Role of a Film in Understanding Sex and Cinema

This essay is a minimum of 5 pages. You must include and cite 3 outside references that can consist of articles, books, or other scholarly sources. You can cite with either APA or MLA format, whichever you chose however your work must be properly cited. You can cite more than 3 sources but 3 sources must be used. If you reference any other media they must be properly cited in your essay.

For this essay you are going to choose a film, any film you like, and address the following topics:

What role does this film play in your understanding of sex and cinema?

Based on when this film was made what cultural influences are present in the film? (Look at what was culturally relevant at the time, look at other contemporary media at the time, historical influences, etc.)

How did this film impact current media today? Provide examples of contemporary media that support your point.

Was this film successful in its portrayal of sex, gender, or sexuality for the time period? (Again think of the socio-historical context, for example if your film was made in the 80s was it successful for that time period).

If this film was made in a different time period (for example if a film from 2020 was made in the 80s) how would the portrayal of sex, gender, or sexuality be different? Why?

Did this film broach any controversial topics (for the time period)? If so, how? How important were the sex scenes (if present) to the overall plot?

If there were no direct sex scenes would the addition of sex scenes have added to the film? Why or why not?

Why did you chose this film to explore? How has it impacted your own views on sex, gender, and/or sexuality?