Captain Fantastic

Question 1

Institutional Context

Why was Captain Fantastic made

Answer 1

producer Lynette Howell Taylor provided funding at the Sundance FIlm Festival

Question 2

Institutional Context

Why was Captain Fantaastic successful

Answer 2

1. word of mouth
2. positive reviews
3. released in a year full of successful independent films

Question 3

What is active spectatorship

Answer 3

when the spectator notices hidden meanings or questions the intended reading of the film

Question 4

What is passive spectatorship

Answer 4

when the spectator doesn’t question the film

Question 5

What is alignment

Answer 5

the character the spectator is forced to see the most of

Question 6

What is allegiance

Answer 6

when the spectator decides to follow a character due to ones own moral standing

Question 7

What is identification

Answer 7

When the spectator notices a personal connection with themselves and the character onscreen

Question 8

What is recognition

Answer 8

to recognise the behaviour of something a character is going through

Question 9

What is the preferred reading

Answer 9

accepting the directors intended reading

Question 10

What is a negotiated reading

Answer 10

when the spectator slightly challenges the preferred reading

Question 11

What is an oppositional reading

Answer 11

when the spectators reading is completely different to the directors

Question 12

What is an abberant reading

Answer 12

when the spectators reading is unknown

Question 13

What is occult symbolism

Answer 13

Where mystical value is placed onto a symbol, motif, or item

Question 14

What is post-structuralism

Answer 14

when you are able to get many different meanings from a text

Question 15

What is limited pluralism

Answer 15

the idea that spectators will only respond in a limited number of ways

Question 16

What is the aesthetic of Captain Fantastic

Answer 16

life is all about balance

Question 17

What can make a spectators viewing experience different

Answer 17

1. age
2. gender
3. race
4. political allegiance

Question 18

What are the names of Ben’s children

Answer 18

1. Bodevan
2. Kielyr
3. Vespyr
4. Rellian
5. Zaja
6. Nai

Question 19

What is Ben’s wife called

Answer 19

Leslie

Question 20

What issues does Captain Fantastic deal with

4 points

Answer 20

1. right vs left wing ideology
2. parenting and being a part of a family
3. impact of formal and informal education
4. issues with technology (small)

Question 21

What is the preferred reading of Captain Fantastic

3 points

Answer 21

‘Life is all about balance’ -Ross

Question 22

What does Captain Fantastic make the spectator question

Answer 22

1. capitalism
2. consumerism
3. obesity
4. technology
5. education
6. parenting

Question 23

Where is Captain Fantastic set

Answer 23

Washington State

Question 24

What is Captain Fantastics narrative

Answer 24

a linear narrative that comes full circle

Question 25

What did Ross want Captain Fantastic to be

Answer 25

a 'oner'

Question 26

What are the examples of binary opposition in Captain Fantastic

Answer 26

1. urban vs natural 2. alternate vs dominant ideologies 3. informal vs formal education

Question 27

Why is Captain Fantastic shot digitally

Answer 27

1. cost effective 2. artistically preferable 3. able to capture longtakes that involve a lot of actors 4. children can only owrkr 6-hours a day

Question 28

has Ross failes to create hope in in Captain Fantastic

Answer 28

1. family discard their initial ideologies 2. spectators invested in the family's way of life will be left hopeless and disappointed

Question 29

How can equality of representations be seen in Captain Fantastic

Answer 29

children are taught the same skills

Question 30

why are neither Ben nor Jack vilified at the end

Answer 30

1. Ben compromises at the end of the film 2. Jack's actions can be understood 3. both Jack and Ben are grieving

Question 31

how does Captain Fantastic offer anti-authority messages

Answer 31

1. reoccurring quote of "Power to the people. Stick it to the man" 2. unwillingness to conform to society

Question 32

How can Ben be perceived negatively by spectators

Answer 32

a dangerous and manipulating criminal father

Question 33

What are the positives of using an ideological critical approach in Captain Fantastic

Answer 33

1. focus on a set theme 2. deeper meanings and readings

Question 34

What are the negatives of using an ideological critical approach in Captain Fantastic

Answer 34

1. can't use/miss context 2. spectators will have different responses 3. could be the directors intended messages

Question 35

what were the left and right doing that Captain Fantastic represents

Answer 35

selling different versions of anti establishment fervor