Movie Review

I recently read a movie review from the New York Times for The Blind Side, one of my favorite films. A.O. Scott, author of the review, began the review by describing the premise of the film. Throughout the entire review, Scott discusses the key plot points while weaving his own commentary into the review. He places emphasis on the literary aspects of The Blind Side over the rest of the aspects of film. Scott touches on the dramatic aspects through his commentary on the acting, does not mention anything about the cinematic aspects. The author's tone is quite casual. Throughout the entire review, he expresses his fondness for the film. Aside from the fact that this review does not cover all three of the aspects of film in detail, it is thorough and well-written.

In our quarterly movie reviews, we should have a general structure that isn't too specific. The main requirement should be to mention all of the three aspects of film. For literary aspects, we should only mention the most important ones, such as plot, characters, coflict, setting and theme. Point of view, mood and symbolism do not necessary have to be mentioned, because generally, these points are not as significant. The rest of the aspects should be mentioned. They also shouldn't have to be very long because long movie reviews can become boring and bland.

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