Film Critique Vocabulary

Define: Mediocre

• Really bad

• Competent but not especially outstanding

• Really good

• Halfway decent

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Define: Cliché

• Something that’s been used so many times that it no longer surprises or interests the audience; overexposure

• An original idea that nobody has every done.

• Something that everybody does.

• Another word for a comedy.

Define: Plot

• The opening credits

• The conclusion of a film

• Land.

• What the story is about.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Define: Audience demographics

• The audience that watches the film.

• The audience that refuses to view the film.

• When the critic recommends that only a certain group of people should see, or not see, the film

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is this an example of?

“Kids will like ‘Madagascar,’ but adults will get bored.”

• Audience Demographics

• Cliche

• Plot

• People who should see the film.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is this an example of?

“Kung Fu Panda” is about a clumsy, overweight panda bear who dreams of becoming the ultimate kung fu warrior, etc…

• A summary

• Events in the film

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is this an example of?

In a scary movie, a black cat jumps out and scares the character, but the real danger is RIGHT BEHIND HIM/HER!

• Plot

• Cliche

• Climax of the film

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Define theme.

• What the film is about.

• The moral of the story.

• The lesson that the director learned while making the film.

• Character traits of the characters in the film

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Define main idea.

• Moral of the story.

• What the film is about.

• The director's reasoning for creating the film.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What makes a film good to you? ( BE SPECIFIC)

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4