hip hop cinema
1. In the opinion of Watkins, Donalson, and in your own opinion, what are the required main characteristics for a film to be considered a “hip-‐‑hop film”? Please be specific and give examples. (34points) (minimum of 700words)
2. What is the difference between a “hip-‐‑hop film” and “hip-‐‑hop in film”? Provide and discuss specific examples. (33points) (minimum of 600words)
3. Are Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained, Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing and Curtis Hanson’s 8 Mile hip-‐‑hop films? Why or why not? Argue your case with specific examples from these three films and others if necessary. (33 points) (minimum of 800 words)