Definition
Review is an evaluation or critical evaluation giving an assement
of a book, play, movie, concert, song, painting, product, or other perfomances.
People read
reviews to make a decision about what to see, do or buy. Bad reviews can cause
some readers to lose interest in or have negative feelings about the subject
under review. Reviews have to be honest and describe what they see. Remember
that review gives one person’s point of view. Not everyone will agree with this
review.
Communicative Purpose
The purpose of review text is to analyze and evaluate some creative
works, and to inform people about its strengths and weaknesses
Generic Structure
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Orientation
Place the works in its general and particular context, often by
comparing it with others of kind or through an analog with non-art object or
event.
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Interpretative
Recount
Summarizes the plot andlor providers an account of how the reviewed
rendition of the work came into being.
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Evaluation
Provides an evaluation of the work andlor its performance or
production; is usully recursive.
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Evaluation
Summation
Last
opinion consisting of the appraisal or punch line of the art work being
reviewed.
Language Features
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The
use of complex and compound sentences
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The
use of adjectives and phrases of appraisal
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The
use of metaphorical expressions
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The
use of noun phrase
Example
Frozen
Frozen
a Walt Disney Production was released recently and I was fortunate enough to go
and see it on the big screen. Created by the makers of Tangled and Wreck-It-Ralph I
was really looking forward to this.
Frozen is
something I think is completely new for a Disney production. It’s the first
Disney film ever to teach girls that they don’t need a man to save them. Disney
are moving with times it seems. I was touched by the ending, I did not expect
it at all, but it was one of the most heart-warming endings to a film
I have seen.
The plot was
fairly simple, and fun to follow. Queen Elsa of Arendelle, voiced by Idina
Menzel, is cursed with magical powers that no one knows about. She faces
grave consequences if she does not manage to hide these powers. Also central to
the plot is Anna, Queen Elsa’s sister, a very cheerful girl brought to life by
the voice of Kristen Bell, who longs to reconnect with her sister but ends up
causing tragedy as Elsa’s powers are revealed and her sister flees.
Anna sets out
on a dangerous journey to find her sister along the way unravelling mysteries
and discovering an old friend and the strongest character in the film, His
name is Olaf, a snowman she built with her sister when they were young,
you’ll love him too and what Olaf loves
are “warm hugs!” He is simply my favourite character in the film. Olaf is
dumb, but very kind-hearted and made me laugh throughout the whole film.
Idina Menzel,
who plays the voice of Elsa, received an Oscar for ‘Best Original Song’. She
sang ‘Let It Go’ in the film, and I myself fell in love with the song.
Originally sung by Demi Lovato, it has already sparked nearly 45 million views
on YouTube.
Idina told
Entertainment Weekly that “This is definitely a dream come true for me. I’m
happy for the movie, I’m happy to be a part of the whole thing, and to have a
song that really resonates with people is just beyond great”.
I hope you enjoy the film as much as I did. I
highly recommend it to everyone; it’s a great family movie with an incredible
plot twist.
Source : http://youngjournalistacademy.com/2014/01/17/frozen-film-review-2/