Dear+Zachary

Class Notes 4/18 (recorded by Katie Schuler):

-Horror/terror when Zachary gets taken -Anger of sean penn vs. david in this movie is scary because he seriously considers killing her -Mad at government -Shirley is a gifted manipulator -judge sympathizes with Shirley -film does an effective job of portraying the emotions of the film accurately and devastatingly -movie is paired with It’s a Wonderful Life because both exemplify that each human life is important -movies is “sneaky happy” with the ending -tribute to kate and david

Class Notes 4/19 (recorded by David Molinari):

- watch the end of the movie - secretly a happy movie but very very secretly - what you would like to know more about? · Shirley- her sons, background, relationship with psychiatrist - what was the purpose of this movie? · Changed after Zachary died to Andrew’s parents · May have been put together for everyone after how captivating the story became - watch scene with Shirley’s son - Journalists are jerks - what happened between Andrew and his former fiancé? · Educated guess: she broke off the engagement with him, he was devastated. - what do you think they should have been done with Shirley