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Syriana – Sept. 20th
September 15, 2007

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Our movie this week brings us back to the present day and current issues and problems in the world. However, we will still see a lot of the themes from the past few movies present in Syriana. Syriana deals with the global influences on the oil industry, and particularly the way in which both the United States government and U.S. corporations are involved in trying to control and profit from this industry. The movie is loosely based off of a book written by a former CIA agent. George Clooney won an Academy Award for his role as a CIA agent in the film, and the script was nominated for Best Original Screenplay. Matt Damon, Chris Cooper (American Beauty, The Bourne Identity), Jeffrey Wright (Casino Royale), and Amanda Peet also star in the film. Syriana was named as one of the top films of 2005 by many of the top film critics. This film is from the same filmmakers that made the movie Traffic, which won academy awards for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Things to watch for and think about:

• What is happening and why? (the movie’s plot is quite complex)
• Corruption (is anyone not corrupt in the film?)
• Do we sympathize with any of the characters?
• What is the problem in this film?
• What should we take away from this movie?
• Is the movie anti-American?
• Are the portrayals of terrorists, oil companies, the CIA, and the U.S. government just your typical cliches?

For a more general look at the U.S. government’s relationship with the Middle East, Islam, and Oil, take a look at this article by Tim Mitchell, a professor at New York University.
Watch the trailer below (youtube videos are currently not working at Brawijaya) or here.

Minority Report – Sept. 13th
September 10, 2007

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Continuing our string of sci-fi movies will be Minority Report, a Steven Spielberg movie starring Tom Cruise and Colin Farrell. Although more-or-less an action movie, this film received some of the best ratings of any 2002 film and won numerous awards. The film takes place in 2054, where it seems we have developed the capability to predict murders before they happen. The style of the film has influenced many subsequent science fiction movies. From a discursive standpoint, the movie’s major theme centers around a complex look at the free will vs. determinism argument.

Things to watch for and think about:

• Free will vs. determinism
• Are the PreCogs seeing the future, or just one version of the future?
• How is the future in this movie utopian? How is it dystopian?
• Differences between its setting and style compared to Children of Men
• Is it possible that the act of accusing someone of a murder could begin a chain of events that leads to the slaying? (this question from a well known film critic)
• What actually happened to John at the end of the film?
• Does the film deal with the issues that it raises? What are we supposed to take away at the end?

You can watch the trailer for the film below. You might need the Flash plug-in to see it.

Children of Men – Sept. 6th
August 30, 2007

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Children of Men shows a poor, battered world in the year 2027 and explores hope amidst the despair that is otherwise present. The movie addresses issues such as immigration, the environment, global cooperation, terrorism, and racism. Children of Men has received praise for its film style, cinematography and direction and many film reviewers have rated it as the best movie of 2006. You can watch the trailer for the film below. You might need the Flash plug-in to see it.

Things to watch for:

• The use of long, single-shot action sequences (using a single camera which moves around during a long, uninterrupted scene rather than relying on multiple camera from multiple angles)
• How is the setting futuristic? How is it not futuristic?
• What references are made to contemporary society?
• Hope and Faith
• The attitude towards immigration and terrorism

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The Matrix

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