Ms. Knox suggested Religulous for me, and from the basic knowledge I have without having seen the movie, and from the basic plot summaries I've read, I can assume that it takes a major beating on religion. I would combine this movie with a book I also have, written by Christopher Hitchens, titled "God is Not Great", another negative viewpoint on the topic of religion. If I were to use this topic, I would focus on topics/questions such as as: to what extent should religion be focused/used in America? To what extent is it actually used? How much of our nation is structured on religion? I am not sure whether I would struggle with this topic as I have no religious background whatsoever.
However, I could also do 500 Days of Summer, where I would focus on the topic of "Love Stories" as the movie is not a typical love story, in the end, the boy and girl do not end up together after the movie almost implies that they should be destined to be together. I would focus on working in other love stories, typical and atypical and compare them to this one, in the film industry. This topic may be more broad since love stories seem to be a common theme throughout all types of film.
I'm reluctant to choose because I want to make sure I choose a topic that I can relate to much other media (books, ideas, movies, etc.) and be able to give it a full, interesting review because the content was quite interesting!
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Remember that the focus of this essay is reviewing the movie, not writing an essay on a topic you want to explore. For Religulous, bringing in outside sources is great, maybe even essential. I would look at the rise in popularity in movies and books about religion. Most are anti-religion. Why is that? I think you might be surprised by the film. I went and saw it with a group of people from my church, and we had a great discussion after.
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