Blog on How to Write a Movie Review?

In any sort of movie review, you write down all the ideas, thoughts, and feelings you get while watching a movie into words. So it sometimes looks strenuous to convey what you feel in words. Therefore, writing a movie review seems a difficult task. But for everything, there is a way to get work done. By this blog you will know how you can write a movie review and also how can organize your thoughts and idea into a proper shape of review.

How to Write a Movie Review?

 Watch Full Movie:

You have to watch the full movie if you haven’t seen it before. And if you, it would be preferred to watch it again. Because this time, you will watch it from a different perspective or maybe as a critic’s point of view.

Watch Documentary:

Do watch short documentaries that have been made on them. This will also help you in how people perceive this movie. You will also get some additional information through documentaries. Watch 2 or 3 documentaries from different sources to get a clear idea.

Take Notes While Watching Movie:

While watching movies and documentaries, always have a pen and a book to make notes. Whenever you get some idea or thought on any of the scenes, stop the video and write it down in a notebook. Note downtime, scene, location, dialogues etc. This will help you when you get into your writing process. Most of the great movie reviewers do the same. 

Consider Your Audience:

Most importantly, always consider your target audience. What type of review you are going to make depends directly on what type of audience you are writing for. Whether you are writing for fans, news, or for any blog, the factors will vary according to your audience.

Perform Research and Gather Information:

Watching movies or documentaries will not be enough. So research your movie. It is important too. Search out details like:

·         Who is the writer of this movie?

·         Who directed this?

·         What is the name of the producer and production house?

·         What kind of work and movies they produced before?

·         Actors/actresses’ name, plot, characters, events etc

These all details should be listed in your notes. You must gather information about everything.

Analyze The Movie:

The better you understand the movie, the better you can write. So, if you think you are not getting something or any scene of the movie at once, watch that again. Your better understanding will turn into a better movie review.  From start to end, analyze the whole movie. Better clarity makes it easy for you to write a review.

How to organize it?

Make Outline:

After listing all information, now it is time to outline in what order you are going to write. Give a sequence and order to your gathered information. You can give it an order like an order of the film. You can write a review in a sequential order of the movie or you may give a general review.

Complete Writing Process:

Consider your outline and then start writing. Your all paragraphs must have topic sentences. So that your audience can get an idea about what scene you are going to discuss in this paragraph.

Express Your Opinion:

Always express your own opinion. What did you feel after watching a movie? Either it was a good one or not? At which point the scene could be improvised? You also write your feelings like either it makes you emotional or make you smile. In simple words just write down what you think about the movie.

Support Your Criticism:

If you criticize something in a movie, then do support your argument by mentioning the scene which you don’t like. You can also criticize the movie by comparing it with the previous movies of the same products and also with other movies.

Don’t Give Spoiler:

Don’t ruin the fun of others by giving spoiler in excitement. It is a quality of greater reviewers that they keep everything in a balance. They know what quantity of information should get provided and what to keep secret. So go in a balance, don’t give less don’t give more. Give your best but in balance.

Proof-Read Movie Review:

Reread your complete movie review. If there is an error in a review, then correct it. Proof-reading is a mandatory thing to do whenever you write. No matter what you are writing, either it is a blog article or either a class assignment. Never leave your work unchecked.

Be Your Voice:

Be unique and be different. Don’t copy other reviewers, because they have their own opinion. So be genuine in your movie review. This makes you unique and people don’t want to read any copycat reviewers. Be yourself and write freely what you feel.