The Godfather film analysis

This is a 3-5-page paper (APA format) on a film from the suggested movie list below. You must write in complete sentences – no yes/no answers to the questions. The purpose of analyzing the film is not to tell the plot of the movie, but to discuss how differences in the cultures affect communication. APA format – page numbers top right, running head left justified all in caps, in-text citations, etc. Title and reference pages do not count as part of the 3-5 pages.

*Include the following in your paper:
1.    Describe the context in which the action takes place.
a.    How does the context affect communication patterns between the main characters?

2.    Describe different identities that emerge during the film.
a.    How are these identities constructed?
b.    How can the communication perspective help us in understanding the identities of the main characters?
c.    What is the relationship between identities and context?
d.    Do the identities of any of the main characters change in the course of the film?
e.    Do any of the characters undergo a process of identity development?
f.    What influenced this process?

3.    How does history affect the standpoints of the main characters?
a.    What do we learn about history from the film?
b.    What is the relationship between history and identities of the main characters?

4.    What communication styles and language are used in the film?
a.    What did you learn about the characters from the way they used language?
b.    Identify social structures that affect how the language is used (discourse).

5.    Analyze nonverbal codes and how this culture uses space.
a.    How do the main characters use nonverbal communication?
b.    How is personal space used in the film? Identify.

6.    Identify social and political position(s) the film represents.
a.    How are the cultural positions represented in the film related to our present social and political contexts?
b.    To which social position does the film appeal?
c.    Whose social interests are represented in the film?
d.    How is power shown in the social positions?