Chinese Cinema and Society

The end of term paper is designed to welcome artistic, creative, and critical thinking. It celebrates a semi-open format and offers students liberty to choose and write about what seems the most intellectually intriguing and relatable.
With this kind of philosophy in mind, please write an 8-page (double-spaced) term paper and focus on at least 2 of the following themes presented in 2 (or more) of the films included in the 2nd half of the semester: post-Mao urban transformation, money economy, passage of time, pursuit of materialism, freedom, and happiness.
You are also permitted to add additional themes according to your preference. In the meantime, please analyze and contextualize the cinematography, representation, and styles of each production mentioned in your paper.
The films included in the 2nd half of the semester are:
Wedding Banquet/Wedding reception(1993) by Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(2000) by Ang Lee, Unknown Pleasures/Let it ride(2003) by Jia Zhangke, Last Train Home/归途列车(2010) by Fan Lixin, Mr. Six/Old cannon (2015) by Guan Hu, Dragonfly Eyes/Eye of the eye(2017) by Xu Bing.
Important Guidelines:
You are required to cite the class readings properly and include authors, titles of the readings, and page numbers in the reference or cited works section. Citation styles may vary and please feel free to follow MLA or Chicago styles

Chinese Cinema and Society

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