Year 10 'Ant-Man' Cinema Reflection

You went to see the superhero film 'Ant-man' on Monday 16th November as part of your GCSE Media course.

After screening: discussion guide

   

The film

  

• What did you enjoy most about the film?

• Who were your favourite characters in the film? Why?

• Were your predictions about how the film would end correct?

• Sometimes films have a hidden meaning or try to teach us a lesson. Was there a hidden meaning in this film and if

so, what was it?

  

The cinema experience

  

• What did you enjoy about seeing this film in the cinema instead of at home or school?

• How would you feel if cinemas no longer existed and why?

• Why might some people choose not to go to the cinema?

• If you could design your perfect cinema what would it look/feel/sound like?

  

Your voice

  

• Would you recommend the film you have seen to a friend or family member? What would you say about it?

• Are there any films that you think would be good to watch which are relevant to a topic you’re studying in class?

• If you were re-making the film, how would you change it? Why would you make those choices?

• What is the next film you would like to see in a cinema? Why?

  

The bigger picture

  

• Despite predictions that cinema would be killed off by the arrival of television, video, DVD and computers,

cinema audiences continue to grow. How would you define ‘the magic of the cinema’ that has enabled it to be

so successful?