Explain.

4. Does the protagonist cry at his mother's wedding?

5. Why does the protagonist like his motorcycle? Do you think this is an important character development? 35 minutes plus

6. Why does Sam (Natalie Portman) lie? 38 minutes

7. Why is there a graveyard in Sam's backyard?

8. Why is there a boat built into a house?

9. What landform is the boat built into a house near?

10. What do you think the huge sinkhole represents?

11. What is the song at 1 hour and 20 minutes about? Is it suitable?

The Score on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j15eR-8vTl8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j15eR-8vTl8

1. What are Nick (Robert DeNiro's) two occupations?

2. When Nick looks at the stack of mail at the jazz bar, what do we know about time?

3. What is the disguise of Jack (Edward Norton) who works at the Customs House?

4. What was hidden inside the piano leg?

5. Where is the movie set?

6. How does the architecture influence the mood of the movie?

7. What does "the score" actually mean?

8. How is Nick betrayed by Jack?

9. What is the twist of fate at the end?

10. What is your favorite Robert DeNiro movie?

11. What is your favorite Marlon Brando movie?

Marlon Brando (above) is considered by many to be the greatest method actor. 

The Exorcist, The Sixth Sense, or The Man from Earth

Watch one of the three following movies. Answer the questions and email me. The first movie is the Exorcist. You can watch it on Netflix. The second movie is The Sixth Sense. You can watch it on Disney+. The third movie is the Man from Earth. You can watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAX2RuZm-Fk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAX2RuZm-Fk

FIRST MOVIE

NETFLIX: Please answer with a sentence.

1.     Where does The Exorcist start? In what part of the world?

2.     Why does The Exorcist start in the Middle East?

3.     What do the priests talk about in the pub?

4.     What happened to the girl’s bed?

5.     Why is the younger priest often depressed?

6.     What did the brain scan of the little’s girl’s brain reveal?

7.     Why did the protagonist flop around in her bed on blue sheets?

8.     What is the director trying to tell us about the blue sheets? Use your imagination to answer the question?

9.     Why did the priest run on the track?

10.  Why did the little girl, Regan, walk down the stairs like a crab?

11.  What season (summer, winter, spring, or fall) is this movie set in? How come?

12.  Why does the older priest come to provide an exorcist?

13.  Was the older priest successful?

14.  Why did the younger priest jump out of the window?

15.  How many times in the movie was there a sunny day? Why?

16.  Did you feel scared by this movie?

17.  What is the difference between the devil and demon?

18.  What genre of movie is The Exorcist?

SECOND MOVIE

The Sixth Sense

1.     Why should they hang the award in the bathroom? 5 minutes and 15 seconds +

2.     Who is in the bathroom? 7 minutes and 25 seconds

3.     How did Vincent die? Did the camera show his death? 10 minutes and 15 seconds plus

4.     Why is Malcom often bullied? Does he deserve to be bullied?

5.     Why does the psychiatrist say: “I used (before) to be a good doctor.” 14 minutes plus

6.     Why does the psychiatrist like to work in the basement and not the attic? Use your imagination to answer this question.

7.     Why does the little boy’s mom scream? 18 minutes plus

8.     Why does the psychiatrist’s wife get angry in the restaurant at their anniversary dinner?

9.     What falls out of Anna’s hand at the end of the movie?

10.  Why is she cold at the end of the movie?

11.  What is the twist of fate?

THIRD MOVIE 

YOUTUBE: The Man from Earth

The Man From Earth full movie(2007) 720p --What if you found out your friend is 14,000 years old??! - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAX2RuZm-Fk

1.     What is the protagonist’s job?

2.     Why did they meet in the cabin?

3.     Where is the protagonist going? 3 minutes and 20 seconds

4.     Did he sail with Columbus?

5.     How old is the protagonist when other people see him?

6.     What was the terrain like? 15 minutes

7.     When did the protagonist come to America? 20 minutes and 15 seconds plus

8.     Why is he doing this? 20 minutes 50 seconds plus

9.     Why did the magic man draw pictures of animals? 25 minutes plus

10.  Did he meet Jesus? How?

11.  What happens to the old professor at the end of the movie?

12.  What is the twist of fate at the end of the movie?

13.  Who is the old professor’s father?

The Twilight Zone

 PART I: I will dictate nine questions tomorrow. Then you need to go to the following link, watch the film clip, and answer the questions with a complete sentence. We will have an online class tomorrow (Monday, May 9) at 1:10 pm. I will send a link tomorrow at 1:00. I will give you 10/10 for a grade.

Here are some words you need to know: Fifth Dimension = 5D, Protagonist, Vault, Twist of Fate, Narrator. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICrXA9E3vLg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICrXA9E3vLg

PART II: Summarize this film clip in five sentences. What is the moral of the story? Moral is the main purpose of a story. I will give another 10/10 for a score.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMda0NL8A-k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMda0NL8A-k

PART III: What is this song about? Let me know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1sf2CzEq0w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1sf2CzEq0w

See you tomorrow at 1:10. I will send a link at 1:00.