Suggestions for Movie Reviews

 

1) Historical Context

1) What is the context of the story?

2) How accurate is the context to the "facts" of history?

3) Are there any major distortions of fact?

4) Is the story historically plausible?

2) Historical Issues

        1) What are the issues involved in the story?

        2) How does the movie deal with minorities, women, Blacks, Indians, immigrants, etc.?

        3) How does the movie deal with "modern issues" such as the environment,

            drugs, abortion, civil rights, etc.?

        4) How germane are the issues to the plot line?

3) Production Values

        1) How realistic are the sets, costumes, locations, etc.?

        2) How does the acting, lighting, sound etc. add or detract from the story?

        3) When was the movie made and by whom?

        4) Were there any professional historians involved in the production?

4) Entertainment Values

        1) Was the movie entertaining? Why or why not?

        2) Do you think the audience at the time of its release would have found it

            Entertaining? Why or why not?

        3) How does it compare to other movies set in the same time period?

5) Personal Reactions