Red Dawn

AP US History: RED DAWN Assignment

1. You are to choose 3 topics/themes you find portrayed in the movie and write a long paragraph (or multiple paragraphs) about the topic. For each topic do the following:
A. Identify the topic/theme and describe how it is portrayed in the movie.
B. Explain what perspective/point of view/ideology the director is trying to portray of the topic/theme and explain how they are doing it in the film.
C. Explain what type of impact the portrayal of this topic/theme might have on the average movie-goer in the mid-1980’s (not on you today, you are too sophisticated and analytical to be manipulated I hope!!!).

15 pts.