Which approved film will you analyze for the Movie Critique paper?
It’s time to decide! Review the instructions for completing the Movie Critique paper which is due at the end of Week 6. What you need to do now is decide which of the approved movies you will use to complete the paper. it’s important to choose a film that has at least two (2) characters that you can discuss, characters that have mental health issues that can be treated using the psychotherapeutic methods that we’re studying this term. (You will be asked in the paper to review three (3) possible theoretical approaches for each character—so think about your film choice carefully.)
Please avoid movies with characters who suffer from Schizophrenia or Dissociative Identity disorder (multiple personality). These kinds of cases are just too complex for the scope of this course. The five films on the list included in the Movie Critique link under Course Home are all good films with a good track record for this exercise.
If you want to use a film not on the list, you will need to email your instructor to get approval. Detailed information about the movie to be needed in order to approve it; not all films are approved. So now is the time to ask, if you haven’t already.
What you need to do by the end of this week:
Submit the name of the approved movie you would like to use and which characters (at least two) in the movie you plan to analyze by midnight Sunday. Feedback on the suitability of what you intend to do will be returned to you within 48 hours.
This check point exercise will not be graded. The main purpose is to get you started on this important assignment now.
Movie Critique Paper (Core Assessment): You will write a paper analyzing the mental health issues of each character in a move and prescribe which treatment modalities you believe to be the best and why. The paper must be a minimum of 1000 words written in APA style. Movie choices are as follows:
Good Will Hunting
My Two People That needs to be written about:
A. Will Hunting
B. Shawn the Therapist
