Look at reviews of your respective film, how it was perceived by critics and audiences.

1. Look at reviews of your respective film, how it was perceived by critics and audiences. • The movie has the kind of authenticity and ugly immediacy that make the tears of a viewer seem a little silly – indulgent even. we as readers can pretty Precious up, pretend we wouldn't ignore or judge her if she passed us on the street. But Daniels and Sidibe give us a Precious we can't deny, who earns our respect even more than our pity. Dignity is her victory. “The Times” • Precious certainly is unflinching in the presentation of its heroine's life and prospects. The brief impressionistic scenes in which she's raped are horrendous and the confrontations with her mother Mary tear at one's guts through their language and their violence. But from very early on, Precious invites our sympathy, her first aggressive act being an attack on two boys who disrespect a white teacher she admires. She has an inner life in which she imagines herself a star. Worthy of a love she can't find, she's struggling to find meaning in her life. Precious ends on an affirmative note. The film does not, however, address itself to any larger social context. We have experienced a story, not read a case history. “The Guardian”

2. Find some interviews with either Lee Daniels (Precious) or Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting) and note their vision when making their respective films and how they went about it. • He didn’t want to tell the story straight on because it would have been to painful, so he wanted to sublimely distract the audience with the visual that was ‘quasi’ and ‘intoxicating’. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7Ed183H1Ns&safe=active

3. Production and marketing Production • Precious was directed by Lee Daniels and co-produced by Daniels' company, Lee Daniels Entertainment. • The production budget was $10 million Marketing • Precious was screened during the 2009 Sundance Film Festival