Blog Post 6: 25th Hour

1. What were your reactions to the ending of the movie? Did you like it more than other endings we've seen in the past? Why or why not?

2. How do you think the movie's references to 9/11 contributed to the plot or central theme of the movie?

3. Did you think that Naturelle was the one that told the DEA about Monty? What were your reactions to her character? What were your reactions to her and Monty's relationship?

Blog Post 5: Jungle Fever pt. 2

1. Think back to the last scene of Flipper and Angie together in their apartment. Do you guys think that Flipper was right and that Angie only wanted to be in a relationship with him because she was "curious" about black guys? Do you think Flipper was just "curious?"

2. There were lots of constraints on Flipper and Angie's interracial relationship. What limitations and restrictions stood out to you?

3. What were your reactions to the ending? What questions did it leave you with? Did you like this ending better than School Daze?

Blog Post 4: Jungle Fever

1. What are your reactions to the first half of the movie so far? What moments stood out to you? Which characters do you like/dislike? What details did you notice?

2. What do you think Spike Lee's stance on 'jungle fever' is? What different societal pressures have you noticed from what we've seen so far? What are some perspectives on this concept that stood out to you?

3. Make a prediction on what you think will happen to Flipper. How do you think this affair will affect his life in the second half of the movie?

Also here's the Malcolm X musical scene if you didn't know what we were talking about in class:

Blog Post 3: School Daze

1. How do you think the musical scenes contributed to the film? Did you like them? Which stood out to you the most and why?

2. What role did the women in the movie play? We see Rachel get back together with Dap, do you think she made the right choice? How were the women portrayed?

3. What were your reactions to the ending?

Article Link

Here's the link to the Article.

Blog Post 2: She's Gotta Have It (the movie)

Well for whatever reason I can no longer access the article link I had for you guys for the movie we finished today. So instead respond in about a hundred words to the following questions:

1. What character resonated with you the most? Why? How did their actions contribute to the overall theme of the movie?

2. What were your reactions to the dancing scene being in color while the rest of the movie was in black and white? How did the the vibrant color affect the scene?

Ok so here's the article for the Netflix She's Gotta Have It which we'll be watching and discussing tomorrow: Article

Blog Post 1: Do The Right Thing

• What are your reactions to the film? What parts did you like or dislike? Which characters did you like? What moments stood out to you?
• Did you think there was sexism in this film? If so, what parts and why? If not, why?
• Think back to when Da Mayor tells Mookie to “do the right thing.” After seeing this film, what is the right thing to do? What does Da Mayor mean by this and how is his advice applicable in our society almost thirty years later?

Please respond in about 200 words before 8 a.m. tomorrow morning.