How to Write a Movie Review by John Wall
Movie reviews are written so that people can make an informed decision when choosing which movie they wish to see. Typically, movie reviews were found in many newspapers, but as society becomes more internet-oriented reviews are read online with multiple sites providing a variety of different reviewing methods. If people find multiple well written reviews, they are many times persuaded to either see or not see the first movie of their choice.
1. When writing a review it is necessary to know as much as possible about the movie before you even go and see it. Make sure you know all of the actors and find out if the actors in the movie have been involved in other films, how many and what kind of awards they have received, and any other information to help form an opinion. Also, researching the director, producer, and other technical aspects of the film helps provide a well-rounded persepective of the movie.
2. After watching the movie determine which aspects that you liked and disliked. Examples of things that you can expand on include, “there was a lot of action in parts but,” or “it was a well done horror movie that did not rely on blood and gore to be scary.” Be vague enough that you don’t give anything away but enough information to demonstrate adequate knowledge of the film.
3. Explain enough about the movie so the people reading know what they are paying for if they do decide to go see the movie. People do not want to pay $10 to see a bad movie. Now after demonstrating knowledge of the movie both technically and artistically, it is time to give an opinion. Discuss the actors' performances addressing the overall impact and believability, and then let the reader know what you thought. Also tell the reader about the overall movie: did the camera shake too much, was the dialogue believable and interesting, was it hard to follow, and anything else that would help the reader make an informed decision.
4. When writing the review be sure to keep it interesting in order to keep the reader’s attention. People will lose curiosity if you do not make it intelligent, humorous, interesting, and engaging to hold the reader's attention. There are many ways to do this, and the critic just needs to find what works best for them. Reviews should be close to one page long, because any longer than that and people will lose interest.
Once the tasks are completed, the critic has done what is necessary in order to affect viewers' decisions on whether they go and see the movie or not. The better the review is written, the more likely the review will be able to persuade the movie-goers. Critics are able to establish a good reputation by writing analytically and having interesting insights into the movie that many people may overlook. With online reviews there is often a place for readers to comment on or reply to the review, which thgives the readers the ability to write their thoughts and opinions of both the movie and the review. A good example of a website to visit for well written reviews is rottentomatoes.com
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