How to write a film review – becoming a critic
Title of the movie
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You will need to include the following: name of the film, prominent stars of the film, basic setting (time and place), and type of film (comedy, adventure, drama, etc.)
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You will need to write a plot summary for the movie. Do not reveal the ending. Discuss at least 5 events and be sure to cover the entire scope of the movie, except the very end.
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Discuss one aspect of filmmaking. You may choose from acting, direction, editing, costume design, set design, photography, background music, or anything else you may think of. Be sure that you are specific and cite examples from the movie.
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Discuss another aspect of filmmaking. You may choose from acting, direction, editing, costume design, set design, photography, background music, or anything else you may think of, but obviously choose something different from what you discussed in the previous paragraph. Be sure that you are specific and cite examples from the movie.
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Give your overall reaction to the film as well as your opinion on the quality of the film. Also include your recommendations for potential viewers. Include how many stars you would rate this film.
How to write a Harry Potter Movie Review
by Supremus
Every time a stupid potter movie comes out I see the same trashy reviews again and again. By this time, almost every reviewer under the sun has a ready template that is rehashed and reloaded every time a potter movie releases.
Hence, I present a how-to guide on writing a standard Harry Potter Movie Review, which will surely impress your readers and make them rush towards the nearest theater.
1) Begin your reviews with mix and match of following phrases – “Harry Potter comes of age…”, “Harry Potter Darker than ever…”, “The best Harry Potter yet…”, “Harry grows up in year…”
2) Make sure you devote an entire paragraph telling your readers how this Harry Potter movie is the “darkest” and “more scarier” than the other movies preceding it. Harry must fight the same idiotic villains who are now bigger, darker and evil than before. Caution parents that there are some elements of “fright” and “shrieks” in the right proportions. End the paragraph reassuring parents that though dark, Harry Potter is a thoroughly enjoyable fare for adults and children alike.
3) Slurp over how the special effects in annual Quiddich match gets better and better with each version. Doesn’t matter if that whole segment of the story has gotten rotten and boring.
4) Explain in detail about how “relationships” between the lead actor’s have evolved; how Ron and Hermione have come out of Harry’s shadows and made a place of their own in the series. Exclaim how Rupert Grint and Emma Watson have made the characters of Ron and Hermione their own identity. But at the end of it, don’t forget to credit it all to Daniel Radcliffe, and how he “holds” it together. This is after all his movie.
5) Spare a few words for that old bearded guy who must give his infinite pearls of wisdom to Harry when Harry must insist on behaving like a sissy kid. Exclaim again, how Harry has come of age in this movie, and his sensitive maturity shows. If you are conservative, might as well mention how “Christian” Harry is growing up to be. If you are liberal, gloat over his first glance to opposite sex, first time Harry and < enter random female > have eye contact and all.
6) End the review with glowing praise for < enter director name > and how he manages to capture the “essence of Harry Potter by making it his own” without disturbing the “sanctity of J. K. Rowling’s world”. Must mention again that this is effectively THE BEST Harry Potter yet.
7) Tell everyone how excited you are already about the next in the series!
GAHHHHH!!! Why doesn’t this movie series end!