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Spygirl

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 08:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Some of you may remember when I used to do this as a student, but now I need help as the teacher.

I am teaching a class on life span/development and have 4 different classes where I want the groups to watch a movie and then do a presentation on how that stage of the life cycle and the movie depict the major issues in that stage. I've already identified a movie for one of the topics.

Here are the three topics left:

1). The impact of sex and gender
2). Adolescence
3). Early adulthood (single adults and young marrieds)



So, can you think of any good movies dealing with these issues? It can be a funny movie as well. Doesn't matter at all.

Mware

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 08:54 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Stand By Me
Now and Then

Heyltslori

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 09:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Spy! Now and Then is a great choice for adolescence! (good call Mware!). There is a movie called Singles (Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott) that would probably work good for Early Adulthood.

Azriel

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 09:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
1)Not sure what you are aiming for on this one
2)The Outsiders
3)Just Married

Tabbyking

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 09:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
for 2) definitely THE OUTSIDERS, azriel, you are right on for that one!!

Tabbyking

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 09:47 am EditMoveDeleteIP
3) riding in cars with boys (?)

Aus10

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 09:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
What age group are we talking about here?
A great movie for young adults to me anyway is St. Elmo's Fire. The "it's time to grow up movie." :)

Spygirl

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 09:50 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The target audience here is master's students...they range in age from early 20s up to 60s.

With the first one, I'm looking more for the impact of gender on relationships. Most likely a movie that really shows gender and power differentials....and I'm so bad at thinking of good movies, but you guys are awesome!

I'm going to do a imdb search on the ones you've already suggested! Thanks!!!

Tabbyking

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 09:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
3) or "an officer and a gentleman". the young girls in the area hoping to marry and leave with a pilot, the women who stay in the area working in factories and not moving on with their lives, etc.
it also works somewhat with your #1, because currently some things are still more male-oriented. perhaps a movie about a girl playing a boy's sport or something might work, too for #1.

Grooch

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 09:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
What about Parenthood?

Lancecrossfire

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 09:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
For the topic of adolescence:
1) fast times at ridgemont high
2) sixteen candles

While on the surface these may seem like smart-ass answers, I think both, although lots of comedy is involved, shows a big range of what adolescence is like for both males and females.

Twinkie

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 10:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Lance, one of my favorite movies is Sixteen Candles!!!

Spygirl

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 10:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Grooch, Parenthood is the one I'm asking them to watch for the fourth topic I didn't list. It is an absolutely perfect movie about family life :)

These are awesome suggestions! Keep 'em coming!

Azriel

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 10:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Maybe for the first one - Boys Don't Cry?

Spygirl

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 10:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
While an excellent choice, Az, I'm wondering if it might be a bit too heavy for them? That is such a powerful movie. I won't eliminate it for sure, though, until I see if there are any alternatives.

Sweetbabygirl

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 10:23 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay, don't laugh....I have a movie for #1.

Brooke Shields made a movie in the early 80's named Endless Love....I may be the only person in the world that saw it. Anyway, the movie was about the intensity of a teenaged couple's first relationship.

IMO, it was a very good movie, and I highly recommend it.

Grooch

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 10:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
How about The Associate with Whoopi Goldberg for #1?

Azriel

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 10:32 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Spy, that movie is heavy, but powerful in showing the 'expected' roles of genders and sexual behavior in our culture.

Rabbit

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 10:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
When raising the girls, we used the movie "Pretty In Pink" as a litmus test. If the girls liked how the movie ended they weren't ready to date. If they said Molly Ringwald's character was a real loser for dumping her true friend to go with the snobby guy because he decided she looked hot, then they were ready to start dating without me following them with my club.

By the way the pathetic superficial ending was added after test showings because it was what the target 12-16 year old female audience wanted.

Scootersmom

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 11:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
For #2 - Adolescence

"The Breakfast Club"

Ddr1135

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 12:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
For #2: Save the Last Dance

Urgrace

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 12:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Spy, you might look into the Gidget movies or Beach Party (1963)

Also If a Man Answers for the young adults.

Tashakinz

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 01:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
"The Breakfast Club" is (imho) the quintessential teen movie. It covers ALL the angst.

"Like Water for Chocolate" is a good gender roles movie in that it shows how things can change from generation to generation - but it is a period piece so may not qualify as it's not "modern".

"Reality Bites" is a good "just out of college" movie.

Squaredsc

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 01:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
i want to ditto the breakfast club and sixteen candles, as well as suggest 'the wood' for your #2.

Tishala

Monday, October 06, 2003 - 02:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
When I teach about sex and gender--every quarter--I like to use Vertigo by Hitchcock. Its temporal distance amplifies gender differences. Many Hitchcock films work with this, though, and when I taught a class about the marriage contract, I picked North by Northwest. You might also look at The Crying Game or Paris is Burning, the second of which can only be appropriate for Master's students. Pretty WOman is also excellent, insofar as it argues that the state of womanhood constitutes prostitution, de facto or de jure.

I think I'll stop now. Heehee.