Leadership in Movies

This assignment provides you an opportunity to apply course concepts by identifying and critically analyzing leaders and leadership themes, theories, situations, etc. through film. Your 3-4 page paper should focus on the leadership aspects of the film and must incorporate at least 3 leadership theories/concepts from course materials. The film you select should be pre-approved by the instructor unless already listed in the list of approved movies (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Rather than spending time summarizing the film, be sure your paper focuses on the application of your selected leadership theories (at least 3). The purpose of this assignment is for you to demonstrate your knowledge and application of leadership theories discussed in this course to date. While viewing the film, identify leaders and leadership situations, observe and note how different characters interact and react to each other, and analyze those exchanges in the context of the leadership theories we have discussed in order to accurately map theory to practice in your paper. Freedom Writers Lincoln Forrest Gump Apollo 13 Saving Private Ryan Braveheart Gladiator Captain Phillips Lee Daniels’ The Butler Secretariat Moneyball The Social Network The King’s Speech Invictus Iron Jawed Angels Rudy Dead Poets’ Society Antz Blackhawk Down Mr. Holland’s Opus The Lion King 300 12 Angry Men Schindler’s List 42 Oceans Eleven Patriot Games Harry Potter (any of the movies, but be specific with which movie you are using- you need to focus on ONE for this assignment) Hunger Games Catching Fire Remember the Titans Shawshank Redemption Coach Carter The Pursuit of Happy-ness Dreamgirls Catfish Hoosiers Miracle Wall Street Sully Hidden Figures Wonder Woman Black Panther Captain Marvel For this assignment, students will select a movie with a leadership focus. This will be an out-of-class assignment and the movie should be pre approved by the instructor. Students will watch the movie with a focus on identifying and critically analyzing the leaders as well as the leadership themes, theories, situations, etc. in the film and then write a 3 (full) page paper on the leadership aspects of the film; make sure to incorporate and cite at least 3 leadership theories/concepts. Students should look for leaders and leadership situations, watch how different characters react and interact. Students should reflect and react to the following questions: Can you identify a single leader? Are there multiple leaders and/or leadership situations? What kind of leadership behavior/style/skill does the leader exhibit? What about the followers, how do they behave? How are they treated by the leader? Do you see any of the leadership theories we’ve studied in action? The purpose of this assignment is for students to demonstrate their knowledge and application of leadership theories discussed in this course. Therefore, do not spend time in the paper summarizing the movie. Please follow the writing guidelines described in the syllabus. Consider the following questions as you watch and construct your paper: Can you identify a single leader? Are there multiple leaders and/or leadership situations? What kind of leadership behavior/style/skill does the leader exhibit? What about the followers, how do they behave? How are they treated by the leader? Do you see any of the leadership theories we’ve studied in action? DETAILS Your paper should be approximately 3-4 full pages, not including any cover pages or reference lists required by your style guide of choice (e.g., APA, MLA, etc.). Be sure to include both in-text citations and a reference/works cited page appropriately formatted for all material taken directly or paraphrased from another source. This paper is worth 15 points. No unread replies.No replies.