MOVIE REVIEW: worth 50 points and POSTED TO CANVAS. This paper must be AT LEAST 6 pages and double-
spaced. Reviews will be docked 3 points for each day late. Keep in mind that this is a final draft, so the papers should have no grammar, spelling or
punctuation errors. First, please watch a film that addresses a loving relationship. Any romantic comedy or most dramas would be fine for this assignment.
Examples include: One Day, Bridget Jones Baby, Bridget Jones Diary, Beginners, Before we Go, 10 Things I Hate About You, Southside with You, In the Land of Women, The Way, Way Back, Amelie, Chocolat, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Crazy, Stupid Love, Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Once, Closer, Junebug, 500 Days of Summer, La La Land, I do until I dont, The Big Sick, Everything, Everything, Beauty and the Beast, The Space Between Us, Me Before You, Anesthesia, Passengers, The Sun is also a Star, The Wife, If Beale Street Could Talk, Plus one and Marriage Story. You could also watch 3 episodes of Modern Love on Amazon Prime.
After a character sketch and plot
summary of the film, please address the following questions in your paper:
1) Which of the following stages of romantic relationships does the film address (initiation, casually dating, in-love/seriously dating, deepening,
marriage/life partner or decay/termination) and why? Support your arguments with examples from the text/course notes and specific scenes
from the movie.
2) Would you consider each of the main characters successful in their romantic relationships over the course of the film? Support your
arguments with examples from the text/course notes and specific scenes from the movie.
3) How would you counsel/change the behavior of the main characters to promote relationship stability and satisfaction? Are the main characters happy? Support your arguments with examples from the text/course notes and specific scenes from the movie.