Deck 10: Film Industry and Social Justice Movements

Question 1

The adult-centered mid-budget film has found new life thanks to which format?

A) video-on-demand
B) prestige TV
C) Fathom Events
D) Blu-Ray

Answer 1

prestige TV

Question 2

Define the philosophy of the #OscarsSoWhite movement.Do you agree or disagree with its concerns? Why or why not?

Answer 2

The #OscarsSoWhite movement has drawn attention to the disparity between Oscar nominees and the makeup of the general population.Essentially, they are lobbying for increased representation of nonwhite minorities that would proportionally match the demographics of the United States.In favor of #OscarsSoWhite: Representation in the arts matters and serves as a mirror of our society and culture, and therefore it is important to foster diversity of representation.Against #OscarsSoWhite: Hollywood is a private business and needs to make films that they know will be economically successful.It's also possible that a student might make the argument that deliberately casting more people of color would appear to be "reverse discrimination," although that argument may not be particularly compelling.

Question 3

Lynne Ramsay's 2018 film You Were Never Really Here pays explicit homage to this New Hollywood classic.

A) The Godfather
B) Chinatown
C) Taxi Driver
D) Easy Rider

Answer 3

Taxi Driver

Question 4

Define the philosophies of the #MeToo and Time's Up movements.Do you agree or disagree with their concerns? Why or why not?

Question 5

In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, journalists have brought an increased focus to gender inequality, sexual harassment, and sexual assault.What is the name of this social justice movement?

A) #MeToo
B) #OscarsSoWhite
C) #MAGA
D) Bernie Bros.

Question 6

You are an executive at HBO.Write a short pitch for a "prestige drama" while defining its characteristics.

Question 7

This 2018 Wes Anderson film combines many of his previous tropes (e.g., whimsical celebration of childhood independence) with a concern for the future of the planet.

A) Fantastic Mr.Fox
B) You Were Never Really Here
C) Isle of Dogs
D) The Rider

Question 8

This social justice movement is geared toward exposing progressive hypocrisy in Hollywood in the wake of the 2016 Academy Award nominations.

A) #MeToo
B) #OscarsSoWhite
C) QAnon
D) Time's Up

Question 9

The top ten grossing films of 2016 and 2017 contained all of the following types of films EXCEPT

A) sequels.
B) reboots.
C) prestige pictures.
D) franchise expansions.

Question 10

Which of the following films offered a progressive counterargument to the "Make America Great Again" mentality by demonizing the financial sector and focusing on the plight of the working poor?

A) Logan Lucky
B) The Big Short
C) Hell or High Water
D) all of the above

Question 11

Thanks to the work of the #OscarsSoWhite movement, data has revealed that approximately what percentage of film roles are cast with white actors?

A) 25 percent
B) 50 percent
C) 75 percent
D) 99 percent

Question 12

This 2018 film by Chloe Zhao focuses on an isolated rural subculture and utilizes a hybrid of documentary and fiction film techniques.

A) Baby Driver
B) The Rider
C) Isle of Dogs
D) Dunkirk

Question 13

In 2018, this movie-ticket subscription service shook up the industry by offering one film per day for a monthly fee of $9.95.

A) MoviePass
B) Netflix
C) Amazon Prime
D) Hulu

Question 14

Thanks to Ronan Farrow's New Yorker article, this former studio mogul has been charged with rape and criminal sex acts.

A) Woody Allen
B) Louis C.K.
C) Harvey Weinstein
D) Kevin Spacey

Question 15

As of 2017, this is the largest multimedia conglomerate in the world.

A) Disney
B) Viacom
C) Time Warner
D) Comcast