Assignment

Technology is instrumental in certain films, especially in animated features and in science fiction and fantasy films. The most recent set of Star Wars films, such as Rogue One, for example, have all depended on technologies for special effects rendering. The technologies have transformed the viewer experience, allowing for a more media-rich immersion into the film. Even the earliest Star Wars movies like Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi did not use CGI like the modern films in the franchise but still depend on special effects to communicate with the audience about the realities of space politics. The Star Wars films have changed tremendously to reflect changes in technologies, and the overall look and feel of the newer prequel films is different from those of earlier installments. It would have been impossible to set a film in a galaxy far, far away without the use of special effects and technologies.

If no technologies were available to George Lucas for making the original Star Wars or any other films in the franchise, the director might have had to rely on painted sets only. This would have made the effects...

These early films were tremendously courageous in that they addressed race relations long before it was commonplace to do so. Spike Lee films take the discourse on race a step further, challenging viewers to confront their own personal prejudices and biases. Even Lees X, which is based on the autobiography of Malcolm X, encourages a broader social and political discussion on race. Through the story of Malcolm X, whose life epitomized the struggle for racial parity and social justice, Lee is able to communicate to viewers about how far Americans still have to go before their society is truly about liberty and justice…