Steps to writing a movie review
After watching a good movie, why not share your opinion about it? This is a very general guide for writing a film review. REMEMBER DO NOT GIVE ANY IMPORTANT PLOT POINTS!!! Your Movie Review MUST follow these steps and format:
Step 1: Think about your overall assessment of the film. Write a strong declaration reflecting your assessment of the film that includes the title and director’s name.
For example: “Viewers will fall in love with Amelie Poulin, the quirky, quiet heroine of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s “Amelie.”
Step 2: Summarize the plot briefly – one or two sentences. Try following one of the following formats:
Who, what, where, when, why, or
The idea of conflict.
For example: “Amelie is a lonely young French woman who finds herself performing random, anonymous acts of kindness to bring light to others’ lives when they least expect it, often neglecting her own happiness.”
Step 3: What did you like or dislike about the film? Add details as necessary to explain, but don’t be too wordy. One example does the trick.
For Example: The way the film focuses on the characters for whom Amelie does good is refreshing and keeps the viewer on his or her toes.
Step 4: Provide information about the nature of the filming. This may be three or four sentences in length. One is usually not enough. We will be learning about many techniques as we go, so this portion of the review will get more technical as the course goes on, think about them
Step 5: What type of moviegoer would like this film?
For Example: “Anyone who has ever been lonely or given something of him/herself to another without the need for thanks will appreciate this film. Mainly, though, this movie is made for the viewer who likes to see the world through rose-colored glasses and the glass half full.
Step 6: Write a final sentence that states in another way the same evaluative comment you made in the first sentence and help the reader decide whether or not this film is for them by providing a rating: Five Stars (highly recommended) to one star (don’t see it!).
For example: This fabulous, idiosyncratic young lady will win your heart and remind you to look for all that is good in the world or, when you can’t always find the good, create your own! Five stars!
Step 7: Reread your review and check to make sure:
Your sentences flow smoothly together.
You have a variety of word choices in your descriptions.
Step 1: Think about your overall assessment of the film. Write a strong declaration reflecting your assessment of the film that includes the title and director’s name.
For example: “Viewers will fall in love with Amelie Poulin, the quirky, quiet heroine of Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s “Amelie.”
Step 2: Summarize the plot briefly – one or two sentences. Try following one of the following formats:
Who, what, where, when, why, or
The idea of conflict.
For example: “Amelie is a lonely young French woman who finds herself performing random, anonymous acts of kindness to bring light to others’ lives when they least expect it, often neglecting her own happiness.”
Step 3: What did you like or dislike about the film? Add details as necessary to explain, but don’t be too wordy. One example does the trick.
For Example: The way the film focuses on the characters for whom Amelie does good is refreshing and keeps the viewer on his or her toes.
Step 4: Provide information about the nature of the filming. This may be three or four sentences in length. One is usually not enough. We will be learning about many techniques as we go, so this portion of the review will get more technical as the course goes on, think about them
Step 5: What type of moviegoer would like this film?
For Example: “Anyone who has ever been lonely or given something of him/herself to another without the need for thanks will appreciate this film. Mainly, though, this movie is made for the viewer who likes to see the world through rose-colored glasses and the glass half full.
Step 6: Write a final sentence that states in another way the same evaluative comment you made in the first sentence and help the reader decide whether or not this film is for them by providing a rating: Five Stars (highly recommended) to one star (don’t see it!).
For example: This fabulous, idiosyncratic young lady will win your heart and remind you to look for all that is good in the world or, when you can’t always find the good, create your own! Five stars!
Step 7: Reread your review and check to make sure:
Your sentences flow smoothly together.
You have a variety of word choices in your descriptions.
