Film Critique 15% of final grade Length: approximately 750 words Description: Pick a mainstream Hollywood film released within the past year. Then write a 750-word critique in which you explain how the film reinforces dominant ideological beliefs toward one of the following: gender, sexuality, race, or youth. The materials for modules 7, 8, 9, and 10 are especially relevant for this assignment. If you are focusing on gender, you might want to consider how the film portrays any of the following as an ideal and/or natural phenomenon: the sexist division of labor; the nuclear family; the commodification of women’s bodies; the male gaze; sexist stereotypes. If you are focusing on sexuality, you might want to consider the film’s representation of same-sex romance/sex, its implication that LGBT people are inherently “different,” or its use of gay stereotypes to legitimize traditional masculinity. If you are focusing on race, you might want to consider any of the following: the portrayal of racial and/or ethnic minorities as “Other”; the portrayal of white people as “saviours” of non-white people; the use of racist stereotypes; the film’s erasure of institutionalization racism; the notion of whiteness as a “neutral” racial identity; the minimizing of racial inequality by implying that non-whites are “just like” whites or by implying that whites experience racial suffering as much as anyone. If you are focusing on youth, you might want to look at the text’s representation of youth sexuality, youth’s purported lack of discipline, youth subculture as destructive, or the effect social inequality has on youth alienation. Note: If a character in the film is reinforcing dominant ideological beliefs (e.g. the character is racist, sexist, or homophobic), this may not mean that the film itself is endorsing the character's problematic point of view. You may discuss two or more categories (e.g. race and gender) if you wish. ...

1. Film Critique
15% of final grade
Length: approximately 750 words
Description:
Pick a mainstream Hollywood film released within the past
year. Then write a 750-word critique in which you explain how
the film reinforces dominant ideological beliefs toward one of
the following: gender, sexuality, race, or youth.
The materials for modules 7, 8, 9, and 10 are especially relevant
for this assignment.
If you are focusing on gender, you might want to consider how
the film portrays any of the following as an ideal and/or natural
phenomenon: the sexist division of labor; the nuclear family;
the commodification of women’s bodies; the male gaze; sexist
stereotypes.
If you are focusing on sexuality, you might want to consider the
film’s representation of same-sex romance/sex, its implication
that LGBT people are inherently “different,” or its use of gay
stereotypes to legitimize traditional masculinity.
If you are focusing on race, you might want to consider any of
the following: the portrayal of racial and/or ethnic minorities as
“Other”; the portrayal of white people as “saviours” of non-
white people; the use of racist stereotypes; the film’s erasure of
institutionalization racism; the notion of whiteness as a
“neutral” racial identity; the minimizing of racial inequality by
implying that non-whites are “just like” whites or by implying
that whites experience racial suffering as much as anyone. If
you are focusing on youth, you might want to look at the text’s
representation of youth sexuality, youth’s purported lack of
discipline, youth subculture as destructive, or the effect social
inequality has on youth alienation.
Note: If a character in the film is reinforcing dominant
ideological beliefs (e.g. the character is racist, sexist, or
homophobic), this may not mean that the film itself is endorsing

2. the character's problematic point of view.
You may discuss two or more categories (e.g. race and gender)
if you wish.