Discussion Post#5

The first review I chose was a positive feedback to the recent movie "The Hunger Games". The review is written by Roger Moore and he really examines the movie in a positive manner. Moore summarizes the movie and delves into examination of the Sci-Fi genre this movie falls into. Moore spends a lot of time examining characters as a whole. He then links it all around to the point that this movie is kinda a rival to the Twilight saga. But overall Moore gives this movie a slight thumbs-up and says that the movie will leave you wanting more.

 The second review of "The Hunger Games" is a more neutral leaning towards negative review of the film. It is written by David Denby and he breaks his review into three sections. First section he evaluates the characters and examines their actors who play them. Second section he belittles the cinematography of the film and he kinda praises the author of the book series. Third section is talking about bullying in America as a rising problem which he links to "kids-killing-kids" in the movie.

 To compare these two reviews it's best to point out the obvious similarities and differences. One similarity that is blatantly obvious it that both critics analyze characters and how the actors played them. Denby author "Kids at Risk" does examine characters into a little more depth than Moore given that he has a longer critique. A difference is that Denby talks about cinematography and Moore doesn't touch down on it. When Roger Moore talks about the characters he links in the plot of the movie with his examination. Both critics talk briefly about a issue that is present in our nation. Moore writes about this teen obsession with these teen novels such as the Twilight saga and Hunger Games trilogy. Denby writes about bullying and does an excellent job at linking it's topic with a core concept of violence in the movie. Denby spends a good paragraph or two talking about the weird decision the director made in using a hand held camera to film some scenes. Then moore does a funny description on saying how the film fits into the science fiction genre. Both critiques, both differing in positive and negative, are vastly entertaining and well read and they really delve into core ideas of reviewing with subtle humor written in.

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2012/04/02/120402crci_cinema_denby  \

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