WRITING A MOVIE REVIEW

1. It’s ENGLISH Time!
Hello Class!!!
Ms. Leslie Ann Obina
COT 2

2. Prayer

3. LET’S START OUR
WONDERFUL MORNING
WITH A SWEET SMILE!
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4. ATTENDANCE

5. RULES TO
REMEMBER:
1. Be courteous at all times.
2. Give respect to each other’s opinion.
3. Involve yourself in the discussion. You are
free to express your thoughts. Because YOU
MATTER!
4. Smile and enjoy our fantastic discussion!

6. Lesson: Writing a Movie
Review
(3rd Quarter- Week 4)

7. At the end of the virtual discussion,
you are intended to:
• Explain Movie Review;
• Enumerate and identify the parts of movie review;
• Construct an effective movie review; and
• Evaluate the importance of movie review in daily
life.

8. “The Joy of Giving”
(Short Video
Animation)

10. •What can you say about the
video clip presented?

11. •What is your opinion regarding
to the man’s action towards
other people?

12. •Is there a message that the
creator of the video clip wants
to portray? Cite your answer.

13. Do you think you evaluate the
video clip thoroughly? Did you
give your critique?

14. What is CRITIQUE?

15. CRITIQUE
-A critique as a form of academic
writing could be applied in analyzing
various materials such as arts, literary
works, research, and media articles.
One example of it is a movie review.

16. MOVIE REVIEW

17. MOVIE REVIEW
- It sums up the author’s personal
impression and critical evaluation
of a film and its elements
organized in paragraphs.

18. What do you think is the
purpose of writing a movie
review?

19. The main purpose is to inform,
analyze, convince, and
entertain.

20. Task: Fix Me! Oh!
Fix Me!

21. Directions: Arrange the
jumbled letters to form a
word/s and give your
insights about the arranged
word/s.

22. MILF ROINT
FILM INTRO

23. Film Intro
•Introduced the film by saying that you have
just watched it and would like to share your
opinion on it. Indicate a few details that will
help the reader understand what type of
film you are referring to.

24. TOLP YRAMMUS
PLOT SUMMARY

25. Plot Summary
•Summarize the plot of the movie. Indicate
its setting and main characters. Remember,
a summary has to be brief but contain the
necessary details. Do NOT include spoilers
of any kind on any part of the movie.

26. TTINGSE THGIL SPOT
SETTING SPOTLIGHT

27. Setting Spotlight
Elaborate on how the setting contributed to
the effectiveness of the film, to the actions of
the casts, and to the emotions and
atmosphere it sets through every scene.

28. RACTERCHA LIGHTEMIL
CHARACTER
LIMELIGHT

29. Character Limelight
Talk about the actors/ actresses and how
they portrayed their characters and how
the actors are effective or not in giving
justice to their roles.

30. SEKIL AND SIDLIKES
LIKES AND DISLIKES

31. Likes and Dislikes
Talk about the parts of the movie that
you like and/ or dislike. Be sure to
include specific details or scenes from
the movie.

32. SSONLE LEARDEN
LESSON LEARNED

33. Lesson Learned
Share lessons learned from the movie
(theme/ moral). What do you think
other audiences will learn from it?

34. COMMENDATIONSRE
RECOMMENDATIONS

35. Recommendations
Identify the group of people who would
like and enjoy seeing the movie. To
whom would you recommend it to? To
whom would you not recommend it to?

36. Why do we need to know
the parts of Movie Review?

38. Learning Task 1:
LET ME CHOOSE
YOU!

39. Directions: Identify which part of
movie review is presented by each
paragraph. Choose your answer
from the given options. Write your
answers in your English notebook.

40. The film was keen on details and it’s refreshing. This film
deserves to be watched to inspire each and every one of us. If
you allow it, the film can even move your heart. If you liked
Kita Kita, then I assure you that you’ll dig 100 Tula Para Kay
Stella as well and get the “I want to watch it again!” feeling.
a. Recommendations
b. Film Intro
c. Plot summary
d. Likes and dislikes
QUESTION NO. 1

41. Loser to Ideal-type
The film successfully delivered the characters’ journey. First, JC Santos as Fidel shows
writing poems as an outlet for someone who wanted to avoid being laughed at because of
his speech defect. He proves how inspiration can change life and that same inspiration is
not enough to win a girl or to have a happy ending. Santos’s performance, when Stella
hands down the poems to him, creates a heartbreaking confrontation scene. ‘Friendzoned’
right there. Then, there is Bela Padilla as Stella, who surprises us with her natural acting
skill. She’s effortless even if she is playing a frustrated rock artist who is facing many
challenges in life. I found myself in roller coaster as I watch her character, from loving her
to hating her, but I realized, she’s an epitome of a character we need to embrace.
a. Recommendations
b. Lesson Learned
c. Characters Limelight
d. Likes and dislikes
QUESTION NO. 2

42. “100 Tula Para kay Stella” is directed by Jason Paul Laxamana. It is a
story about a freshman, Fidel, who stutters. He loves poetry which
serves as his avenue to express his love for the campus rock star,
Stella. When in college, they become close friends. When he
reached his 100th poem, Fidel finally gave the poems to Stella to
confess his love. Yes, it is about friendship beginnings that turned
into ‘love’, but it’s not a typical love story that we’ve seen in Pinoy
teen romance films.
a. Plot Summary
b. Title
c. Film Intro
d. Recommendations
QUESTION NO. 3

