Writing Homework Help

Recommended Instructions: total word count: 300

1. First, watch Film Gozu (dir. Takashi Miike, 2003) . The film is just over 2 hours long.

2. Next, write one paragraph about Gozu using Steps One and Two below.

3. Then read 2 articles:

• Brown, “Cinema Fou: Surrealist Horror from Face of Another to Gozu” (pp. 149-164)

• Brown, “Yakuza Horror” (pp. 182-287)

4. Write your second paragraph about both Brown articles, using Steps Three and Four below.

Monday’s Optional Response Prompt:

Step One: In one or two sentences, describe one scene in the film that evokes the absurd, that

appears surreal or dreamlike, or that blurs the boundaries between dream and waking.

Step Two: In the final sentences of your paragraph, explore what this scene suggests about

Minami’s desires or about Minami’s relationship to Ozaki. Deploy at least one key term in your

discussion.

Step Three: Write a second paragraph in which you respond to both Brown articles.

Suggestions: You might simply summarize each article, or else highlight what you found most

elucidating or surprising in each article. You might identify a quotation from each article that you

found especially useful, and explain why you find the quotation helpful. How does the article help

you see the film differently, how might you use or apply your findings from the article, or how

might you make use of the techniques the author uses to analyze the film?