I'd recommend trying some typical english 101 books, like a Norton Reader, or similar. The stories are good, and there are questions at the end that help you understand some of the more subtle choices that the authors made. It directly applies to interpreting movies.
This is the kind of thing that we will miss if college classes in literature and the humanities are devalued for students in STEM specialties. The unique analytical skills learned in the humanities are valuable across technical, mathematical and scientific disciplines as well.
