Lights, Camera, Don't Tell Me the Entire Story: Review of a Movie Review

I chose the film review of "Catching Fire" by "The Guardian: The Observer", because of its strategic film explanation and reference to other films. Written by Mark Kermode, this review allows the reader to understand the basic plot of the story, while not revealing all memorable aspects of the story. Unlike other reviews, it does not contain bias opinion(s), rather, allows the reader to format their own thoughts about the movie.

This review explains the themes and main events of "Catching Fire", while not revealing every tear jerking scene. As it elucidates Katniss's current situation, Mr.Kermode does not provide psychological evaluation for all of her behaviours/actions. Rather, he allows the audience to create their own ideas about the main lady, providing only facts. The result of this humorous review allows suspense to occur in the film, even when a viewer knows the story's plot.

As the author of the review makes allusions to other fictional works, comparing the similarities and differences between novels such as “Twilight by Stephenie Meyers” and “Catching Fire”, a mood for the film is established. The notorious “love triangle” theme and the conflicts of the two works can be assumed to be similar, as Kermode reflects on the like reactions from the fans of both sagas. These comparisons allow readers to understand the general tone of “Catching Fire”,based on the suggestion of similarities from other well known books.

I enjoy science fiction films. These movies are often action packed and have thick plots, changing by each decision a character makes. Suspense is a guaranteed element of this genre, as often the conflicts experienced in the movie do not exist in the actual world (problems with advanced technology, certain diseases, ect.). The unknown allows the movie to be surprising and exciting. Personally, I would enjoy doing a film review on “Divergent”. Based upon the novels by Veronica Roth, this film is set in an apocalyptic future, in which society is divided into factions. As the majority of the novel is based upon love, choices, and decisions in a strange world, it would be very manageable and exciting to write a review on this film.