MOVIE

REVIEW
I. INTRODUCTION
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include the name of
the movie/
documentary, its
release date, and
background
information.

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 II. SUMMARY
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provide a brief
overview of the story.

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III. ANALYSIS OF THE EVENTS
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analyze the plot and
important events like
action, climax.

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A. CREATIVE ELEMENTS
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describe the
characters, dialogues,
camera work,
costumes, use of colors,
genre, tone, symbols,
or anything that adds
to or misses from the
overall story.
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Creative aspects – The movie makers work
hard to incorporate creative aspects into
their films. These elements are important to
the plot line and movie on the whole. For
instance, background music can either take
the movie further or deceive its purpose.
Color choice in the movie can be vibrant
and lift the spirit of the movie or they can
make it seem dull and depressing.
Costumes can define the genre of the
movie and add to the storyline and while
the bad ones destroy everything. The
camera angles and lighting also enrich the
movie experience. There are several turning
points in the story that make movie viewing
a gripping experience.
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Actors – The casting of
the movie must be
realistic. Did the actors do
justice to their roles and
vice versa? Do you
believe some other actor
would have been a better
choice for the role?

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 IV. OPINION
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support your opinion
with facts and
examples from the
story

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 V. CONCLUSION
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announce whether the
filmmaker succeeded in
his/her goal, paraphrase
your evidence. Also,
explain how the film
helped in developing a
deeper understanding of
the course topic.
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Relevance to your course – It is an
important element of review writing to
tell the readers how the content of the
film fits into your course. Is the movie
distorting the historical facts? If you are
reviewing the film picture for your
history class, keep track of over-
dramatization. If the film is based on a
book you’ve studied in your English
class, mention the similarities,
dissimilarities, or other elements that
were present in the movie but were not
there in the book.

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 INSTRUCTION
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Create a review of the movie
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RUBRICS
Content – 35
Mechanics – 10
Relevance to the topic – 5
Total: 50pts.

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