#1: What is an allegory? Next, describe a story, a poem, a song, or a movie that you think is an allegory.
#2: List and describe a film that has shaped your values and behavior. Offer a “show and tell” session.
#3: Be sure to answer all five questions about One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest:
1) After the film came to an end, which scene in the movie stuck with you the most? Why was this the case for you? Or, if you’d prefer, you can discuss one of the elements of film, such as scripting, acting, music, sound effects, pacing, editing, and so on. Be specific.
2) Nurse Ratched can be seen as a symbol of “the domination system,” a term coined by the theologian Walter Wink. The domination system refers to “the reality of ruthless systems and structures in the world – invisible and pervasive powers that over time come to have a life of their own. Though these oppressive forces dominate our lives, they are not easily identifiable or reducible to single causes; they seem to conspire together in a systematic attempt to thwart human freedom, community, justice, and peace (from, Faith and Film: Theological Themes at the Cinema, p. 96 by Bryan P. Stone).
How is Nurse Ratched a symbol of the domination system that hovers over the psychiatric ward? What does she say/do that oppresses, controls, and dehumanizes the patients? List and describe three scenes that show her fulfilling this sinister role.
3) What is a “Christ-Figure?” In what way is Randall McMurphy a Christ-figure? Here you’ll list and describe three scenes where McMurphy defied the domination system, led by Nurse Ratched, thus leading the inmates into a realm of personal freedom. What does McMurphy say or do to inspire a sense of pride, belonging, and dignity among the patients, thus “setting them free” from Nurse Ratched’s control?
4) What lesson did you learn from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest that you can apply to your life today?
5) If you were a leader in a film discussion group, what question about One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest would you ask the members of the group? Why is it important for your film group to answer and discuss this question? Be specific.
#4: Be sure to answer all five questions about Star Wars:
1) After the film came to an end, which scene in the movie stuck with you the most? Why was this the case for you? Or, if you’d prefer, you can discuss one of the elements of film, such as scripting, acting, music, sound effects, pacing, editing, and so on. Be specific.
2) What significance do you give to “the Force”? Is it personal, like the God of the Bible, or impersonal, like the Tao of Taoism? What role does it play in the film?
3) Describe Hans Solo’s character at the beginning of the film, then describe his character at the end of the film. How has Hans changed? Do you think people are basically good, evil, or a mix of both? Does Han’s journey help you to answer this question at all? If so, how?
4) What is “redemption?” Is violence sometimes necessary for redemption to occur? On the one hand, the Jedi master Yoda notes, “The Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack,” while Obi-Wan Kenobi says, “[T]here are alternatives to fighting.” On the other hand, the plot of Star Wars is full of fighting and violence between military units and individuals. What answer does Star Wars lean toward on the question of redemption and the methods of getting there? What do you make of this tension in the film?
5) If you were a leader in a film discussion group, what question about Star Wars would you ask the members of the group? Why is it important for your film group to answer and discuss this question? Be specific.
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