Finding the Worldview of a Film

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Finding the Worldview of a Film

Worldview Worldview – the way that one sees the world Perspective Metanarrative – how you see history Movies are created with a worldview The director/screen writer has a worldview Sometimes, they want to spread that worldview Your Worldview

Examples of Worldview Worldview is shown through different ways in movies: Mood Message Conflict Music Characters

Examples in Movies Moana Living your heart’s dreams is a good thing Lou Bullying and stealing are bad The Imitation Game What was the worldview of that movie? (clip)

Worldview in Historical Dramas Worldview in historical dramas comes from the time the movie is made “The Imitation Game” was made in 2014 Setting is 1920s through 1950s Movie holds 2014 worldview How is the worldview different from the two times?

Message What is a message? Message – the central idea that the movie puts across Similar to morals There is usually one central message to a movie The message of a movie comes from the worldview What is the message of “Lou”?

Conflict Conflict Review Conflict has to do with worldview Often, worldview can be seen through the conflict What conflicts from “The Imitation Game” show the worldview of the movie?

Propaganda Propaganda – a media that presents one worldview only to change someone’s mind Propaganda is used by governments Propaganda uses worldview Cold War USA vs. USSR Capitalism (자본주의) vs. Communism (공산주의) Both sides used propaganda

Meaning What is the worldview of the short movie? What is the message of the short movie?

Group Work In two groups, come up with the message and worldview of one of your favorite movies. Tell the class what the movie is about, main conflicts, etc. Tell the class what the message is in one sentence. Tell the class what the worldview is in one sentence. How are the worldview and message related?