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FM2 - Section C - Comparative Study of TWO US Films

Genre of study: Science Fiction (Sci-Fi)

WJEC State:

"TWO films must be chosen from a specific Genre or dealing with a specific theme"

The TWO films chosen for study this year are:

Invasion of the Bodysnatchers (IOTBS) (1956)

War of the Worlds (2005)

You are required to explore the ways each films reflects, or has been influenced their respective societies. 

You will do this through analysis of the following areas:

Genre

Narrative

Social Context

Lesson 1 - Introduction to Genre

Lesson 2 - Post 9/11 Society and Cinema

Lesson 2 - Research into Social Context

Lesson 3 - A Brief History of the Science Fiction Genre &

the use of War of the Worlds as an allegorical tale

Lesson 4 - War of the Worlds Screening

Lesson 5 - War of the Worlds - Post 9/11 Cinema 

Lesson 6 - War of the Worlds and 9/11

Lesson 7 - Invasion of the Bodysnatchers - screening

Lesson 8 - IOTBS / Cold War / McCarthyism context

Lesson 8 - Narrative

Lesson 9 - Representation