Pleasantville Film (1998) Study Guide Movie Packet

The following 14-page document is a study guide movie packet to guide a viewer's analysis of the 1998 film "Pleasantville" directed by Gary Ross. The study guide can be used for study in an English or film studies class. The first page provides a cast and crew list and a background and introduction to the film. The second page provides a notes page for viewers to write their notes. The third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth pages provide comprehension questions that actively challenge viewers to analyze the work's allusions, camera movement, casting, characterization, color symbolism, costume design, dialogue, editing, figurative language, irony, mood, set design, setting, sound, subtext, suspense, and tone. The thirteenth and fourteenth pages provide discussion questions on the work's allusions, conflict, feminism, figurative language, ideologies, legacy, plot holes, symbolism, and themes.