Chinese Film Exam, assignment help
LTEA 120A: Chinese Films
Final Exam
* This is a take-home exam due on TED by 2:30 pm, June 12, 2017.
Short Answers (4 questions x 5 = 20): type your answers, each limited to 6 lines (NOT 6 sentences).
Everyone must do numbers 1-2.
1. Explain how Big Shot’s Funeral makes fun of rampant commercialism in the following two (2) scenes: Tyler’s reincarnation as a black boy; an insane businessman defining who counts as a successful person. What is Feng Xiaogang’s position on commercialism (e.g., supportive, critical, or else)?
2. Explain how 24 City perceives urban transformation in the following two (2) scenes: workers singing in a large auditorium; Zhao Tao’s character in her Volkswagen beetle car in an empty lot. What is Jia Zhangke’s evaluation of socialist legacy (e.g., nostalgic, critical, or else)?
Then choose two (2) others from numbers 3-6 that you did NOT discuss in your term paper.
3. Cite two (2) examples from It’s My Day Off to illustrate how the film emphasizes the importance of everyone helping others. What reward does the model policeman get in the end and why is it important?
5. Explain your interpretation of these two (2) examples from Suzhou River: Mada and Mudan die in an accident; the videographer refuses to look for the disappeared Meimei. What is the director’s overall view of Shanghai?
