Award Nomination

Academic Awards for Road Movies (GWSS 3307, Fall 2011)
Name_Cecilia Lee_ Due at the beginning of class December 6.

Best Actor (select 2 and rank order):

(1) Patrick Swayze

(2) Gary Farmer

Actress (select 2 and rank order):

(1) Sandrine Bonnaire

(2) Geena Davis

Best Supporting Actor/Actress (select2 and rank order ):

(1) Toni Collette

(2) Wesley Snipes

Best Road Film from GWSS 3007 Series: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

Why? Unlike other road films, I can feel the bond of family which is not a common theme of road films. Moreover, I really like the overall setting of the film and how it goes on until the end.

Best Trans-Character in Trans-Cinema Road Film: TO WONG FOO THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAN

Why? The characters fit the movie very well and the overall setting of the movie went out perfectly. The movie is not all about fun. It has serious intention of political and social criticism.

Most Complicated Character in a Road Film Narrative: Sandrine Bonnaire

Why? ___she didn't talk much so it is kind of hard to understand her feeling or thoughts. _________________________________

Favorite and Most Memorable Vehicle in a Road Film: (select 2 and rank order):
Favorite: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Most memorable: THELMA AND LOUISE

Best Example of the Male Gaze in a Road Film? Alain Delon

Worst Road Film screened in GWSS 3307: THE GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE

Why? ___it does not have smooth plot but the plot is somewhat too rough. Overall, it is not interesting film and the conclusion of the film is disgusting. _______________________________________________________
Your favorite cop in the road movie genre____ TO WONG FOO THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAN _____________________
(Name the Movie)
Best Soundtrack in a Road Film: EASY RIDER
(Check out Youtube soundtracks for these films)

Best feminist film in the GWSS series: THELMA AND LOUISE

Why? _Their explicit political theme also represents feminist characteristics very well. _________________________________________________________

Best Example of "Counter Cinema" in a Road Film Narrative: MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO

Why? __The film is like the two guys' personal recording of their journey. It does not broadly stress out their cinematic characteristics. _______________________________________________________

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Your definition of "counter cinema" __that challenges generalized notions of cinema. ________________________________

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Best Filmic Study of Gender on the Road: THELMA AND LOUISE

Why? _This film clearly manifests its intention on feminist study of gender on the road with compelling and persuasive scenes. ______________________________________________________

Best Filmic Study of Race on the Road: POW WOW HIGHWAY

Why? _Their resistance with white males explicitly shows the racial tensions and hardship in the movie. _________________________________________________________

Best Filmic Study of Class on the Road: VAGABOND

Why? The disparity between the rich and the poor is very clear in the movie. __________________________________________________________

Best Filmic Study of Queer Bodies on the Road: TO WONG FOO THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEWMAN

Why? _this film shows the queer bodies most explicitly and clearly by contrasting them with suburban people. ________________________________________________________

Best Definition of a Road Film from the Readings (excerpt from the readings, give page number and author):

The road movie is like the musical or the Western, a Hollywood genre that catches peculiarly American dreams, tensions, and anxieties, even when imported by the motion picture industries of other nations. (Cohan and Hark, p.2)