sentences).
Everyone must do numbers 1-2.
1. Explain howBig Shots Funeralmakes fun of rampant commercialism in the following two (2) scenes: Tylersreincarnation as a black boy; an insane businessman defining who counts as a successful person. What is Feng Xiaogangs position on commercialism (e.g. supportive critical or else)?
2. Explain how24 Cityperceives urban transformation in the following two (2) scenes: workers singing in a large auditorium; Zhao Taos character in her Volkswagen beetle car in an empty lot. What is Jia Zhangkes evaluation of socialist legacy (e.g. nostalgic critical or else)?
Then choose two (2) others from numbers 3-6 that you did NOT discuss in your term paper.
3. Describe how you interpret these two (2) details fromPlunder of Peach and Plum: the child is abandoned at an orphanage; the old principal visits the imprisoned former student. What message does the film send by ending in tragedy?
4. Cite two (2) examples fromIts My Day Offto illustrate how the film emphasizes the importance of everyone helping others. What reward does the model policeman get in the end and why is it important?
5. Discuss the meanings of these two (2) details fromErmo: Ermo repeatedly sells her blood; Ermo dozes off while the TV screen shows nothing. What is the films judgment on Ermos success in postsocialist China?
6. Explain your interpretation of these two (2) examples fromSuzhou River: Mada and Mudan die in an accident; the videographer refuses to look for the disappeared Meimei. What is the directors overall view of Shanghai?