Arrival

  1. What are some common theories about time travel?
  2. How would the arrival of an alien species change your worldview....and life?
  3. What are some unique ways humans communicate?
  4. How does miscommunication affect world relations?

{Topics for discussion}

  1. Arrival Film Project (will be posted in GC)
  2. Arrival Quiz (not currently open) (code is arrival)
HG Wells
Orson Welles

WAR OF THE WORLDS

​{Topics for discussion}

  • Written by HG Wells about 1897
  • Wells was a student of Natural Selection
  • Based on Britain's invasion of Tasmania
  • Novel features an unnamed protagonist
  • Novel began the use of the word "Martian"
  • Novel has remained in print since the original publication
  • ​Novel inspired at least 7 films
  • Inspired scientist Robert Goddard to develop rocket boosters for NASA
  • Caused a radio panic in 1939 by Orson Welles. 

                                                       District 9
  1. How does the film mirror the cultural context of Apartheid in South Africa?
  2. Was director Blomkamp's vision for the film accomplished? How?
  3. What is unique about the film style and techniques?
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                                                                     Nelson Mandela and F.W. DeClerk won the Nobel Prize in 1993
Behind the Scenes (1996 YouTube)

ET - The Extra Terrestrial

Facts about ET Article

Essay on ET

Spielberg IMBD

The making of the 2019 sequel commercial

Look for
  •  Characters
  •  Themes​
  •  Style and   Cinematography
  •  Motifs
  •  Symbols
Spielberg on ET