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Captain Fantastic Flashcards

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Institutional Context

Why was Captain Fantastic made

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producer Lynette Howell Taylor provided funding at the Sundance FIlm Festival

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Institutional Context

Why was Captain Fantaastic successful

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  1. word of mouth
  2. positive reviews
  3. released in a year full of successful independent films
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What is active spectatorship

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when the spectator notices hidden meanings or questions the intended reading of the film

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What is passive spectatorship

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when the spectator doesn’t question the film

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What is alignment

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the character the spectator is forced to see the most of

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What is allegiance

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when the spectator decides to follow a character due to ones own moral standing

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What is identification

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When the spectator notices a personal connection with themselves and the character onscreen

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What is recognition

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to recognise the behaviour of something a character is going through

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What is the preferred reading

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accepting the directors intended reading

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What is a negotiated reading

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when the spectator slightly challenges the preferred reading

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What is an oppositional reading

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when the spectators reading is completely different to the directors

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What is an abberant reading

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when the spectators reading is unknown

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What is occult symbolism

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Where mystical value is placed onto a symbol, motif, or item

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What is post-structuralism

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when you are able to get many different meanings from a text

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What is limited pluralism

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the idea that spectators will only respond in a limited number of ways

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16
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What is the aesthetic of Captain Fantastic

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life is all about balance

17
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What can make a spectators viewing experience different

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  1. age
  2. gender
  3. race
  4. political allegiance
18
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What are the names of Ben’s children

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  1. Bodevan
  2. Kielyr
  3. Vespyr
  4. Rellian
  5. Zaja
  6. Nai
19
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What is Ben’s wife called

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Leslie

20
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What issues does Captain Fantastic deal with

4 points

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  1. right vs left wing ideology
  2. parenting and being a part of a family
  3. impact of formal and informal education
  4. issues with technology (small)
21
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What is the preferred reading of Captain Fantastic

3 points

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‘Life is all about balance’ -Ross

22
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What does Captain Fantastic make the spectator question

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  1. capitalism
  2. consumerism
  3. obesity
  4. technology
  5. education
  6. parenting
23
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Where is Captain Fantastic set

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Washington State

24
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What is Captain Fantastics narrative

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a linear narrative that comes full circle

25
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What did Ross want Captain Fantastic to be

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a ‘oner’

26
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What are the examples of binary opposition in Captain Fantastic

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  1. urban vs natural
  2. alternate vs dominant ideologies
  3. informal vs formal education
27
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Why is Captain Fantastic shot digitally

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  1. cost effective
  2. artistically preferable
  3. able to capture longtakes that involve a lot of actors
  4. children can only owrkr 6-hours a day
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has Ross failes to create hope in in Captain Fantastic

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  1. family discard their initial ideologies
  2. spectators invested in the family’s way of life will be left hopeless and disappointed
29
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How can equality of representations be seen in Captain Fantastic

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children are taught the same skills

30
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why are neither Ben nor Jack vilified at the end

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  1. Ben compromises at the end of the film
  2. Jack’s actions can be understood
  3. both Jack and Ben are grieving
31
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how does Captain Fantastic offer anti-authority messages

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  1. reoccurring quote of “Power to the people. Stick it to the man”
  2. unwillingness to conform to society
32
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How can Ben be perceived negatively by spectators

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a dangerous and manipulating criminal father

33
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What are the positives of using an ideological critical approach in Captain Fantastic

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  1. focus on a set theme
  2. deeper meanings and readings
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What are the negatives of using an ideological critical approach in Captain Fantastic

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  1. can’t use/miss context
  2. spectators will have different responses
  3. could be the directors intended messages
35
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what were the left and right doing that Captain Fantastic represents

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selling different versions of anti establishment fervor

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