Film essay: Diary of Anne Frank

Essay Instructions:

The essays required for this course are intended to sharpen your CRITICAL THINKING skills With that in mind, you are to choose a foreign film from the list below think about it, and then write a 500 word essay about this film. So, first, choose your film! INDIA Lagaan (pure Bollywood drama/musical/epic); Bombay Wedding or The Namesake or Salaam Bombay! (Mira Nair); The Apu Trilogy (Satyajit Ray - any one). Note: Slumdog Millionaire is a film about India but not made by Indians, so it's not a viable choice -- sorry! INDONESIA Good luck if you can find one to rent or borrow. A very small, new industry in Indonesia! Your choice if you are determined. ISLAMIC Al-Aragoz (Egypt); Alexandria Why? (Egypt); Osama (Afghanistan); Baran (Iran); The Kite Runner JEWISH The Band's Visit; Waltz With Bashir; Schindler's List; The Diary of Anne Frank; Yentl; Fiddler on the Roof; The Golem; The Chosen. OK, you've chosen your movie, managed to find a copy and are ready for what comes next. * Watch the film and take notes about plot, main characters and themes. * Decide what you'd like to write about this film. It might be an analysis of the main character(s), the theme, the issues raised in the film, the design or direction of the film, or...? Your choice. * Make a brief outline of what you intend to talk about--i's a great help in organizing your ideas. * Start writing and use a style kind of like writing a story. Don't assume your reader knows anything about the film, so tell a bit about the film, but don't just spend your 500 words repeating the plot--BORING! * Finish by reading the essay aloud to see if it flows nicely and makes sense. * Send the essay to me via emai attachment--in Word, please--by the date on the calendar. * I will try to give each of you written comments once I have read the essays.

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Plot of the story The film Diary of Anne Frank begins with Anne making an entry into her October 1 diary. She describes the ringing of the doorbell as terrifying making her think it was the Gestapo. But it was not. On the contrary, an older Jewish chemist who is one of the employees knows the building better and they are frightened by the thought that he might take a notion to look at the building. The news that Anne has heard from outside is also frightening to her. The information she has is that Frank's Jewish friends are being taken away by a large number of people. They are also aware of the news of the German concentration camps. Anne huffs that the Germans are nice people. To prevent herself from these troubles, Anne keeps focused on her studies of French and math and keeps records of the happenings that take place in the two families. She is not pleased with Mrs. Van Daan for flirting with Mr. Frank, and not pleased about her connection with her mother. Meanwhile she discovers that there are many changes that are taking place within herself-she now gets her periods and has ecstasies at the sight of a female nude. She longs for friends, especially Peter Wessel by telling her diary the history of 'myself and all my boy friends'. One day peter shows her a cat and displays the organs to her so that she does not feel embarrassed to talk about them. There is still boredom in the annex and she complains that she has to listen to the same stories continuously from the residents. They only regurgitate the stories that their Dutch helpers narrate to them. Her sister is easier to convince and she goes to Amsterdam to the Gestapo. This makes Franks to go into hiding. As a result of the suffering in the concentration camp, she dies a few weeks before Anne in the Belsen concentration camp. This article attempts to explain some of the maj...

Updated on January 26, 2024

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