“Power is the key explanatory variable in political science.
I do not want a movie review like you would see in Rotten Tomatoes. (Assume I have seen the movie. Do not repeat other than very basic plot points relevant to your analysis. )
Essentially, a lit review of the movie. YOU MUST follow the FORMAT of our Lit Reviews for your writing, meaning intro, body and conclusion and LR body style. Making a connection to Pol Sci arguments, ideas, theories is your task. Why would I put that movie on the list? ****TEMPLATE (Use this structure until you master the process- fill in blanks with article specifics*):Intro:
“Power is the key explanatory variable in political science. Power is defined as…. It is important to get a fuller picture of power because of… Questions around the concept include… IN order to get a better picture of how power is manifested in the US, I will examine the following X articles, 1., 2., and 3 (with title and author). This examination will give us better insight into ideas of….” (Power here is an example of what you COULD use. You MAY use it if it fits, but the preference is that you come up with your own unifying idea. DO NOT use power for every response.)
Body:
Par 1 “The 1st article is “…” by … In this article, author 1 examines… One of the interesting arguments they make is … supported by Figure 1, which shows… The data seems to support the idea that… which the author suggests is caused by… this analysis seems valid, because …
Par 2 “A second interesting argument in the Author 1 article is…, which also addresses the concept of … As author shows in Chart 2… The data seems to support the idea that… which the author suggests is caused by… this analysis seems valid, because …
Par 3 “The 2nd article is “…” by … In this article, author 2 examines… This is similar to Author 1, but takes the approach/focuses on… One of the interesting arguments they make is … supported by Figure 1, which shows… The data seems to support the idea that… which the author suggests is caused by… this analysis seems valid, because …
Par 4 “Lather rinse, repeat.”
Par 5 “Lather, rinse.”
Conclusion:
“The preceding article(s)/analysis confirm/reject the idea that Power is… Each article took a slightly different approach but all/none seemed to agree on cause/effect of phenomenon being examined (power, etc). When one examines the questions of… (connect back to ideas/themes/questions from you Intro, restate them), one could argue that… which is consistent with author X, which is inconsistent with author X. I would argue that… This article is valuable in identifying trends or problems with…. It is valuable/not valuable to understanding why/how/when/what x happens/is happening… The implications of this to/for the World/US/Democracy/Society/Progress are….”
Pick 2 movies to review: *Wall Street (1980s, not the sequel)
*Black Legion (Humphrey Bogart)
12 Angry Men (2 versions, either is OK, but specify which one you saw)
*Battle in Seattle
*The Grapes of Wrath
*Pleasantville