Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Movie review vocab

critic
a professional who publishes his opinion on a particular movie/play/book
(ex- roger Ebert, Richard Roeper, Leonard Maltin, Pauline Kael)

Mediocre
Competent but not especially outstanding/ Pretty much the average thing.
(ex- "The film wasn't bad and it wasn't good either, it was just mediocre"

Cliche
something that's been used so many times that it no longer surprises or interests the audience; overexposure
(ex- In a scary movie, a black cat jumps out and scares the character, but the real danger is Right behind her/him.

Character Driven
The story revolves around the character/ The character changes his or her personality by the end of the story.

High-concept
When the idea of a story is interesting enough to get people to watch it without knowing anything else.

Plot
what the story is about

hype
Using different techniques to make the audience excited.

Ensemble effort
When the actors work well together.

Audience demographics
when the critic recommends that only a certain group of people should see, or not see, the film

Montage
when a film editor rapidly cuts several shots together to tell a story or communicate a message that is shown through the images.

Movie review assignment

Title for movie: Spirited away


Critics name: Jack Matthews


Title of review: ANIMé TREAT HAS OOHS & OZ CARTOON WIZARD'S 'SPIRITED AWAY' CASTS AN ENCHANTING SPELL


High points mentioned in review:
"An epic among children's animated movies."
The film was also considered to be rich and rewarding


Low points:
some of the characters may not appeal to the audience.


Quoted paragraph from the article that makes its point evident:

"But this version of "Spirited Away" has no cultural speed bumps for anyone, and its themes about love and self-esteem are universal. At just over two hours, "Spirited Away" is an epic among children's animated movies, but it flies by, thanks both to Miyazaki's endless inventiveness and his unerring feel for his heroine. Chihiro may be harder to pronounce than Dorothy or Alice, but she deserves her place alongside them as a literary star."