43. 90’s Feels - Aside from the excellent casts, there’s the element of
nostalgia in the film, resonating with the millennials. I know Gen X and
even Y will be delighted to see the days of the vintage Nokia phone,
diskettes and cassette tapes, and POP idols like 98’ Degrees and
Mariah Carey. With Rivermaya’s “Balisong”, it displays the time when
Pinoy Rock Bands were in boom. Even Friendster existed and it sounds
bizarre and interesting at the same time seeing the time of social
media back then.
a. Plot Summary
b. Setting Spotlight
c. Film Intro
d. Recommendations
QUESTION NO. 4

44. Just with the title, I got the “I want to watch this!” feeling. At
first, when I heard it from my classmates, I thought it would be
about ‘spoken poetry’ which has been in social media
platforms nowadays, but I was totally wrong. Since Pista ng
Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) is over, let me share my insights about
this movie.
a. Plot Summary
b. Setting Spotlight
c. Film Intro
d. Recommendations
QUESTION NO. 5

45. Catharsis in Nostalgia
By Abigail Eclavea
a. Title
b. Likes and dislikes
c. Film Intro
d. Recommendations
QUESTION NO. 6

46. It is with the effect that Filipino film makers are thriving to
offer something fresh and new to movie audiences. ‘100 Tula
Para kay Stella’ gives the idea that mainstream and indie film
are put together. It surprisingly includes some elements that
are hardly present in mainstream cinema. I love that there’s
more to poetry and music in the movie. It features admirable
characters and the 2000’s vibes.
a. Title
b. Character Limelight
c. Likes and dislikes
d. Film Intro
QUESTION NO. 7

47. REWIND…

48. What are the parts of
movie review?

49. What do you think is the
essence of writing a movie
review?

50. Why do we need to give a
critique? Is there a need to
give a critique? Why or why
not?

51. Learning Task 2:
IT’S TIME FOR ME
TO SHINE!

52. Directions: Watch a Filipino film on
television or via movie streaming sites.
Accomplish the table below after
watching the film. Then, write your movie
review based on your answers in the
table. Consider the pointers on how to
write a movie review as discussed in this
lesson.

54. CRITERIA
EXCELLENT (3) GOOD (2) NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
1
SCORE
Summary Writer provides a brief
plot summary without
disclosing too much
about the film.
Writer provides a
detailed but
information lacking
plot summary.
Writer provides a plot
synopsis that tell too
little or too much about
the film.
Analysis and
evaluation of
elements of
the film (plot,
character,
setting)
Provides a precise
analysis and
evaluation of the
elements of the film
(plot, character,
setting)
Provides an
adequate analysis
and evaluation of
the elements of the
film (plot, character,
setting)
Provides a
weak/inaccurate
analysis and evaluation
of the elements of the
film (plot, character,
setting)
Structure and
organization
Review demonstrates
coherence, clarity,
and a careful pattern
of organization.
Review demonstrates
some coherence,
clarity, and pattern
of organization.
Review demonstrates
no coherence, clarity,
and pattern of
organization.
Grammar,
Mechanics
and
Convention
Illustrates an excellent
command of the
conventions of
standard written
English.
Illustrates an
adequate command
of the conventions of
standard written
English.
Illustrates no command
of the conventions of
standard written
English.
Overall
evaluation of
the film
Provides a relevant
opinion and in-depth
evaluation of the film
backed up with
evidence from the
movie.
Provides satisfactory
opinion and
evaluation of the film
but lacks appropriate evidence
and in-
depth explanation.
Provides a weak
opinion and evaluation
of the film. Lacks
appropriate evidence
and in-depth
explanation.
RUBRIC

55. The WHAT and WHYs of
Writing a Critique.
The WHAT: What is Critique?
Critique is a form of academic writing which
allows the writers to critically evaluate a
subject and include their opinions based on
their analysis.

56. The WHAT and WHYs of
Writing a Critique.
The WHY: Why do we Critique?
We write a critique to evaluate the quality
of a material or work and understand its
purpose. We also criticize a work to find out
its strengths and weaknesses.

57. ASSESSMENT: MOVIE VS REVIEW
Directions: Read and analyze the statements below.
Write MOVIE if the statement is true and REVIEW if
the statement is false. Then, underline the word or
phrase which made the statement incorrect.

58. _________1. Movie review is an example of a critique.
_________2. An effective movie review consists only of the writer’s
opinion.
_________3. Writing a movie review allows the writer to criticize a
film and its elements as well as to give their biased impression
about the entire film.
_________4. Creating a product review is also an example of
writing a critique.
_________5. An effective movie review should include the writer’s
opinion and evaluation of the film told in an unbiased and objective
approach.
MOVIE OR REVIEW

59. LET’S REFLECT

60. 1. The part of the lesson which help me
understand more of the topic is...
2. The task which I found difficult, and
challenging is ________________ because...
3. I realized that learning how to write a critique
like a movie review could be helpful when...