Much like one would see on Metacritic or Rotten Tomatoes, each review must be accompanied by a reviewer rating, which will be out of 5 stars (half-stars are okay).
An essential feature of a good film review is the reviewer\’s ability to write concisely so that a comprehensive evaluation of the movie can be obtained from a brief reading. So, do not write more, write more conciselyfind creative ways to communicate your critical evaluation of the film in a short essay.
The point of a well-written film review is not to summarize the content of the movie, but to situate the historical merit of the film and to evaluate critically the filmmakers purpose, use of aesthetics, and methods of storytelling. Further, the review should offer a comparison of how these are used in this film with how they have been used in similarly-themed films.
seek to provide a commentary of the filmmakers ability to offer an important representation of a specific issue (race, gender, nationalism, etc.) and then compare that with one or more comparative film in the topical area (listed on the course site). To do this, the author should consider both 1) the context that is being represented within the film (the time period, the politics and social relations of that time, etc.) and 2) the context in which the film was produced (what does the film tell us about the social moment in which the film became popular?).
the bulk of one\’s review essay will be an evaluation of how convincing was the filmmakers representation of his/her subject, and a commentary on the films contribution to a broader understanding of important issues in American/Western society.
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