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For what reasons is it important to study and analyze movies as more than mere “entertainment”?

Explain some reasons popular cinema came to be dominated by movies devoted to telling fictional stories. What are the specific qualities of the cinematic medium and our cultural traditions that brought about such an emphasis on narrative?

What is cinematic “invisibility”? What are some of the techniques that allow it to function so proficiently, and how do these work?

In order to entertain and not provoke its customers, the film industry usually favors stories and themes that:

The waiting room scene in Juno depends significantly on ________ to function effectively.

An analyst studying the appeal of the Hunger Games movies could examine all of the following EXCEPT:

Formal analysis is the analytical approach primarily concerned with:

Alternative approaches to film analysis (approaches other than formal analysis) look at movies more as ________ than as traditional works of art.

In order to possess validity, interpretation of a movie needs to be:

Expectations specific to a particular performer or filmmaker can inform an analysis of: