At the end of the lesson, the student

should be able to:

• Determine the steps in writing a
movie analysis
• Write a movie analysis
o Before writing a good
analysis, it is advisable to
watch and reflect on the
movie themes.
o Take note of important elements
like symbolism, the mood, the
themes, photography, the plot
and anything that makes the
movie worth mentioning.
o An excellent movie analysis
should start by clarifying the
thesis statement, the author
needs to state the claim,
followed by the interpretation
and its effect on the audience.
o It is also important to point
out any interesting ideas
about the movie that makes
it worth investigating.
o A sentence that sums
up the central point of
your paper or essay.
o It usually comes
near the end of
your introduction.
INTRODUCTION
 The movie
Background director and
information main characters
about the movie
Thesis
statement and
the reason for
analysis
a thesis statement is to either support
the film or not. A good argument
should be the one that the author can
defend with a valid explanation: good
examples and logic sentences.
A good thesis statement should be
brief, you can simply write about
a specific segment of the movie
instead of writing about every
aspect of the movie.
A good introduction should
be short, and the opening
paragraph should mention
the background, including
who directed the movie,
the key actors when the
movie was produced,
whether the movie is
based on a book and the
intention of the movie.
The introduction should
contain contextual
information that may be of
value to the target
audience. The first
paragraph provides a
summary of the movie
giving the reader some
basic explanation more so
the plot that would be
relevant to the discussion
of the themes.
INTRODUCTION
BODY
Brief plot Present
competent
summary of knowledge about
the movie the movie.
o Highlight the main theme
of the movie
o The significance of the
themes
o A subject or topic of
discourse or of artistic
representation.
Describe the visual appearance,
impressive camera work, the angles,
the shot the set designs like
costumes, location, and lighting.
INTRODUCTION
BODY

CONCLUSION
Review of opinion about the
movie
Rate the movie and present
your recommendations.
based on what is described in
the body paragraph.
 Concluding a movie analysis
includes reviewing your opinion
about the movie to try to persuade
the reader to either watch the
film or not.