Movie Discussion #5

[Prof. Gustavo Flores]

Read the following prompts and choose to participate in the discussion that you want for 15 points. If you want to participate in both, you can certainly do it and earn a total of 30 points. Final due date for this discussion is January 15th, 2024.

1. Our Top 3 for Lesson 5 revealed Speed, Ed Wood, and Forrest Gump as the best movies from the year 1994. What is your opinion about those movies? Which are the ones you have seen? Which are the ones you haven’t seen? Which one you liked the most and why? Which one would you like to see the most and why? Is there a movie that doesn’t appeal to you and why? These are some ideas but you can discuss whatever you like about those movies. Make your discussion at least 150 words for your 15 points.
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2. As you know, Speed, Ed Wood, and Forrest Gump made it to the 1994 movie’s Top 3, but what about the other movies? Think about all the other movies we mentioned in Lesson 3. Is there a particular movie or movies you think deserved more attention and should have won more Oscars? Discuss the movie(s) you chose and explain your reasons why the Academy should have appreciated it/them more. Make your discussion at least 150 words for your 15 points.