KD 3.

Which Do You Prefer

Films or Books?
Review Text
 Purpose
To critique/ To criticise, summarise,
analyse, and respond to an art work or
event for a public audience.
The Review Text is commonly organized or
structured as follow:

1. Orientation
Places the work in its general and particular context,
often by comparing it with others of its kind or
through analogue with non-art object or event.
2. Interpretative recount
Summarise the plot and/ or provide an account of
how the reviewed rendition of the work come into
being is optional, but if present, often recursive.
3. Evaluation
Provide an evaluation ,
judgement, opinion or
recommendation of the work
and/or its performance or
production is usually recursive
4. Evaluative Summation
Provide a kind of punch line or
appraisal which sums up the
reviewer’s opinion of the art
event as a whole is optional.
The text usually has these features:
• The use of complex and compound
sentences.
• The use of adjectives and appraisal
phrases.
• The use of noun clauses.
• The use of adverbial clauses.
 Kinds of Review
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Discuss the following questions
1. Mention the last movie you
watch.
2. Who is the main actor and
actress?
3. Where is the setting of it?
4. How is the plot of the story?
5. What’s your comment about it?
 FILM REVIEW

Background
Genre : Drama
Title : Where God Left His Shoes
Running time : 1 hr 36 mnt
Movie Director : Salvatore Stabile
Casts : John Leguizamo, Leonor Verela,
David Castro
Movie Producer : Vulcan Production
ABOUT THE FILM
When Frank, Angela, and their two children are evicted from
their New York City apartment, they have no choice but to
move into a homeless shelter. After a few difficult months,
good news comes their way on Christmas Eve: a nearby
housing project has an apartment available
immediately-however, Frank needs a job on the books in
order to qualify. While the rest of the city prepares for
Christmas, Frank and his ten-year-old stepson, Justin, roam
the cold streets of New York trying to find a job by day's
end. Where God Left His Shoes is the story of a family that
refuses to break apart during the darkest time of their lives
and discovers that they will survive as long as they have each
other.
Source: http://www.wheregodlefthisshoes.com
Opinion and suggestion

This movie is highly recommended to watch

together with family, for its unblinking
desperation inherent in poverty and
homelessness, for its edgy portrayal of a father
and step-son trying to connect, and also for its
implicit belief that a family can be the
strongest refugee in adversity. So this film may
be so inspiring for a family and poor people.
Don’t miss it!
Discuss the following questions

1. What information are mentioned in the

background?
2. What is the genre of the film?
3. What is the story about?
4. What is the writer‘s opinion of this film?
5. Who is/are the target market of this film?
 C u r s e
T he
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R a b bi t
We r e -
 The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
The Curse of Were Rabbit (2005) is the first full length
feature film made by directors Nick Park and Steve Box with
their amazing plasticine characters Walace and Gromit. It won
Oscar in 2006, and if you watch it, you‘ll understand why. It’s
absolutely brilliant animated comedy.
Cheese loving inventor ,Walace, and his brainy dog ,Gromit
, have started a company to protect the town ‘s vegetables
from hungry rabbit begins terrorising the town. It is eating all
the vegetables and destroying everything in its path. The
competition organiser, Lady Totington, hire Wallace and
Gromit to catch the monster alive. But they have to find the
were-rabbit before gun-crazy hunter Victor Quartermaine,
who is desperate to kill it.
 The screenplay is witty and full of hilarious visual
jokes. As usual, the voice of Peter Saillis is absolutely
perfect for role Wallace, and Gromit is so beautiful
animated he can express a huge range of emotions
without saying a word. And both Helena
Bonham-Carter, who plays the part od Lady Tottington,
and Ralph Fiennes as Victor are really funny.
To sum up, The Curse of the Were Rabbit is an
amazing film which is suitable for both children and
adults. If you liked Wallace and Gromit’s precious
adventures and you appreciate the British sense of
humour, you ‘ll love this film. Don’t miss it!
Discuss the following questions

1. What is the genre of the movie?

2. What awards did the movie win?
3. What is the plot of the movie?
4. What is the writer’s opinion?
5. What’s the writer conclusion of the film?
 Summary
Review
To critique, summarise, analyse, and respond to an art
work or event for a public audience.
General Structure
1. Orientation
2. Interpretative recount
3. Evaluation
4. Evaluative Summation
Language Feature
The use of complex and compound sentences, adjectives
and appraisal phrases, noun clauses, adverbial
clauses.
 Project
Write a movie review
Paragraph 1:
▪ Give some background information: title of film,
genre of film, date, director, prizes/awards won.
▪ If relevant, mention where and when film is set.
Paragraph 2:
▪ Describe the plot and the main characters.
▪ Use Simple Present Tense.
▪ Don’t give too much details.
▪ Don‘t say what happens at the end of the film.
 Project
Paragraph 3:
▪ Give your opinion of some different aspects of
the film: acting, screenplay, soundtrack,
directing.
Paragraph 4:
▪ Summarise your opinions.
▪ Make a recommendation.
Book Reference
 Thank You

A happy person is not a person in a

certain set of circumstances but rather
a person with a certain set of attitudes.
- Hugh Downs -
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