1、How to Write a Movie Review,First Part: Character and plot summary,the title of the movie the director the studio the main actors the year it was made the rating Not tell everything that happens-and especially not the ending Summarize the basic plot of the movie, in more detail than you do in the pa
2、ragraph above.,Second Part: A Key Moment or Idea,Go into detail about something important that interested you about the movie; Use the plot of the movie when you are describing it; You can use the words from the character when you are explaining it.,Third Part: Evaluate the Movie,Give at least two r
3、easons why you liked or didnt like the movie. You can relate the movie to your personal experience. Do you recommend it or not? Explain why you are making your recommendation,Part 1,You will need to include the following: name of the movie, prominent stars of the movie, basic setting (time and locat
4、ion), and type of film (comedy, adventure, drama, etc.). You will need to write a plot summary of the movie. Do not reveal the ending. Be sure to cover the entire scope of the movie, except the very end.,Part 2,Discuss one aspect of filmmaking. You may choose from plot, acting, direction, editing, c
5、ostume design, set design, photography, background music, or anything else you may think of. Be sure you are specific and cite examples from the movie.,Part 3,Give your overall reaction to the film as well as your opinion on the quality of the film, also include your recommendations for potential vi
6、ewers.,Questions for Pre-Writing a Movie Review,a) What was the story about? b) Why was the main character likeable or not likeable? c) What made the actors convincing or unconvincing? d) Which conversation or dialogue did you enjoy the most? Why? e) How predictable or unpredictable was the plot? f)
7、 Which were your favorite scenes? Why? g) Would you recommend this movie to pets? To humans? Why?,I have included a title for my film review. I have summarized the plot without giving too much details. I have included a strong lead/introduction. I have discussed significant characters and actors. I
8、have discussed important technical elements.,Checklist,I have evaluated the sound and/or movie soundtrack. I have stated and evaluated the theme. I have included a strong conclusion summarizing my ideas. I have edited my review for spelling and grammatical errors. I have included submission details
9、with my review.,“Amistad” is a true story about the slaves that try to go back to their motherland Sierra Leone. ”La Amistad” is the name of a Spanish vessel with 53 African slaves on board the ship. The film describes the story of a ship approaching the American shore, where trading slaves is illeg
10、al. On the way to America the slaves manage to release themselves and kill the whole crew of “La Amistad” except two crewmembers they leave alive to navigate the vessel. Nevertheless, as they have no idea what direction they need to sail the slaves find themselves near the seaside of New England. Th
11、e vessel was arrested by the coast guards and the rebels get to the court of Connecticut. The Court considers the slaves to be premises and for that reason the lawyer defends the slaves is a specialist on questions of premises (前提). He is an ambitious young lawyer named Roger Baldwin. The defendants
12、 are accused of murder but for them the case is the fight where they have to prove that they are free people and not anyones property.,Baldwins way to defend is very skimpy (不足) from the beginning, as he does not seem to feel the problem completely. He does not seem to understand that it goes not ab
13、out property but about personal freedom of the Amistad slaves in the first place. When Baldwin gets the support of Americas ex-president John Quincy Adams the things change. Adams teaches Baldwin how to feel the case and emotionally deliver it to the court. Adams makes a fifteen-minute speech in Cou
14、rt and put a “human face on the dispute” showing that the slaves who organized the rebels were free people who were forced to leave their native land, were seized and therefore had to protect themselves just as any other person would have done.,Steven Spielberg directed the film and the main motivat
15、ion of the author was showing that every single person, not depending on the color of skin has the right to be free. In other words each person is born free and nobody can take this freedom away from him. According to Spielberg own words the film tell the viewer about: “how these Africans are hopele
16、ssly caught in the quagmire (困境) of the American justice system.” This motivation is easily seen through the opposition of the slavery and justice. Spielberg reveals it through a true story to let the spectator understand that this will always remain a problem, even in the contemporary world.,The fi
17、lm definitely does give the viewer more insight on the historical period of the 1839, as it in the first places tells about the story was forgotten even by the contemporary African-American representatives. The majority of people do not realize how deep the problem was and the film shows that even t
18、wenty years before the Civil War slavery prospered and black Africans did not have many opportunities to defend themselves. It reflects the system of justice of those days where a person that could not speak English was put in Court without even realizing what was going on and without any possibilit
19、y to explain anything or provide a disclaimer (弃权).,The characters are not more important than the event, but they harmoniously fit into it. For instance the character of Anthony Hopkins - John Quincy Adams shows that the most important thing is to see the human face of the situation, to feel the si
20、tuation, to emotionally outlive (经受得住) the suffering of other people. This is something that the event itself does not say. It is a human interpretation of the situation and this makes the personage of John Quincy Adams very important to the film, but hardly more important than the La Amistad rebel
21、and the subsequent court. The interpretation of the main characters relates to the most prominent value of the American nation freedom. This outstanding value is immortal and is something that unites the values of both of the times.,The films ideology (思想意识) is clear: no human being can be a propert
22、y of another person; nothing can be called just until it depends on any factors except objectivity; each human being is free from the very moment he was born to the world. Each person can choose and not to be dictated what to do or say. People have the power to choose for themselves and express thei
23、r will in other words no discrimination can be made based on the racial differences. The film is a satisfactory historical source. It actually shares the whole story, which is unknown to the majority of the audience, including African-Americans. The strength is that it showed everything very realist
24、ic, especially the recollections of the slave, giving the audience the idea of what these people experienced being slaves. The weakness is that it is maybe a little too much concentrated on the characters, than on the event itself. Some things are ignored such as the reaction of public or what in fact people did think about the whole deal.,
