Essay about the movie "The Pursuit of Happiness“

general article writing

Description

need to write a 5-7 pages essay about the movie "The Pursuit of Happiness“

Hollywood Film and Cultural Studies

Readings:

    -”The Hollywood Sign”

    -Robert Ray’s “The Thematic Paradigm”

    -Linda Seger’s “Creating the Myth”

    -Michael Parenti’s “Class and Virtue”

    -David Denby “High-School Confidential: Notes on Teen

Movies”   

Recommended Reading:

    -Stephen King “Why We Crave Horror Movies”

    -Todd Boyd’s “So You Want to Be a Gangsta?”

    -Jessica Hagedorn “Asian Women in Film:  No Joy, No Luck”

Topic:

    Many people believe that they go into the movies merely to be

“entertained.”  However, many Hollywood films can be viewed as an

extension of the advertising industry. Using concepts from Semiotics and

your critical study of adverting, carefully examine a mainstream Hollywood

film or film genre and decode its language, symbolism and cultural

mythology.  Use the Fact/Idea List to identify the film’s ideological

message(s) and “value system.”  In a 5-7 page thesis-driven essay

(works cited page included), respond to the following prompts:


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