Film analysis (Confucianism & Taoism)
Discuss how one of the films below (or another film of your choosing approved by the instructor in advance) wrestles with one of the religions (Confucianism, or Taoism) or a combination. Watch the film after reading Smith’s chapter on the religion under consideration and write your paper in dialogue with Smith’s chapter (yes, use short quotes from Smith in your paper). Please consider characters, plot, context, and other pertinent aspects of the film but do not provide a summary of these. Rather, assume the instructor knows the film and you are simply arguing for an interpretation of its messages on the topics below. On the title page list your name, the title of the film, when and with whom you viewed the film.