Fantastic 5 Analyzing Fantastic 4
It is often thought that small group communication theories are mere opinions and not
facts. However, to analyze groups these theories are essential to correctly explore and
breakdown the underlying issues of small groups. The movie Fantastic 4 is a great example of a
small group that can be analyzed to be%er understand the issues they go through. Theories and
principles such as leadership, con&ict, problem solving, group formation, and team
communication skills are all evident is the movie Fantastic 4.
Leadership is de(ned as behavior or communication that in&uences, guides, directs, or
controls a group. In the movie Fantastic 4 the leader of the group is Reed Richards also known
by his superhero name of Mr. Fantastic. After watching the movie, I then realized that Mr.
Fantastic possesses two types of leadership. The first type is called “task leadership” this
