Film criticism is the feelings and thoughts of the audience after watching the movie. Compared with professionals, film reviews can also be written as complex and detailed film analysis. The ultimate goal of film analysis is to make people have a deeper understanding and more appreciation of a work. In contrast, film criticism can be much easier. Film critics only need to find out what they can appreciate and make comments within the scope they can understand.

Today, with the development of the Internet and the proliferation of D movies (which I strongly support), we have the opportunity to see movies from various countries in various periods. Our vision has been broadened by movies, and I think this is a happy period. However, this convenience is too easy to get, and some things are confused. According to everyone's different situation, the understanding of the film becomes very different.

First of all, we have to decide who to write the comments to. According to different imaginary readers, we can divide comments into professional comments and non-professional comments. In my understanding, the so-called professional comments refer to comments that have a direct impact on filmmakers, which may include criticism of scene scheduling, photography, film editing, narrative structure, performance, theme symbols and so on. This kind of professional comment is rare on the Internet, because professional comments need some auxiliary comment tools, and non-professionals are not familiar with it, so professional comments can only have an impact on a small scale. These tools include aesthetics, structuralism, semiotics, psychoanalysis theory and so on. According to the different cutting angles, the selected tools are also different.

Unless otherwise specified, the "comments" mentioned in this article mainly refer to "unprofessional comments".

2. How to write a film review

Generally speaking, after watching a movie, it is natural to want to write something to express your feelings or understanding of the movie. You can write a diary related to your mood, write an emotional essay according to a plot of the movie, or write a review article according to the social phenomenon described in the movie. Basically, everything you write is worth encouraging.

2. 1, preparation before writing a film review

Before writing a film review, my suggestion is:

1, choose a movie you like. Before commenting, the commentator is the audience first, and what he likes is the most important. At the same time, I suggest watching more movies, but don't force yourself to watch movies you don't like.

2. Watch the selected movies several times. Respect movies.

3, as far as possible to master some film criticism and analysis tools, as far as possible to understand the film-related information.

Collect some comments about this film to avoid repeating the previous statement.

5. Be brave in doubt.

2.2. Perception and preliminary analysis of films through perception.

After watching the movie, your direct impression is the preliminary evaluation of the movie. Trust your feelings. In fact, the preliminary analysis of the film has been completed when watching the film. When watching a movie, the audience will unconsciously ask questions about the film, "Why is the plot like this, not like that?" "Does the actor's lines match his position in the film?" Every moment in the film process, the audience will doubt the "authenticity" of the film. The audience will try to find "reasonable" logic from the interpretation of the film itself, and always look at the possibility of the picture according to their previous personal experience. When watching a good movie, we will say "I see" or "Oh, it can still be like this". The movies we don't like are often those that look fake and "unreal". This kind of movie is like a lame lie told by a betrayed lover. Of course, how to please the audience is a concern of filmmakers. As a film critic, we should not only find out the beautiful (reasonable) places in the film, but also try to analyze the reasons.

2.3 the basic composition of film criticism

Film review usually includes several parts: film introduction, review text and citation source.

Brief introduction of film

Film introduction can be divided into basic introduction of film and extended introduction serving for review text.

The basic introduction usually includes the original name of the film, its Chinese translation (alias), director, main actors, genre, film length, release time, country and so on. You'd better find the poster of this movie, too. Nothing is needed here except the name of the movie. According to the needs of comments, we can also add a synopsis. The synopsis is a restatement of the film. Due to the limitations of film critics' understanding of the film, serious subjective interpretation should be avoided when recounting. It is suggested that the outline should not exceed 200 words.

Extended introduction usually includes a more detailed introduction to the filmmaker, the background of the film, the social background described by the film, the awards won by the film and so on. As an information tool for comments, the extended introduction should be quoted selectively. If the extended introduction has no direct impact on the comments, it is suggested to give up decisively, or it can be placed after the comment body.

Annotation text

(1) It is easy to cut into comments from perception.

We have noticed that the impression often comes from the part of the film that can make the audience understand or impress most, so the analysis of the impression has become the easiest starting point for the analysis of this film. We just need to ask ourselves what is the most attractive part of this film, and then analyze why it is attractive according to past experience or analytical tools, and comments come into being.

As the initial evaluation of the film, perception is bound to have a strong subjective color, which will vary greatly because of different film critics. We don't have to deliberately narrow this difference. It is precisely because of this difference that comments are more open and there is a soil for communication. Because the purpose of film criticism is to give full play to the comprehensive ability to appreciate the work, and at the same time present the rich and beautiful side of the work to others, open criticism does not have to exclude professional analytical tools. We can't exaggerate the role of professional analysis tools, and there is no universally applicable film analysis method.

Perception is the result of the film's influence on the audience, which refers to what the audience gets most directly from the film. For the audience, perception is never right or wrong. As a film critic, you should trust your own perception and not be influenced by factors other than the film itself, such as the director's fame or the awards won by the film. Those things that are not the film itself can only confirm the impression, but can't produce it.

② List some common comment entry points.

1 Interpret comments by theme: For example, you can interpret "unlucky" by not turning around, "juvenile love" by dodging, and "madness" by possessing. Perception allows you to sum up a keyword for some movies, and then analyze the taste, and what perceptual means the movies provide make you have a better understanding of the keyword. How does a movie become an explanatory example of a word?

Lenovo's comments on similar topics: two heavy smokers and nicotine.

3. Comment through form contrast: For example, Cheetah, as a gangster film, can be understood as a new method of shooting gangster films by drawing lessons from previous war films. The object of comparison can be the Black Hawk project.

Typical example: For example, through the analysis of the puppet show Team America, we can find "the common problem of American blockbusters".

