(remaining films are The Big Lebowski, Todo Sobre mi Madre & The Shape of Water.) You may of course, choose a film of your liking but be warned: There are plenty of perfectly entertaining films that are not ripe for analysis: The Fast and the Furious 198209, Trolls, Curse of La Llorona, for example, while perfectly entertaining popcorn films have their value, they are not necessarily the type of film you wish to work with.
Explore the use of doubles and mirrors in The Shining
Study and analyze the Oedipal themes and statements on the American themes as seen in the separation scene of Citizen Kane.
How does Miyazaki establish and demonstrate the importance of nurture and nature in My Neighbor Totoro?
Explain how Jean-Luc Godard rewrites the film noir in À bout de souffle (Breathless)
If you’d rather stick with something contemporary but are stuck, here are some possible ideas:
Examine Bird Box (2018) as an exploration of post-partum depression and motherhood.
Discuss the metaphorical representations of cancer within Annihilation (2018).
How does Spirited Away (2002) offer a critic of late 20th-century, capitalist Japan.
Consider the use of colors (blue, white and pink) in the film Moonlight (2016).
Look at the gender blurring and spatial representation in The Favorite (2018).
How does Drive (2011) present us a contemporary fairy tale-cum-superhero narrative?
How does Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) display toxic masculinity and its consequences?
