The rhetorical structure
of an oral film review
Watch the film review of the Amazing Spider-Man 2 by Movieline, following its transcript below.
Then next to each aspect of the film review write down the number of the paragraph (1, 2 or 3 )
in which this information is mentioned. For example, the main characters are mentioned in the
introduction, or in the 1st paragraph of the film review, so you need to write down “1” next to
the line “Main characters, main actors.”
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Aspect
A hook, to make the audience want to
watch the movie.
Paragraph
Main characters, main actors.
Some elements of the plot.
Comparison with other movies or
previous editions.
Name of the movie.
General and critical comments.
Strengths and weaknesses of the
movie.
Some elements of the plot.
A recommendation.
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Now we have the Amazing Spiderman 2, you cannot keep this character down. This time he is
fighting three villains, all of whom are interesting. Jamie Foxx is in this edition, he plays Electro.
Also we have the Green Goblin, who is back in the form of Peter Parker’s old friend, Harry Osborn,
this time played by Dane DeHaan, who is one of the best young actors, in my point of view. He is
suited for this role and he is a complicated character. His father, who ran Oscorp, has died and
that’s played by Chris Cooper. Now who runs the company? Well, it is none other than the Green
Goblin, as it turns out to be, so that’s another challenge for Spiderman and then we have Giamatti
along for the ride. So with all these villains there have to be a lot of action.
This movie is filled with outstanding special effects even for the Spiderman franchise. The movie
is a lot of fun. It is a little long I think but it is really going to appeal to very young kids in particular.
There are a lot of dumb lines in this film, you can’t help this in this whole Spiderman world. It is
full of some of the corniest stuff of any superhero movie I’ve ever seen. But I kind of liked it, it all
fits well. And then once again we have Sally Field as clueless as ever. You think she lives with this
guy, you think she’d figure out like everybody else that he might be Spiderman. Even when she has
to wash his uniform and he has an excuse for that. You have to see it to believe it. And what also
makes it work beautifully is Emma Stone, here as Gwen Stacy, the love interest for Peter Parker.
These two are terrific together. Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone and she is a much bigger part
than in the first one. Also New York City is the major star of this version. In the first Amazing
Spiderman, a lot of time he spent in his house, in his room, in dark spaces. Here he is really out and
flying around and they really have fun with all the whooshing and the flying and all that stuff that
goes on around New York. A lot of great action set pieces and derring-do.
One little warning here, one major character may not survive this edition to live again in a sequel.
We’re gonna have to find out, but I was kind of shocked and surprised. At any rate, the Amazing
Spiderman 2 is worth seeing, especially if you are a fan of marvel comic books. It is one to see.
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Answers
Introduction
Name of the movie
Main characters, main actors
Some elements of the plot
General and critical comments.
Strengths and weaknesses of the
movie.
Comparison with other movies or
previous editions.
A hook, to make the audience want to
watch the movie.
A recommendation.
1
2
3
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Exercise is developed by Alina Dashkewitz: edutainesl.wordpress.com