Discussion in the same series: What changes have been made in the content and form of this series of films with the theme of "Vampires", from the vampire zombies in Monau to the 400-year-old unusual love, oscar pistorius and vampire lovers? Another example is "Men in the Cabinet" and "Men only have men in their hearts" with the theme of homosexuality and so on. Or alien series or Huang Feihong series and so on.

Ethical discussion: For example, we can compare the ethical differences between the East and the West through old boys and Diary of Estrus, and discuss the relationship between mother and daughter through About Our Love.

7 Understanding movies: For example, we can have a preliminary understanding of the "military government" from "Dream Argentina" and "Official Statement". You can also find some "new wave" breath in "Paris Dream".

Re-evaluate the film in combination with other people's comments.

Preference for certain directors or actors can also help us focus on their characteristics. Like my favorite Andre? Zoroski, Guy? Ricky Isabel. Ashley, Charlotte? Gambao, etc. Movies directed or starring by them can be collected as long as they are concerned.

Be careful when analyzing movies through the "Author Theory". If this analysis method is not properly used, it will become the wishful thinking of critics. In some careless film critics, the film is interpreted beyond recognition, and then it may be the irrational comments of the film critics on the director. What was once a simple film analysis turned into a condemnation of the director or a pledge of loyalty to a "great man". Criticizing the film and criticizing the director are of course two different things, and criticizing the director is more like a personal vendetta.

However, we can't completely deny that "the author theory" is an easy and simple starting point for film analysis. So when commenting, you should pay more attention to the film than the director, and don't try to prove that you are more amazing than that director.

10 movie image review, such as movie narrative, scene picture composition, movie editing, etc. Such as analyzing and commenting on the movie Lola Run.

Of course, film criticism is not limited to the above methods as a starting point. Just trust your feelings and don't abuse them unilaterally. In fact, everything that interests you can be used as a starting point.

③ Choose familiar comment tools. In fact, the scope of comment tools is very wide, both as complex as some professional tools mentioned above and as simple as personal impressions. The advantage of specific tools is that some problems can be analyzed more concretely and deeply. In the application of specific tools, Dai Jinhua's intensive reading of The Name of a Rose provides us with a good example. Of course, she probably analyzed the original novel first. Those specific tools are not as difficult to master as we thought. If you are interested, you can also use semiotics to analyze dream green, which will be a good attempt.

④ Analyze and appreciate the balance of movies. We should be alert that excessive analysis is harmful to the appreciation of movies. Sometimes the audience doesn't want to be so "observant", and being a happy "fool" may be the original intention of watching movies. Guy? I have watched "Snatch" directed by Ricky for seven times, but I have been reluctant to analyze it for fear that I will lose the pleasure of watching it after the analysis. Of course, we can be optimistic and find new fun after analysis, but after all, we have to take some risks. I think a good film review should also be a well-intentioned recommendation article, and you should clarify your own views and reserve your appreciation of the original film.

⑤ brushwork. Commentators' brushwork is closely related to the starting point of comment selection, and different starting points determine different brushwork. It is necessary to use a lot of rhetoric to describe the sensory aesthetic influence of movies through perception; If we discuss the genre of movies and other historical contents, it is essential to quote classical theories and compare other works at the same time. When writing comments, use the position of 6rdquo. Film reviews will not become more exciting because of the names of some masters.

⑥ Personal style. The personal style of film reviews needs to be gradually formed, just like the taste of movies, the focus and cut-in way of film reviews will gradually form a style in the continuous writing of film reviews, thus becoming a certain symbol of personal film reviews.

⑦ Enrich your film reviews. For example, in addition to text description and analysis, intuitive images are the support and supplement of comments, and appropriately intercepting movie pictures will make your comments more intuitive. Unless you are commenting on movie clips, it is too hard for critics to make tables or charts.

Give your comments an eye-catching title.

Citation sources should list the text sources cited in the comments after the main body of the comments, which is a respect for the hard work of the original author and is also convenient for readers to consult relevant materials.

Three situations that should be avoided in film criticism.

1, to avoid the life (experience) of the commentator interfering with the comment itself too much. For example, after watching Gourmet, you said you learned to cook barbecued pork rice. The purpose of writing film reviews is not to make readers pay attention to film critics, but to emphasize the films to be reviewed. Eating fried dough sticks and drinking soybean milk to go to the movies may not be the same as going to the movies on an empty stomach, but the movies are the same.

2. Avoid giving comments without giving reasons. Never say which movie is the best or the greatest. In my opinion, even if you watch a lot of movies, don't rank them, but you can locate them.

3. Avoid rambling and vague themes. Use parallelism carefully. Try to analyze a problem clearly instead of describing 10 unresolved problems in detail. Don't scratch your boots, even look for them all over the world. For example, when commenting on the war scenes in Myth, we should not say that it is inferior to Braveheart or Gladiator, but point out its specific differences. Is it a problem of scene scheduling or picture composition? Is it editing or computer stunts?

We should avoid paying attention to the private lives of filmmakers such as actors and directors. Only movie propagandists or gossip magazines need to pay attention to those issues.

5, avoid dead face hard comments, full of the lack of movies. We should relax. If a movie really sucks, then we shouldn't go to see it, let alone bother to comment. It is really a pity that comments are made to present the richness of the film, ignoring the way of comments and the pessimistic analysis angle.

6. Avoid some meaningless comments on the film itself. Film criticism is different from film commercial propaganda, and comments should eliminate interference. In choosing the starting point, we should avoid the exploration of the film by various humanities disciplines such as law, sociology and psychology, and try our best to cut into the film itself.

7. It is necessary to avoid the subjective over-interpretation of the film by film critics. Don't wave your fist at your imaginary illusion, which makes readers puzzled.

You can buy film review documents or search others' online. The more you read, the more you will write.