Essay Problem: Film Analysis
Length: 1000 to 1200 words:
Compare and contrast the role that kinship plays in these 2 films (A Better Life and Sin Nombre). Consider kinship from a variety of different angles, including the formation of kinship bonds you forge or claim for yourself, struggles and tensions within and between families, and the threat or fear of losing kinship bonds. Consider the impact of race, class, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality on the formation and transmission of kinship bonds.
Your essay should reflect a close, critical read of the films, and you need to use plenty of specific film examples as evidence in your essay, but you do not have to include time stamps from the films. Instead, you can assume the reader has a working knowledge of the films from recent viewing, and your examples need to be clear and convincing in support of your argument.
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.