Episode 3

Plot: Two Jedi knights, Qui-Gon Jinn and a young Obi-Wan Kenobi, along with a Naboo outcast, named Jar-Jar Binks, must help Queen Padmé save her world from greedy trade executives, and along the way, they discover a young boy, named Anakin Skywalker, who has the potential to be a powerful Jedi himself.

Scene: Yoda questions Anakin about his fear.

Theme: The Power of Fear

Focus Questions: Do you think most people who are angry are also afraid? Why? Why not? Has fear ever caused you to do the wrong thing? On the other hand, has fear ever caused you to do the right thing? Can fear be a good thing?

Studio: Lucasfilm

Directed by: George Lucas

Writing credits: George Lucas

Cast :
Jake Lloyd ... Anakin Skywalker
Frank Oz ... Yoda (voice)

Plot: When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones must follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis.

Scene: Indiana must make a leap of faith.

Theme: Taking the First Step

Focus Questions: How is the future like the invisible bridge that Indiana Jones had to step out on? What is the difference between a leap of faith and a leap of foolishness?

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Writing credits:
George Lucas (characters) and Philip Kaufman (characters), George Lucas (story) and Menno Meyjes (story), Jeffrey Boam (screenplay)

Cast:
Harrison Ford ... Indiana Jones
Sean Connery ... Professor Henry Jones
Denholm Elliott ... Dr. Marcus Brody

Plot: Dorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home.

Scene: Dorothy confronts the Cowardly Lion.

Theme: Pretending To Be Brave

Focus Questions: In a scary situation, what helps more: to pretend that you are brave while inside you are truly scared, or to admit that you are afraid, yet go on? What do others think of us when we say that we are afraid? How do you think Dorothy summoned the courage to stand up to the Lion? Would she have done so if her beloved dog Toto were not in danger? Some people say that love casts out fear. Do you
agree? Disagree? Why?

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Directed by: Victor Fleming

Writing credits: L. Frank Baum (novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"), Noel Langley (screenplay) and Florence Ryerson (screenplay) and Edgar Allan Woolf (screenplay)

Cast :
Judy Garland ... Dorothy Gale
Ray Bolger ... Hunk/The Scarecrow
Bert Lahr ... Zeke/The Cowardly Lion
Jack Haley ... Hickory/The Tin Man

Plot: Monsters generate their city's power by scaring children, but they are terribly afraid themselves of being contaminated by children, so when one enters Monstropolis, top scarer Sulley find his world disrupted.

Scene: Sulley reassures Boo that there is no monster in the closet.

Theme: Overcoming Fear

Focus Questions: How does Sully help Boo deal with her fears? Have you ever been afraid of someone because of how they look, the color of their skin or the clothes they wear? Have you ever changed your mind about someone who made you nervous? What made the difference?
How did you lose your fear of that person?

Studio: Pixar Animation

Directed by:Pete Docter, David Silverman (co-director) & Lee Unkrich (co-director)

Writing credits: Pete Docter (story) & Jill Culton (story) & Jeff Pidgeon (story) & Ralph Eggleston (story)
Andrew Stanton screenplay & Daniel Gerson screenplay and Robert L. Baird additional screenplay material (as Robert Baird) & Rhett Reese additional screenplay material & Jonathan Roberts additional screenplay material

Cast :
John Goodman ... James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (voice)
Mary Gibbs ... Boo/Mary (voice)

Plot: Marcia Carter thought her daughter was perfect mainly because she brought home good grades, and occasionally does volunteer work. What Marcia doesn't know, is that Zoey has been taking large amounts of her mothers medicine.

Scene: Zoey's mother learns from a friend what her daughter has been up to.

Theme: Helping Your Friends

Focus Questions: Is keeping a secret the only way, or even the best way, to be a loyal friend?

Studio: Viacom Productions

Directed by: Robert Mandel

Writing credits: Betty Goldberg

Cast:
Mia Farrow ... Marcia Carter
Julia Whelan ... Zoey Carter
Caroline Aaron ... Mimi
Katharine Isabelle ... Kayla

Plot: An ogre, in order to regain his swamp, travels along with an annoying donkey in order to bring a princess to a scheming lord, wishing himself King.

Scene: Shrek and Donkey have a fight.

Theme: Friendship

Focus Questions: Are friends always honest about the way they feel? Are there times when making a friend face the truth might be too much to ask?

