Analytical Approaches
Task 1 1) Give a short description of each and an example if possible from a film of your choice: Film: John Wick Genre analysis: John Wick is an Action, Crime, Thriller film. You would know it is a action, thriller film because of all the fighting and all the events that occur. Content: This film contains a lot of violence, bloody images, and strong language, the film is based in america. John Wick is an Ex assassin who left his job in order to be with his wife. His wife then dies of cancer, his wife then leaves him a dog when she dies so he is not lonely. A russian mafia's son decides to go and kill John Wicks dog which forces John Wick to hunt down the son. Narrative analysis: The narrative of the film is a series of events that take place. for example the film starts off with John Wick on the floor in front of a car with blood on his hands and it also shows that he has wounds. 2) Define reception study Reception theory is a version of reader response literary