INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TERM PAPER
For the term paper:
Choose any film that is a story from the Bible (if you aren't sure - ask me) which has NOT been shown in class, and analyze the story relative to the points we have been making about the films so far.
You should, try to keep in mind the following ideas relative to specularization:
SPECTACLES OF THE BIBLICAL EPIC
(Not all films have all of them)
In some ways, the biblical films are like westerns; in other respects like those melodramas aften called "women's films".
There are certain patterns or themes which appear in these fims which you need to watch for: