INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH

BOOK / FILM REVIEW

Lecturer:
Ms. Nodistya Septian I, S.S., S. Pd., M. Pd.
Created By:
Class B
Group 1

Avrilano Drei Gusnial (H41226980)

Mohammad Anggis Safii Wijaya (H41220798)
Zaka Ainusshofa (H41220906)

JEMBER STATE POLYTECHNIC

RENEWABLE ENERGY
ENGINEERING STUDY PROGRAM
2023
 The prequel film, The King's Man, tells the origin story of the Kingsman organization.
This film even takes place long before the first Kingsman film. Thus, The King's Man has
several characters that never appeared in the previous two films.

The King's Man is about a nobleman named Orlando Oxford who secretly investigates
the problems between England, Germany and Russia. To fulfill its mission, Oxford trains its
servants to become spies. Apart from that, they also expanded their network to other countries.

The first two Kingsman films focused more on Eggsy's journey as a secret agent of the
Kingsman. Both of these films do not explain at all how Kingsman could become a secret agent
organization. So, The King's Man answers your question about the origins of Kingsman, which
has existed since WWI.

Director Matthew Vaughn, author of The King's Man, created an alternative history of
World War I as the backdrop for the creation of Kingsman. It is not surprising that in this film
you will find many characters based on real people who played a big role at the start of the First
World War.

Like the two previous Kingsman films, The King's Man depicts the conflicts of World
War I in a slightly goofy and whimsical style. The King's Man can be considered a breakthrough
among other World War I themed films.
 Director Matthew Vaughn hides the identity of the villain for most of the film. Then the
identity of the villain is revealed as a storyline at the end of the film. Unfortunately, this plot
twist method makes it like this, so the audience can guess if the villain is someone who has been
seen as being on the good side.

In this film, director Vaughn did not develop a strong backstory for a character who is
ready to become the surprise villain in this film. Thus, the audience does not experience the
shock effect when the true identity of the villain is finally revealed. You see, the audience can't
feel pity or compassion for a villain when he's still pretending to be on the side of good.
Moreover, the villain does not have a strong motivation for his goal to beat England.

Apart from the villain problem, King's Man also lacks the visual effect of blood that is
not optimal. As a film aimed at an 18+ audience, The King's Man is not shy about showing
blood. Unfortunately, the terrible visual effects shown in this film actually look fake like the
visual effects of low budget films. Because this is an 18+ film, director Vaughn doesn't spare in
presenting brutal fight scenes. Even though the plot twist of the villain is unsatisfactory, every
battle scene shown in this film can still be enjoyed.