Musical Quotes
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The difference between a
lady and a flower girl is not
how she behaves, but how
she is treated.
Sacre bleu! Invaders!
I do not find the arrangement
of your features completely
disgusting.
When I shall sit, you shall sit.
When I shall kneel, you shall
kneel. Etcetera, etcetera,
etcetera.
It’s not the money I love. It’s
the not having it I hate.
• Beauty and the Beast
• The Unsinkable Molly Brown
• The King and I
• Silk Stockings
• My Fair Lady
Film Studies Veterans
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In essay form, respond to
the following:
Describe how your film
viewing has changed as a
result of Film Studies 1.
Have you become an more
active viewer?
Do you find the changes to
be positive, negative, or
neutral?
Support your answer with
specific examples and film
vocabulary where
appropriate.
• Grading on:
• Ideas
• Conventions
• Word Choice
Advertising
• What are some reasons for advertising?
• What are some reasons against
advertising?
Super Bowl Ads
• Based on your viewing last night and your
advertising “homework”, what
generalizations can you make about last
night’s commercials?
• How many of them were worth the
approximately $4 million spent on them?
Busby Berkeley
• Both of the below are shots from Busby
Berkley musicals. What type are they?
Why use them?
Fred Astaire
• Look at the images of this musical icon.
• Make some observations.
Gene Kelly
• Compare these images to yesterday’s
• Draw some conclusions
That’s Entertainment
• Prior to viewing the documentary, what
was your view on musicals? Why?
• Describe your overall presentation of the
documentary.
• Based on the film, why do you think that
the ’30s-’50s were considered the Golden
Age of Musicals?
• Identify some best practices that you
observed.
Sochi Opening Ceremonies
• What musical film best practices do you
see in these images from Sochi?
Chicago As Theatre
• Below are images from stage productions
of Chicago, what comparisons can you
make to costuming choices you saw?
• Based on what you have seen so far, what
does film allow you to do that theatre does
not?
Chicago as Satire
• Originally scripted in 1926, Chicago is
considered a satire on corruption in the
administration of criminal justice and the
concept of the “celebrity criminal”.
• What does changing it a musical do to its
satiric nature?
• Why would the concept of the “celebrity
criminal” explain Chicago’s continued
popularity?
Chicago Reflection
1. Identify the review that you read.
2. Quote 2 different lines from the review and
explain you agree or disagree with them.
3. Identify 1-3 best practices that you observed.
4. Identify 2-4 examples of cinematic and
theatrical elements you noted and explain why
you believe that Marshall made these choices.
5. Give your basic impressions of the film.
• Grading:
Ideas
Word Choice
Conventions
Triple Threats
• Identify any celebrities who are triple
threats…that is, they have more than one
talent.
Identify the Musicals
Sweet Charity
• In a couple of minutes you are going to
watch two clips from Sweet Charity,
another Bob Fosse musical.
• In your bellwork section, write anything
you notice about costuming,
choreography, lighting.
• Make a prediction about the subject matter
of this musical
Funny Girl
1. Based on your viewing of the film, why
do you believe that Barbara Streisand
won the Academy Award for Best Actress
in this role?
2. Explain why the title, Funny Girl, has:
a. A literal meaning
b. An ironic meaning
Damn Yankees
• In a couple of minutes you are going to
watch two clips from Damn Yankees,
another Bob Fosse musical.
• In your bellwork section, write anything
you notice about costuming,
choreography, lighting.
• However, why might someone write a
musical about the NY Yankees and the
Devil?
Dialect Disasters
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Julia Roberts, Irish
Kevin Costner, English
Angelina Jolie, Greek
Anne Hathaway, English
Tom Cruise, Irish
Dick Van Dyke,
Cockney
7. Harrison Ford, Russian
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Far and Away
Mary Poppins
Mary Reilly
Robin Hood: Prince of
Thieves
5. K-19: The Widowmaker
6. One Day
7. Alexander
Oscars
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For those of you who watched, gather your
thoughts on the following:
Best/worst dressed
Best/worst acceptance speech
Ellen’s performance as Emcee.
Award winners
The “Happy” song…rehearsed or spontaneous
What error occurred in the “memoriam tribute”.
My Fair Lady
1. Discuss Musical Best Practices in the
film which explain why this film was an
Oscar award winner.
2. Give your opinion about the film.
3. Explain how both Eliza and Professor
Higgins are dynamic characters.
4. Explain the relationship between the plot
of My Fair Lady and the myth of
Pygmalion.
Musical Shot Types
• Identify the shot types and what you
believe they are meant to convey?
Here are two posters for The King and I.
Compare and contrast them. What is being emphasized? What does
the composition of the posters suggest?
International Musicals
• In this course, we have concentrated on
American and British cinema.
• However, there is a wide world of important
cinema.
• Write down what, if anything, the term Bollywood
means to you.
• In a moment we will watch a clip from Bride and
Prejudice and make some international
connections about the musical genre.
International Musicals
• Italy has also contributed to the film
musical genre.
• What music genre did the Italians develop
that would make them natural contributors
to the musical film?
Elvis in Hollywood – Exploitation
Musicals
• Love him or hate him…Elvis is an iconic figure in
American pop culture. How is this image
bolstered in this film?
• In what ways, can you identify this film as having
exploitative qualities?
• In what ways, do you see the film as a
production of the times?
• Elvis was considered a “moral” danger. How
does this film combat or promote that?
• Who can you imagine wanting to be in films like
this today?
Monday’s Bellwork
• Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day…Identify
a film that has some sort of Irish
connection (Harb, this one’s for you).
Willie Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory
• Summarize the following quote…
• "Of course you don't know. You don't know
because only I know. If you knew and I
didn't know, then you'd be teaching me
instead of me teaching you - and for a
student to be teaching his teacher is
presumptuous and rude. Do I make myself
clear?" - Mr. Turkentine (David Battley)
Numbers
• Very little happens in filmmaking and
literature that is accidental.
• Why 5 Golden Tickets?
• Five is NOT a magical number nor a
derivative of one.
• So, tell me…why five?!
Names
• Names are rarely ever random in lit or film.
• What is significant about the children’s
names:
Augustus Gloop
Veruca Salt
Violet Beauregard
Mike Teevee
Charlie Bucket
Willie Wonka – Do you remember?
• Charlie did not only get a Wonka bar for
his birthday. What else did he get and
what color was it?
• What was the name of the man who
wanted the children to steal something
from the factory? What meaning does that
name have?
The Two Willie Wonkas
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Using Thinking Maps of your choice, bullet
points, or Morse Code, respond to the
following about the two films
Compare/contrast the two films.
Oompah Loompahs: role; creation; enslaved
“savages”
Your are in the Candy Garden: draw your plant
and say what it is made of.
Describe the acting decisions of Gene Wilder
versus those of Johnny Depp.
Both Willie Wonkas
• In both films, neither manifestation of
Willie Wonka seems to have been made
happy by their creation.
• This is not an unusual topos in mythology
or folklore.
• Why do you think this is?