The Gold Rush (1925)
Clips shown.King Kong (1933)
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The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Clips shown.Gone with the Wind (1939)
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King Kong (1933)
Prof. Suber analyzes King Kong as a sympathetic "villain" - a force of nature who is not guilty of anything and not evil, but meets a tragic fate in the end.Gone with the Wind (1939)
Prof. Suber discusses the film's ending, with Clark Gable's memorable (truth-telling) line, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Prof. Suber discusses Tom Joad's facial wound as a cinematic badge of heroism.Casablanca (1942)
Prof. Suber analyzes the "Marseillaise" scene as an example of Rick Blaine "sticking his neck out" and making an ethical decision.High Noon (1952)
Prof. Suber analyzes the scene where Amy, a pacifist Quaker, shoots one of the villains in order to save her husband (an ethical decision, and an unexpected betrayal of her religious values).
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