Written #4: Netflix Romantic Drama (175 pts.) Video Review
After viewing one of the following movies on netflix, write a paper that thoroughly answers the following questions:
1. Marriage Story (Links to an external site.)
2. Love Guaranteed (Links to an external site.) download
3. Valentines Day (Links to an external site.)
4. How Do You Know (Links to an external site.) download
5. Country Strong (Links to an external site.)
6. The Story of Us (Links to an external site.) download
NOTE: Not all questions need to be covered. Pick the questions that best apply with your movie.
Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships
What factors caused the characters to form their relationship at the beginning? How did those factors change over time?
Map how the characters relationship moves through Knapp’s stages.
Which dialectics do you see in the couples relationship?
Communication Climate
What roles do confirming and disconfirming messages play in the couples conflict?
How do Gibb’s categories reflect the couples communication?
What will they have to do differently in the future?
Managing Conflict
What styles do the couple, and individuals use most?
Is their style of conflict complementary, symmetrical, or parallel?
Which intimacy/aggression style characterizes their conflict?
What do you think the characters will have to do in the future to ensure positive conflict resolution?
The paper should be written in essay format, as with the previous papers. 5-6 pages
Organization
You should organize your papers into the following three parts.
Introduction: Provide a brief description of the main topic that you focused on for this paper; include a brief preview of the body of the paper.
Body: Discuss in detail the main points corresponding to the various communication topics from your interviews. The body is by far the longest part of the paper and should explicitly address the communication you uncovered in your research. It is important that you give direct quotes, and citations from the textbook to ensure application of theoretical principles to this project.
Conclusion: Provide a brief summary of the body of the paper. Next discuss your impressions and observations and what you learned about communication from this assignment.
