Do you think films are important as intellectual creations? Why/why not?
Have you ever watched a film that was a modern day adaptation of an ancient text (like Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,” Lao Tzu’s Tao-te Ching, or even Shakespeare’s Hamlet) or a historical event? How effective was the adaptation at representing the concerns/themes of the original inspiration? Did you know it was an adaptation when you were watching it? How do you think knowing or not knowing impacted your experience as a viewer? Explain.