Select from one of the following contemporary films for the film analysis:
1 The Duchess
2 Braveheart
3 Mr. Holland’s Opus
4 What Women Want
5 Sex and the City 1
6 Pride and Prejudice
7 Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
8 Sound of Music
9 The Secret Garden
10 First Knight
11 Footloose
12 Colombiana
13 Avatar
14 The Proposal
15 Hitch
16 Sense and Sensibility
17 Artificial Intelligence
18 The Breakfast Club
19 The Devil Wears Prada
20 The Blindside
21 Nanny McPhee
22 Gran Torino
23 Sleeping with the Enemy
24 27 Dresses
25 Good Will Hunting
26 Four Feathers
27 Juno
28 Steel Magnolias
29 The Color Purple
30 Crash
Each of these films demonstrates one or more of the major concepts discussed in this unit, including the source and role of conflict in the human quest for meaningful interpersonal relationships. If you have seen one or more of these films, you are encouraged to choose one you have already seen because communication concepts demonstrated in each film are often easier to see after multiple viewings of a film.
