The+Iron+Giant

= //The Iron Giant// (1999) directed by Brad Bird = = //The Iron Man// (1968) written by Ted Hughes = == =**Brief Description:**=

Book: A mysterious giant made of iron, originally mistrusted and feared, befriends a boy named Hogarth and saves the earth from a space dragon (Scholastic, 2012). Film: A boy makes friends with an innocent alien giant robot that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy (imdb.com, 1999).

**Essential Discussion Questions**: (film language is bolded)
====1. [G**enre**] The short story and film are considered different **genres**. The story is designated as "**fantasy**" and the film "**sci-fi.**" Talk about the **elements** of each genre and how the story and film fit within them.====

2. [**Setting**] What era did the filmmakers choose to **set** the Iron Giant film in? Why do you think this **time period** was an appropriate setting for the story?
====3. [**Storytelling**] The //Iron Giant// features multiple **films within a film**. Which films were used within the film itself? How did these films within films help tell the story or deepen the **storytelling**?==== ====4. [**Conflict/Resolution**] The conflicts in the story and film are totally different. How is the conflict with the Space Dragon solved? How is the conflict with the Government solved? Which conflict resolution did you think was more powerful, and why?====