Humanities, Philosophy and Film

Films:                                                               Corresponding Themes:

Shoah      Holocaust and the Problem of Evil

Schindler's List      

Holocaust and the Problem of Evil
A Handmaids Tale       Feminism and Future Civilization
Basic Instinct     Gender Issues, Victimization Issues
Silence of The Lambs           Gender Issues, Victimization Issues
The Crying Game               Gender Issues, Victimization Issues

Moonstruck    

Personal Virtues

Leaving Las Vegas

Personal Virtues, Destructive Lives and Love
The Net       Social Construction of Identity

He Said/She Said

Examines Reality of External World
Secrets and Lies                Culture and Emotions
Inherit the Wind            Creationism versus Evolutionism

Dead Poets Society

Socratic Dialogue and Method
Do the Right Thing                        Morality Tales and Culture
Blade Runner  Memory and Identity
Chinatown       Ethics; Moral Persons
My Dinner with Andre                  Meaning and the Value of Existence
The Battle of Algiers        Human Rights
Crimes and Misdemeanors        Ethics
The Addiction   Examines Addictions to Evil and Violence
In The Name of The Rose    Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
In The Name of The Father      Human Rights, Social Justice Issues

The Thin Blue Line

Epistemology
12 Angry Men Perceptions, Conflict and Logical Problems
Space Odyssey 2001 Future Civilization and Technology
Shawshank Redemption Transformation and Search for Meaning
No Exit (Sartre)  Existentialism and Freedom
The Stranger (Camus) Existentialism and Freedom
Total Recall  Memory and Identity
Rainman Conceptual Thinking  
The Stranger (Camus) Conceptual Thinking 

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                                           Philip M. Fortier, M.A. (1997-2006)