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Question
1. The musical La La Land
2. What are some of the conventions of musicals in film. For each convention, can we find examples in the movie?
(ex: Indiana Jones is an action film, and includes lots of physical stunts. One example is the beginning scene with the boulder after Indiana tries to take the statue.)
3. What are types of subject matter that are included in musicals. For each subject, can we find examples in the movie? Write out how that film demonstrates that subject. Include stills, clips, or images to support your examples.
4. What values are explores in this genre of film? For each subject, find a film to use as an example. Write out how that film demonstrates that subject. Include stills, clips, or images to support your examples.
5. Make a list of things that the audience needs to "buy in to" for this genre of film. For example, with romance films, we need to buy in to the idea of the "meet cute" and "soul mates" for a lot of romance movies to make sense. Explain your answers with examples from films. Include stills, clips, or images to support your examples.
6. Explain why this genre is the best of all film genres. Try to persuade. Use examples with stills, images, and clips to support your answers.