For this assignment you will first watch and then analyze a film by Derren Brown called The Push.
What you’ll submit:
After watching the film, describe your reactions to the film and the other details provided below:
Page 1: Write your review with a general overview of what you thought of the film. This analysis can be a fairly
shallow and solely reflective of your own opinions did you believe the film? Was the film shocking to you? What
did you take away from this movie? What was your favorite part?
Pages 2 and 3: Page 1, Select and discuss three specific scenes or examples in the film that represent each of
the following concepts discussed in lecture and your textbook:
Informational Influence
Normative Influence
Obedience to Authority
Regardless of which scenes you choose, for each one you should make sure to…
- Describe each of the concepts above broadly in your own words. It’s totally okay to refer to your book and/or
the lecture video for this. - Describe your chosen scene in its entirety. Be sure to highlight the specific actions taken by the people in the
scene that might fit into the concept you’re discussing. - In detail, describe how the scene represents the concept. If you need to, you can describe how the scene is
or isn’t like the specific studies discussed in lecture and your book (e.g., Sherif’s moving light experiments).
Notes (please read these before starting): - Be thorough in your explanations! You will be graded on how logically you compare the scenes in the film to
the specific concepts listed on “Pages 2 and 3” above. Whether you do or don’t think the scene does a good
job of conveying the concept, explain why!
Sample Solution
