Popular Films and Emotional Response Past Exam Questions

2010

• 'One of the great pleasures of popular cinema is surrendering to the film experience and allowing ourselves to be emotionally manipulated.' Discuss this statement with reference to the films you have studied for this topic. [35]
• 'Emotional response to a popular film is dependent on the ways in which we are made to identify with particular characters.' How far has this been your experience? [35]

2011

• How important is performance in understanding the spectator's emotional response to popular films? Refer to the films you have studied for this topic. [35]
• With reference to the films you have studied for this topic, explore some of the film techniques that are particularly powerful in triggering an emotional response in the spectator. [35]

2012

• "Narrative is often assumed to be the most important factor in triggering emotional…