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1-Many film scholars argue that narrative (i.e. story) is the most important element in a film. They feel all other elements in the film are there to support the narrative. Others, however, disagree, and argue that mise-en-scène, cinematography, sound and editing are just as important to the ways we experience film as a narrative. Using examples from the films we have screened this term, make a case to argue one side or the other of this dispute. Your argument should be as detailed as possible, citing specific examples of mise-en-scene, cinematography, sound, editing or narrative. Note: This question is not just asking you for your opinion, but rather for a coherent argument with evidence to support your claims.
2-According to Joseph Campbell’s theory of the hero’s journey (see diagram below), the protagonist of a story leaves his/her familiar world, enters a strange environ-
mentor situation, and then, having survived a series of trials and tribulations, returns to their original world somehow changed. Discuss the protagonists of at least three of the films we’ve screened in terms of Campbell’s theory (see Chris Vogler’s article, “Starting with Structure,” on the course website). What do they learn by virtue of their journeys and, by extension, what is it that we learn by accompanying them?
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