For this paper, you will produce a film review through a sociological lens. Pick a film that you
can watch over and over again and can pause/play throughout. A film on DVD or streaming
online (e.g. Netflix) is best. The film must be fictional; no documentaries allowed
This is not a summary of the film but an analysis of the film using sociological concepts that we
have discussed and read about throughout the semester.
The paper should be three pages in length, typed, single-spaced, and MLA format.
You must analyze the film using sociological concepts that we have discussed and read about
throughout the semester. For the analysis, please answer the following questions:
1. In the introduction of your paper, include a brief synopsis of the film, and describe the
main characters, including their names.
2. 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.
3. Analyze the film using one of the following theories: structural functionalism, structural
strain, conflict, Marxist conflict, feminist, queer, symbolic interactionism, or dramaturgy
4. Select two issues/topics from class (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?
5. How does who you are (your multiple identities, such as your roles, race/ethnicity, social
class, gender, sexuality, etc. and your biases) affect your viewing of the movie?
6. 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 sources we have used in class or 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 page requirement.