Love Actually .Movie

You may earn 5 points of extra credit for this class by completing the following assignment. Watch a movie on your own time entitled: Love Actually (2004).

NOTE: The movie is rated R for adult language, adult situations and some nudity. See me for an alternative assignment if you would prefer not to watch an R rated movie.

I want you to answer the following questions BRIEFLY (one or two sentences).

1. Choose one couple or one character to discuss:

Billy Mack (Bill Nighy) and his manager, Joe

Prime Minister—David (Hugh Grant) and Natalie

Harry–Boss(Alan Rickman) andMia

Harry (Alan Rickman) and Karen—wife (Emma Thompson)

Mark–art gallery and Juliet–Peter’s wife (Keira Knightly)

Mark and Peter

Jaime—writer (Colin Firth) and Aurelia

Colin—who goes to America and Tony—film producer

Stepfather (Liam Neeson) and Sam—stepson

Sam—stepson and Joanna

Sarah (Laura Linney) and Karl

Judy and Jack (naked couple)

1.a. Describe that couple or character briefly.

2. What mistakes did that character make in his or her interpersonal communication?

3. What advice would you give that character? What would you suggest they do differently?

4. Which character in the movie do you have something in common with? What do you have in common?

5. What did you think of the movie? (hated it, liked it, seen it before, would watch it again, etc.)