Chemistry in the Movies
Chemistry in the Movies Assignment (25 Points Extra Credit)
This project will explore the public perception of chemistry. Each participating student will analyze a movie. Movies may be selected from the list on the following page or the student may find analyze any other academically acceptable movie with a chemist or chemical theme. All reviews will use academically acceptable language, spelling, and grammar and be 400 words minimum.
For each movie, the student will post the following in the Chemistry in the Movies folder on Blackboard.
* Summary: Write a summary (20 words minimum) of the movie 's chemical theme.
* Most Important Scene: Write a description of the most important chemical scene, or scene about chemistry, from the movie (40 words minimum).
* The Chemistry Involved: Write a short evaluation of the chemistry, economics, or environmental impact involved in the scene.
* Is the Science Possible?: How realistic is the movie? Is the science possible? Research this and provide references. This is the most important part of the project.
* Portrayal of Chemistry and Chemists: Write a short evaluation of how this movie portrays chemistry and chemists.
* Three Facts that Prove I saw the Movie: Identify 3 key facts from the movie to prove that you actually watched the movie.
* Viewer Rating: Provide a viewer rating for other classmates to aid in their movie selection. Use the following scale: 1- Avoid at all cost, 2- Watch when you can’t sleep, 3– Worth renting, and 4- Must see.
Example: "The Invisible Man," 1933, Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart. Chemist Jack Griffin takes monocaine, becomes invisible, goes mad, fails to develop reversion formula, wreaks havoc and is killed by the chief detective.
Summary: Dr. Jack Griffin was an assistant food preservation chemist. Dr Jack Griffin, an assistant food preservation chemist, is a brilliant scientist who used monocaine as the primary
This project will explore the public perception of chemistry. Each participating student will analyze a movie. Movies may be selected from the list on the following page or the student may find analyze any other academically acceptable movie with a chemist or chemical theme. All reviews will use academically acceptable language, spelling, and grammar and be 400 words minimum.
For each movie, the student will post the following in the Chemistry in the Movies folder on Blackboard.
* Summary: Write a summary (20 words minimum) of the movie 's chemical theme.
* Most Important Scene: Write a description of the most important chemical scene, or scene about chemistry, from the movie (40 words minimum).
* The Chemistry Involved: Write a short evaluation of the chemistry, economics, or environmental impact involved in the scene.
* Is the Science Possible?: How realistic is the movie? Is the science possible? Research this and provide references. This is the most important part of the project.
* Portrayal of Chemistry and Chemists: Write a short evaluation of how this movie portrays chemistry and chemists.
* Three Facts that Prove I saw the Movie: Identify 3 key facts from the movie to prove that you actually watched the movie.
* Viewer Rating: Provide a viewer rating for other classmates to aid in their movie selection. Use the following scale: 1- Avoid at all cost, 2- Watch when you can’t sleep, 3– Worth renting, and 4- Must see.
Example: "The Invisible Man," 1933, Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart. Chemist Jack Griffin takes monocaine, becomes invisible, goes mad, fails to develop reversion formula, wreaks havoc and is killed by the chief detective.
Summary: Dr. Jack Griffin was an assistant food preservation chemist. Dr Jack Griffin, an assistant food preservation chemist, is a brilliant scientist who used monocaine as the primary
References: Suggested Movies “Fantastic Four”, 2005, Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, and Michael Chiklis "Equlibrium,” 2002. Christian Bale, David Barrash. Prozium is a mind-altering drug that suppresses human emotions. “Spiderman”, 2002, Stanley Anderson, Gerry Becker, Jack Betts, Tobey Maguire, and Bruce Campbell “Fantastic Voyage”, 1966, Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch. A brilliant scientist falls into a coma with an inoperable blood clot in the brain, A surgical team journeys to the center of his mind in a submarine shrunk to microscopic dimensions.