Welcome to a world of mystery, obsession, and secrets. We will be watching the film Wicker Park to learn how to "read" a movie. We all know how to pick out metaphors, symbols, and alliteration in written texts, but now we can look for the hidden meanings in film.
We will also be looking at film as a it is also a cultural artifact (something that defines and is the product of a society). One may view a film to learn something about the culture in which it was made. In this case you will be viewing Wicker Park and thinking about some of the reasons why the film was made and what that means about American society. Once you learn how to view a film and understand it in an cultural context, you will get to be a film critic.
As we are viewing the film you will be asked to complete certain tasks to better understand film techniques and contemplate why the film was made?
So let's delve deeper into this dark psychological drama.
You will need to set up a blogger account to use as a journal for the film. Click here to set up and account and e-mail me the url.