Loved it/Hated it: Film Criticism and The Great Gatsby
It may come
as a surprise to you that many high school students would rather watch a bad
movie than learn a great lesson in class.
Unfortunately, many students lack the ability to evaluate the quality of
a film – they are so excited to be watching a movie that it never occurs to
them that they can and should be critiquing the quality of the film itself. They don’t think about what makes a
film good or bad, or the qualities a great film should have.
But not this
class.
After having
read and watched The Great Gatsby, we are going to be surveying several
film critiques and evaluating the film based on our own opinions and the
opinions of experts in the field of film criticism.
Check out the
following links:
(http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/movies.php?id=918)
(http://www.timeout.com/film/70518.html)
The
Great Gatsby – Review (http://www.contactmusic.com/new/film.nsf/reviews/thegreatgatsby)
When you are
finished reading the three reviews, answer the following questions.
- Jot down three comments from any
of the articles that you feel accurately summarizes the film. Explain why.
- Which of the three film reviews
did you like the least? Why?
- If you were going to write a film review of The Great Gatsby, what would you include that other reviewers didn’t? Explain.