The Survey of Cinema class at Weber State University isn t just kicking back with popcorn and the hottest flick of the year.
Students have to work hard to understand multi-layered themes and historical references in films.
Despite high analytical level, this class is fun and worth taking as is indicated by the 120 students plus that enroll each semester. Everyone is a film critic, said Scott Jensen, WSU professor of the Cinema class. My goal is to make them better film critics. Jensen tries to portray styles of film in comparing old to modern and by demonstrating the reflection of society in cinema. To Kill a Mockingbird because thematically it appears very simple, but it is actually multi-layered, Jensen said.