Studio: Dreamworks Animation

Directed by: Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson

Writing credits: William Steig (book Shrek!), Ted Elliott (written by) & Terry Rossio (written by) and Joe Stillman (written by) and Roger S.H. Schulman (written by), Cody Cameron (additional dialogue) & Chris Miller (additional dialogue) & Conrad Vernon (additional dialogue)

Cast :
Mike Myers ... Shrek (voice)
Eddie Murphy ... Donkey (voice)

Plot: A wannabe rock star in need of cash poses as a substitute teacher at a prep school, and tries to turn his class into a rock band.

Scene: Dewey gets kicked out of the band.

Theme: Leaving Someone Behind

Focus Questions: When is it wrong to leave someone out of a group? When is it right? If someone wants in, should you automatically
include them?

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Richard Linklater

Writing credits: Mike White

Cast :
Jack Black ... Dewey Finn
Adam Pascal ... Theo
Lucas Papaelias ... Neil
Chris Stack ... Doug

Plot: The former Fellowship of the Ring prepare for the final battle for Middle Earth, while Frodo & Sam approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring.

Theme: Sam helps Frodo bear the burden of the ring.

Focus Questions: How do promises and pledges express loyalty (for example, marriage vows or the Pledge of allegiance)? What do you do if you or a friend break a promise or pledge? What does it mean to be loyal? When is loyalty a good thing? When might it be a bad thing?

Studio: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Writing credits: J.R.R. Tolkien (novel Return of the King), Fran Walsh (screenplay) & Philippa Boyens (screenplay) & Peter Jackson (screenplay)

Cast:
Elijah Wood ... Frodo
Sean Astin ... Sam

Plot: Con artists plan to fleece the eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long lost Uncle Fester.

Scene: Morticia encourages the family to think positively.

Theme: Positive Thinking

Focus Questions: When a teacher tells you that you have to keep on working hard in your class because “that is what students do,” do you think that is a good reason? Is there a better reason the teacher could give you?

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld

Writing credits: Charles Addams (characters), Caroline Thompson (written by) & Larry Wilson (written by)

Cast:
Anjelica Huston ... Morticia Addams
Raul Julia ... Gomez Addams
Elizabeth Wilson ... Abigail Craven/Dr. Greta Pinder-Schloss
Christina Ricci ... Wednesday Addams
Judith Malina ... Grandma

Plot: The story of two British track athletes, one a determined Jew, and the other a devout Christian who compete in the 1924 Olympics.

Scene: A runner gets back up and finishes after falling during a race.

Theme: Getting Back Up

Focus Questions: Can think of a time that hard work and perseverance enabled you to come from behind and succeed? What is the difference between perseverance and stubbornness? What is meant when an athlete is described as having
“a lot of heart?” Does perseverance require sacrifice? Why? Why not?

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by: Hugh Hudson

Writing credits: Colin Welland

Cast:
Nicholas Farrell ... Aubrey Montague
Nigel Havers ... Lord Andrew Lindsay
Ian Charleson ... Eric Liddell
Ben Cross ... Harold Abrahams
Daniel Gerroll ... Henry Stallard
Ian Holm ... Sam Mussabini

Plot: The Buckman family is a midwestern family all dealing with their lives: estranged relatives, raising children, pressures of the job, and learning to be a good parent and spouse.

Scene: Gil learns that life is messy.

Theme: The Way We See Things

Focus Questions: A Roman philosopher (Epictetus) once said, “Men are not so much affected by events as by the view they take of them”. Do you agree? Disagree? Why? Defend your opinion with examples from your own
life.

Studio: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Ron Howard

Writing credits:Lowell Ganz (story) & Babaloo Mandel (story) & Ron Howard (story), Lowell Ganz (screenplay) &
Babaloo Mandel (screenplay)

Cast:
Steve Martin ... Gil Buckman
Mary Steenburgen ... Karen Buckman
Helen Shaw ... Grandma

Plot: A wannabe rock star in need of cash poses as a substitute teacher at a prep school, and tries to turn his class into a rock band.

Scene: Dewey gives his class a lesson about "the Man."

Theme: Believing In Dreams

Focus Questions: How do friends help you persevere? How are they at times not so very helpful? How do you know when working harder will help you succeed or when, no matter how hard you work, you will still not be able to reach your goal?

Studio: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Richard Linklater

Writing credits: Mike White

Cast:
Jack Black ... Dewey Finn
Adam Pascal ... Theo
Lucas Papaelias ... Neil
Chris Stack ... Doug
Sarah Silverman ... Patty Di Marco