Social Studies Movie Reviews Samples For Students

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William Goulding’s novel, Lord of the Flies has not only been a classic piece of literature that is studied and admired throughout both the literary and academic world. The fascinating story of a group of young boys stranded on an island after their plane crashes was also produced into a film in 1963 by director Peter Brook, and then remade in 1990 by director Harry Hook. After observing the 1990 version of the film I was able to capture numerous core concepts and theories of sociology that were applicable to the events unfolding among the characters of ...

“Secret of the Wild Child” hands out numerous sociological and psychological grounds. Taking a look at this documentary film has led most analysts into heartbreaking conclusions about a range of aspects in different disciplines: psychology, sociology and more. Albeit unfortunate, “Secret of the Wild Child” is believed to be one of the film productions that rendered the disciple of psychology and sociology both into a range of expose and criticism. Based on the assertions of the documentary “Secret of the Wild Child,” this paper studies a variety of critical analytical points, thus:

Purpose of the Agents of Socialization

Agents of socialization are critical to holistic ...

One of the movies that explores society, deals with the harsh reality of relationships between men and women, and misunderstandings of the concepts of gender and sex is the movie "Boys Don’t Cry". Even though Brandon Teena is the main character in the movie, other characters are equally important for the understanding of gender and sex stereotypes that exist in our culture. Gender is rarely divided from the sex in our culture, causing identity crisis and tragic endings of individuals, such as Brandon Teena.
One of the stereotypes is the assumption that sex and gender is the same ...

Movie Review: "Crash"

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Movie Review: "Crash"
Paul Higgins, writer and director for the controversial movie “Crash” does an excellent job in delivering heavy duty sociological issues in American culture through this riveting film. Numerous concepts and theories studied in sociology can be identified in nearly every scene of the movie. The uncomfortable topics of racism, classism, and sexism are at the hub of the storyline of Higgins film, forcing the audience to acknowledge the truth about morally troubling behavior and actions that are still currently issues in American society. Although the movie has received both acclaim and ...

The movie “Hunger Games” has the best sociological perspective that is visible right from the start of the movie (The Hunger Games 2012). A sense of poverty prevails in District Twelve. Katniss Everdeen shoots a deer sells it off and gets some bread for the family to survive. People of District Twelve live under the hardships and are oppressed by the capitol forces. The children of the District assemble at one place for selection through draws, for the Seventy-fifth hunger games. Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are selected to participate and are privileged to visit the capitol. A class changes ...

Introduction

There are several sociological processes that are exhibited in the movie, Remember the Titans. These processes have the aim of exposing the poor relationship that exists between the thought of the humans and the social context provided. The extent and the limits of the social influence which is displayed on the people’s lives in the movie and the social-cultural basics are also displayed. In achieving to put across all this information, several theories have been employed in an intertwining manner. Among the theories that have been employed are the conflict theory and the critical theory (Bankston, 2000). Several ...

Essentials of Organizational Behavior

Organizational behavior is a study that has something to do with the way how people or groups of people inside an organization interact (Dalton, 2000). The different groups of people and how they interact is the bread and butter of this field of study. There are several principles and variables that affect how people interact in an environment. Most of these principles have psychological and sociological roots (Fill, 2003). Organizational behavior is often confused with other fields of study like Human Resource Management, and Organizational and Industrial Psychology. While there may be similarities and links between these fields of study, ...

11th July, 2011

Sociological Movie Analysis: Passion of the Christ

Introduction

The film viewed is called “Passion of the Christ.” Mel Gibson presents the passion which is known by Christians as the sacred crucifixion of their Lord and Savior by Jews who did not accept him as the messiah. The major plot and characters were deducted from accounts given in the gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Scenes included Sermon on the Mount; Mary Magdalene and the last supper. (Passion of the Christ)
The predominant sociological perspective as espoused by the author is religion. In this discussion Functionalist theory of Herbert Spencer and Talcott Parson ...