Writing a film review

Writing a film reviewBy Miss Vivi

Gather basic information of the movieTitle of the film: Year it came out:The director's name:The names of the lead actors:The genre:

The theory of everything2014James MarshEddie Redmayne and Felicity JonesRomantic drama, BiographyPlot summaryWrite in a paragraph, a brief explanation of what the movie is about.Identify the main characters, describe the setting, and give a sense of the central conflict or point of the movie. Never break the number one rule of movie reviews: don't give too much away. Don't ruin the movie for your readers! When you name characters in your plot summary, list the actors' names directly afterward in parenthesis.Its imperative that you DONT tell the end of the story.Create questions to be answered during your reviewDoes the film seem to have a message, or does it attempt to elicit a specific response or emotion from the audience? You could discuss whether or not it achieves its own goals.Does the film connect with you on a personal level? You could write a review stemming from your own feelings and weave in some personal stories to make it interesting for your readers.

Use the notes you wrote about the movieThere are plenty things you can say about a movie. You can focus on the plot, set design, costume design, special effects, soundtrack, Therefore you can direct your writing to a technical aspect, or the story itself.It it important that you give your opinion about the movie, in relation to one or more aspects which were previously mentioned.ConclusionIt should provide some guidance as to whether the audience should go see the movie. Your conclusion should also be compelling or entertaining on its own, since it's the end of your piece of writing.One More Time!1. Write basic information about the movie.2. Write a plot summary.3. Give your opinion about the movie. You can do this by answering questions. (Does the film connect with you on a personal level? Does the film seem to have a message?, for example)4. Conclusion. Do you recommend the movie? Why?

Finally! While you write, in order to create a better outcome, use connectors.Like these ones!