Sociology Film Analysis Paper
For this paper, you will produce a film review of the movie “Gran Torino” (2008, Clint Eastwood) through a sociological lens.
This is not a summary of the film but an analysis of the film using sociological concepts that are discussed in the attached Ferris and Stein text.
The paper should be between 6-7 pages in length, typed, double-spaced, and MLA format.
You must analyze the film using sociological concepts that are discussed in the attached Ferris and Stein text. For the analysis, please answer the following questions:
In the introduction of your paper, include a brief synopsis of the film, and describe the main characters, including their names.
Using your sociological imagination, what is your review of this movie? Make sure to review the sociological imagination in the Ferris & Stein text when responding to this question.
Analyze the film using one of the following theories: structural functionalism, structural strain, conflict, Marxist conflict, feminist, queer, symbolic interactionism, or dramaturgy
Select two issues/topics (key concepts from Ferris & Stein text). For each topic address the following.
a. How are these issues/topics discussed or displayed in the movie?
b. How does the movie help you to understand these topics?
How does who you are (White American Male) (your multiple identities, such as your roles, race/ethnicity, social class, gender, sexuality, etc. and your biases) affect your viewing of the movie?
When watching the movie through a sociological lens, how is the movie different now?
Additional guidelines
You will need to include at least 6 sources in the paper:
§ You can use source attached and sources that you have elsewhere.
§ The Ferris & Stein text counts as one source, regardless of how many times you cite it. § At least three sources must be from peer-reviewed academic journals or texts.
§ Use these sources to support your analysis of the film.
§ The Works Cited page does not count towards the 6-7 pages requirement.