How to Write a Movie Review

HowtoWriteaMovieReviewOurTemplateOpening:CatchtheReader'sAttentionBeginyourreviewbyretellinganincidentormomentfromthemoviewhichyouthinkcapturesthespiritofthemovieasyouunderstoodit.Alternative:Beginyourreviewwithanotherkindofstoryorinterestingfact--aboutoneofthestaractors,oraboutthemakingofthemovie,oraboutthedirector.Para.2:Detailsaboutthemoviethetitleofthemoviethedirectorthestudiothemainactorstheyearitwasmade(ifyouwatcheditonvideo)theratingThirdParagraph:CharacterandplotsummaryNottelleverythingthathappens--andespeciallynottheendingSummarizethebasicplotofthemovie,inmoredetailthanyoudointheparagraphabove.FourthParagraph:AKeyMomentorIdeaGointodetailaboutsomethingimportantthatinterestedyouaboutthemovieFifthParagraph:EvaluatetheMovieDoyourecommenditornot?explainwhyyouaremakingyourrecommendationGiveatleasttworeasonswhyyoulikedordidn'tlikethemovieAsampleTitleoftheMovieReviewParagraph1Youwillneedtoincludethefollowing:nameofthemovie,prominentstarsofthemovie,basicsetting(timeandlocation),andtypeoffilm(comedy,adventure,drama,etc.).Paragraph2Youwillneedtowriteaplotsummaryofthemovie.Donotrevealtheending.Discussatleast5eventsandbesuretocovertheentirescopeofthemovie,excepttheveryend.Paragraph3Discussoneaspectoffilmmaking.Youmaychoosefromacting,direction,editting,costumedesign,setdesign,photography,backgroundmusic,oranythingelseyoumaythinkof.Besureyouarespecificandciteexamplesfromthemovie.Paragraph4Discussoneaspectoffilmmaking.Youmaychoosefromacting,direction,editting,costumedesign,setdesign,photography,backgroundmusic,oranythingelseyoumaythinkof,butobviouslychoosesomethingdifferentfromwhatyoudiscussedinthepreviousparagraph.Besureyouarespecificandciteexamplesfromthemovie.Paragraph5Giveyouroverallreactiontothefilmaswellasyouropiniononthequalityofthefilm,alsoincludeyourrecommendationsforpotentialviewers.QuestionsforPre-WritingaMovieReviewa)Whatwasthestoryabout?b)Whywasthemaincharacterlikeableornotlikeable?c)Whatmadetheactorsconvincingorunconvincing?d)Whichconversationordialoguedidyouenjoythemost?Why?e)Howpredictableorunpredictablewastheplot?f)Whichwereyourfavoritescenes?Why?g)Wouldyourecommendthismovietopets?Tohumans?Why?ChecklistsIhaveincludedatitleformyfilmreview.Ihavesummarizedtheplotwithoutgivingawaytheending.Ihaveincludedastronglead/introduction.Ihavediscussedsignificantcharactersandactors.Ihavediscussedimportanttechnicalelements.ChecklistIhaveevaluatedthesoundand/ormoviesoundtrack.Ihavestatedandevaluatedthetheme.Ihaveincludedastrongconclusionsummarizingmyideas.Ihaveeditedmyreviewforspellingandgrammaticalerrors.Ihaveincludedsubmissiondetailswithmyreview.