Whale Rider
The entire critique needs to be in your words. Do NOT copy and paste reviews on the film. This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome What was the intent of the film? Start by talking about what the film is and what it was intending to do. In other words – was it a comedy and was written to be that? You fully addressed what your felt was the intent of the film and were specific about how and why. Was the film successful in that attempt? Based on what you believe the intent of the film was, do you feel it was successful in its attempt? So – if the film was a comedy, was it successful? After talking about the intent of the film, you went into detail on how successful the film makers were in meeting that attempt. You gave specific examples Conflict What is the primary conflict of the story? What are secondary conflicts in the story? You fully addressed the point in detail and gave examples of where conflict happened. You also talked about secondary sources of conflict Protagonist and antagonist Who is the protagonist of the story and who is the antagonist? You were specific about who the protagonist and antagonist of the film are and how they affect each other This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Cinematography How were camera angles, lighting, exposure, contrast and color all used to create mood and visual interest? Give at least two specific examples….You were specific about the visuals in the film and gave two specific examples of how those visuals helped to tell the story and created the appropriate mood This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome The story Talk about the story. Give a short summary of what the film was about. You gave a good, brief – but thorough summary of the story Final thoughts Wrap up your critique by talking about the film in general. Did the story engage you? Were you able to identify or empathize with the characters and did they move you in any way? What was your opinion of the film? You wrote good points on the film where you gave your opinions about specific things in the film that either worked or did not work for you. You went beyond whether or not you liked the actors in the film and did not mention if you would recommend the film to anyone
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