Instructions: Each student is to watch a movie of their choosing and write a review that addresses at least 10 psychological principles throughout the text, including chapters that have not yet been covered. The assignment involves three parts:
Expectation
Points Possible
Earned Points
1. A summary brief of the movie.
10
2. A LIST of the principles, definitions, and the application to the movie. (4/concept and definition)(4/application)
80
3. A conclusion that will include a summary of the assignment and the learning experience of the assignment.
10
4. Extra Points – (10 maximum)
10
Total Points
The review should be a minimum of 5 pages, double-spaced, and 12-point Times New Roman font. The review should be in APA style and this instruction sheet should be attached as the cover page.
Here are some suggestions for movies but you are not limited to these…
28 Days
A Beautiful Mind
A Clockwork Orange
Analyze This
Barfly
Blow
Bridget Jones Diary
Clean and Sober
Copy Cat
Good Will Hunting
Leaving Las Vegas
Monster
Nell
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Patch Adams
Philadelphia
Ray
Roses in the Attic
Saw
Seven
The Aviator
The Butterfly Affect
Traffic
Walk the Line
What about Bob?
When a Man Loves a Woman
Girl, Interrupted
Movie Summary and Psychological Examples
The movie, Girl, Interrupted, is based on the book of the same name by author Susanna Kaysen. It is based on her memoir of her time spent at a mental institution in the late 1960’s.
Movie Summary
Susanna Kaysen (played by Winona Ryder) was 18 years old when she voluntarily checked herself into Claymoore Hospital after an overdose of aspirin chased with vodka. Her stay extends beyond what she expected and is nearly two years. She denies that she was attempting to commit suicide.
While at Claymoore, Susanna befriends her fellow patients, most notably, Lisa (played by