• Outline
• Topic
• French Film
• Thesis Statement
•             Presentation of the benchmarks of Bellour & Penley (IX) that will aid in the analysis of the movie known as “ Of Gods and Men movie” by Xavier Beauvois thus highlighting the numerous learning opportunities to students a basing on the filming techniques.
• Discussion 1
• Different opinions from various authors concerning the movie
•             One the author who has written about this movie is Peter Bradshaw. He has written an essential article concerning the movie regarding media and filming. On his article, he offers much information based on monks’ faith while in convents. According to the author, the movie subject surrounds faith and certainty (Bradshaw 18). Bellour and Penly give their views concerning the film by providing criteria that the audience ought to use in order to understand the movie (Bellour & Penly 32). Emma Jones is another author who provides her views on a BBC entertainment concerning the movie. She argued that the movie development comprises realistic issues that happened to different monks in one of the African countries (Jones n.p).
•             Another author who contributes about the movie is Tom Piatak. He is a professional journalist who undertakes his work at the chronicles. According to the article by Tom Piatak, he seems to criticize the theme of the movie (Piatak n.p). His views are against the judgments and limitations of the movie. Jonathan Romney is another author who gives his views about the movie. He works as a film analyzer at the Independent on Sunday. His additional obligations are working at Sight and Sound as an article auditor. According to Romney, he depicts that the article is relevant in a manner that it offers diverse arguments regarding the movie (Romney n.p). The other author who contributes in giving his view about the movie is Schneider Nathan. He is a senior editor at the Internet based magazines, “Killing the Buddha”. Nathan expresses his views towards the setting of the movie with arguments about martyrdom that appears irrelevant currently. He expresses his views towards the suffering and that people accept for purposes of preserving religion (Schneider n.p).
• Discussion 2
• The Stand of Monks towards Religion
•             The monks were against the humiliation and murder acts advanced by Islamic jihads in Algeria. The monks committed their life towards contributing in reconciliation with people especially from Abbey after the colonial rule (Bradshaw 36). The movie portrays the life of monks and their contribution towards undertaking public duties. The movie depicts that the Monks created a firm relationship between them and the Muslim community. The monks were able to make the relationship due to their firm stand on religious matters. According to the movie, the monk faith was against believes of certain communities including the French people who were living in Algeria. This was the reason for their abduction according to many academics although others argue that their kidnappers had political reasons other than religious ones. According to the movie, the monks showed convention of their religious as being silent (Bellour & Penly 45).    
• Discussion 3
• The Theme and Purpose of the Movie
•             The movie displays various aspects of the of the monk community in convents. The movie also offers different views presented by Christian communities and the Muslims concerning the prevailing problems that were present in Algeria during the time of production (Jones n.p). The movie systematic language has a massive influence in enhancing comprehension. The movie plays a significant role in the academic community by serving to diverse purposes relating to the religion activities of the monks. The movie depicts various lifestyle of the monk community that facilitated the production of the process (Piatak n.p). The movie presents massive information regarding the outstanding views of Christianity.      
• Works Cited
• Bellour, Raymond. Penley, Constance. The analysis of film. Indiana, 474043797 USA:      Indiana            University Press, 2000. Print
• Bradshaw, Peter. “Of Gods and Men- Review.” The Guardian. 2010. Web. October 3, 2011.
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Jones, Emma. “Monk tragedy Of Gods and Men proves surprise hit.” BBC News Entertainment   & Arts. 2010. Web. October 2, 2011.

Piatak, Tom. “Of Gods and Men”. Chronicles Magazine. 2011. Web. October 2, 2011.

Romney, Jonathan. “Memento mori: Of Gods and Men”. The British Film Institute. 2011. Web.   October 3, 2011.

Schneider, Nathan. “Of Gods and MenResurrects Martyrdom”. Religion Dispatches. 2011.   Web. October 3, 2011.