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Movie Review Terminology
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Characters
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The personal traits that distinguish the different people in the movie.
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Plot
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What the story is about.
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Theme
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A recurring idea.
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Moral
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A lesson about right or wrong learned in the movie.
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Blurb
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Information about the movie to encourage people to view it.
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Critic
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A person who writes his opinion on movies in a newspaper or magazine.
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Ratings System
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What the reviewer uses to rate the movie – whether its a good movie or a poor movie.
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Audience demographics
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Who is likely to watch and enjoy the movie e.g. ‘Suitable for young children’.
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Critical bias
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Where the reviewer has a problem with something in the movie e.g. People who have a fear of spiders will be unlikely to enjoy ‘Arachnophobia’
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Cliché
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Something that’s been overused & is no longer interesting.
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| Hype |
Exaggerated publicity. |
| Spoiler |
A reviewer who tells what happens at the end of the movie. |
