Thursday, April 7, 2016

Unit 3: Documentary Review 4/7/16


I chose to analyze a Hollywood Reporter review of “On the way to School”. After reading this review I have found a few aspects of the review that generally are aspects of the genre. To begin, a review should give an honest summary of the movie to include either direct quote or paraphrases of certain scene. This helps to give the reader a general idea of what the movie is about without completely ruining the movie. Additionally, a review should give an over arching theme of the production. In this review of “On the Way to School” the author states “We often forget how lucky we are to go to school” this is an example of the main idea of this documentary film. Furthermore, a film review should address the audience that the movie is geared towards. For example in the “On the Way to School” documentary the author states that the documentary can “be marketed to parents and students alike”. This is good because it lets the reader know if it is appropriate to watch if there are children. Lastly,  I feel a review should have a little bit of the authors opinion. I’m not say to be noticeably biased but just to hear the authors personal voice and giving his/hers opinion in the review.


Mintzer, Jordan. "On the Way to School (Sur Le Chemin De L'ecole): Film Review." The Hollywood Reporter. N.p., 1 Oct. 2013. Web. 07 Apr. 2016.

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