Movie Project Questions 1

1. What questions

What are you reviewing? The Milk

What is it about? The story of California`s first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk.

What is the plot or storyline? Harvey Milk opens the film as a 40 year-old man living in New York who decides to take his younger partner Scott (James Franco) to San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood to open a camera shop. There he decides to run for city council as an openly gay man. His effort would result in him being the first of “his people” to be elected to a major government position. Standing in his way is not only his political rivals, but also the churches with anti-homosexual views (in this film, portrayed by Irish-Catholics) and a national lobby to ban gay rights called “Proposition 6″ which has some prominent names behind it.

What is the theme? His life changed history. His courage changed lives.

What is the director's purpose? To always remember Harvey Milk
What genre or classification does it fit? Biography & Drama

What is the tone? Very emotional movie
What is the point of view?
What is the mood? happiness and sadness

2. Who questions.
Who wrote, directed, or acted it? Directed by GUS VANT SANT & Acted by SEAN PENN

What else have they done?
Who are the main characters in the story? Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, James Franco

Who is the intended audience?
Who has said what about this?
Why?

3. Where and when questions.
When does the action take place? In 1977
Where does the action take place? USA