This document provides guidance on how to analyze movies by discussing several films and concepts. It recommends suspending judgment, learning about cinematic techniques, looking for patterns, examining effects, and making connections to fully understand what a movie is trying to convey. Key areas covered include auteur theory, genre, mise-en-scene, story, and analyzing scenes, characters, and themes. The document uses numerous example films such as The Shining, Dr. Strangelove, and Shawshank Redemption to illustrate different analytical techniques.

1. How to think about the movies
The Shining (1980)

2. Movies can be for dumb enjoyment
Dumb and Dumber(199

3. But they can be more...
Breathless (1960)

4. Movies want you to think about
them
Dr. Strangelove

5. How do we analyze a
movie?
Django Unchained
(2012)

6. 1
Suspend Judgment
The Godfather (1972

7. 2
Learn about the medium
Lars Von Trier

8. 3
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Look For Patterns

9. 4
Examine the effect

10. 5
tand by Me (1986)
Make Connections

11. Westworld (1973)
TERMS

12. Rushmore (1998)
Auteur

13. Focus
awshank Redemption (1994)
Shawshank Redemption
(1998)
Depth of Field

14. Focus
awshank Redemption (1994)
Shawshank Redemption
(1998)
Depth of Field

15. Focus
awshank Redemption (1994)
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The Time Machine
Racking Focus

16. ride of FrankensteinGone With the Wind
(1932)
(1939)
Genre
High Noon (1952)
Singin’ in the Rain

17. MISE-ENSCENE
Amélie
(2001)

18. The
Godfather
(1972)
Story/

19. Citizen
Kane
(1941)
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Scene

20. The Matrix
(1999)
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