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Define reflexive film. |
A film that makes the audience aware of the film-making process. |
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Who directed "Bowling For Columbine?" |
Michael Moore |
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When was "Bowling For Columbine" released? |
2002 |
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Who is the President of the NRA who is featured heavily throughout the film?
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Charlton Heston
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What is the name of the group of weekend warriors shown near the beginning of the film? |
The Michigan Militia |
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What famous TV theme music does Moore use as he approaches and meets Charlton Heston for the first time? |
"Mr Rogers' Neighborhood" (a long-running children's TV show), casting an ironic light on Charlton Heston as obviously untrustworthy, by juxtaposing him with a trustworthy figure. |
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Who directed "The Cove?" |
Louis Psihoyos |
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What year was "The Cove" released? |
2009 |
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What was the name of the dolphin advocate in the film who trained the Flipper dolphins? |
Ric O'Barry |
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What is the name of the commission that Ric O'Barry disrupts by wearing a television showing footage of the Taiji dolphin massacre? |
The International Whaling Commission |
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Who is credited as "Exit Through the Gift Shop's" director? |
Banksy |
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When was "Exit Through the Gift Shop" released? |
2010 |
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What is the name and alter ego of the main character of the film? |
Thierry Guetta/Mr Brainwash |
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Why does Banksy suggest that Thierry do an art show? |
To distract him while Banksy reedited the footage from Thierry's awful original cut of the film. |
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What does Banksy say at the end of the film about fostering new talent? |
"I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don't do that so much anymore."
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What do we call the philosophy that underlies Reflexive film making? |
Post-modernism |
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Define post-modernism. |
A philosophy that holds that all truths are equally valid and that there is no final, absolute, indisputable truth. |
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How is that reflected in this film? |
The film deliberately plays with the truth and asks you to disbelieve it - Thierry seems too awful to be real, and there are also questions about who is filming him and why at some points in the movie. |
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Give one really good quote that proves Thierry is a moron. |
I don’t know how to play chess. But life is a chessgame for me. |
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Name another influence on reflexive film making. |
Reality TV |
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Name five ways you can see this. |
Doorstepping, ironic use of archival footage, ironic use of music, stunts, slick post-production. |
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Name three other Reflexive films. |
"Supersize Me," "Fahrenheit 9/11," "Louis and the Nazis." |
