Avatar film review

a magnificent, photo-realistic landscape of multi-coloured dinosaurs, waterfalls and floating mountains. (Review 1)

Review 1 uses this description to

• ridicule the visual spectacle of the film.

• draw attention to the perceived weaknesses of the film.

• emphasise the complex visual spectacle of the film.

• establish a basis for his criticisms of the film.

The phrase wonderfully hissable villains (Review 2) describes characters who are

• sinister but appealing.

• energetic and amusing.

• hilarious and awkward.

• ineffective but admirable.

Review 2 suggests that the quality of the acting in Avatar

• is central to the worth of the film.

• is secondary to the narrative structure of the film.

• is overshadowed by the technical qualities of the film.

• is a powerful feature of the imaginary world created in the film.

Which pair of quotations best captures the fundamental difference in the opinions expressed by the two reviewers?

• Review 1: compendium of clichés

  Review 2:

  a timeless story of good and evil

• Review 1:

  evil technology

  Review 2:

  wonderfully hissable villains

• Review 1:

  an unqualified triumph

  Review 2:

  the amazing world created

• Review 1:

  magnificent, photo-realistic

  Review 2:

  the sheer film-making skills

Which quotation from Review 2 reflects the positions of both reviewers?

• technical expertise

• soaring imagination

• one of the best films of the year

• somehow it all works wonderfully well