Write a 7-page two-part analysis.
Choose one film from this list: (Please, see attachments)
The Big Sick, The Babadook, Up, Thelma & Louise, Groundhog Day
A. For the first part of the paper (2 pages) analyze the protagonist(s) of the film. Answer the
following questions:
• Whose story is it?
• What does he or she want?
• What does he or she need?
• What is in the way?
• What is the main tension?
• What is their life dream?
• What is their worldview?
• What are the stakes?
• Give an example of plant/payoff.
• Give an example of dramatic irony.
• Discuss the character’s status as an Orphan, Wanderer, Warrior, and Martyr.
B. Thoroughly analyze the film’s structure using TWO paradigms: The Hero’s Journey,
The Heroine’s Journey, The Virgin’s Promise, Sequences, Save the Cat
Please bold all the terms as they appear in the paper
Analyze a second film from the list using one structure paradigm. (Part B of assignment only.)