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Rubric For Movie Analysis Essay

This document provides a rubric for analyzing a movie in an essay. It evaluates summaries on length, level of detail provided, and whether they disclose the ending. It also assesses the evaluation of characters' perspectives, use of psychological concepts, organization, writing style, references, and length. The structured report sections include film facts, setting, plot, conflict, narrator/point of view, and characterization, analyzing a character using psychological theories.

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Rubric For Movie Analysis Essay

This document provides a rubric for analyzing a movie in an essay. It evaluates summaries on length, level of detail provided, and whether they disclose the ending. It also assesses the evaluation of characters' perspectives, use of psychological concepts, organization, writing style, references, and length. The structured report sections include film facts, setting, plot, conflict, narrator/point of view, and characterization, analyzing a character using psychological theories.

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RUBRIC FOR MOVIE ANALYSIS ESSAY

(General Psychology)

4 3 2 1
The The writer gives a A summary is either A summary is Little or no
framework of summary of the film a little too long or either too short or significant
Thinking/ without disclosing not enough but too long; maybe summary; no
Inquiry endings; includes does not give away vague or tell too details from the
enough info to the ending; not much; few details movie and little
satisfy; details from quite as compelling; from the movie evidence from
the movie and fewer details from and little evidence summary to
evidence from the the movie and from the summary support the
summary strongly evidence from the to support the reviewer’s opinion
support the summary to support reviewer’s opinion.
reviewer's opinion. the reviewer’s
opinion.

Contains sufficient Contains some Contains Contains no


and knowledgeable evaluation of some insufficient significant
evaluation of several aspects of the evaluation of many evaluation of many
aspects of the character’s point of aspects of the aspects of the
character’s point of view to support character’s point of character’s point of
view to support reviewers’ opinions. view to support the view to support the
reviewers’ opinions. reviewer’s opinion. reviewer’s opinion.

The review was The review The review The review


written heavily based mentions elaborate mentions one or contains none of
on the framework of one or two two psychological the psychological
psychological psychological concepts or concepts or
concepts and its clear concepts but variables, without variables.
meanings attached to insignificant further elaboration
the movie. And meanings to the of the meanings
reviewer writes it plot and ideas of the and their relevance
down in an eloquent movie being to the movie being
way of developing an reviewed. reviewed.
understanding of
how the movie
relates to human life.

Organization Review is strongly Review is organized Reviewers’ Review is choppy


organized with clear and most transitions transitions and or incohesive; the
transitions and logical and connections are connections are organization is
connections that clear, but either somewhat clear, unclear; few
create a sense of organization is but either effective
being tightly woven somewhat lacking or organization is transitions; may be
together; review the sense of flow is somewhat lacking unclear on
offers a clear somewhat abrupt; or the sense of evaluation.
evaluation. review gives clear flow is somewhat
evaluation. abrupt; Review
gives clear
evaluation.
Writing is strong and Writing is adequate Writing can be Writing lacks a
effective with a clear but not extremely rather bland; has clear voice and
personal voice and a compelling or no clear voice and original style
variety of sentence original; maybe or sense of
structures; strong wordy or voice may originality; is wordy
and effective word be unclear; diction or redundant, or
choice. may not be as vivid; diction &/ or
sentence structure
may be repetitive.
Reference References are taken References are A limited number Few to no
effectively with made, with of references were references were
appropriate citations considerable made to other made to other
and reliable sources effectiveness. works (textbooks resources
(textbooks or reliable Appropriate or reliable (textbooks or
academic websites). citations to not academic reliable academic
reliable sources websites). websites).
(textbooks or
reliable academic
websites).

Quantity 5 pages and more; A4 4 pages; A4 paper 3 pages; A4 paper 1-2 pages; A4
paper with single with single space in with single space in paper with single
space in normal normal margins. normal margins. space in normal
margins. margins.

STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT


Film Facts
Title of Film
Year the Film was produced
Nationality
Names of the actors
Name of the director
Genre
What main genre does the film fall under? Is it romantic, historic, detective, thriller, adventure,
horror, and science fiction?
What sub-grouping does the film fall under? Is it action, comedy, tragedy, war, and westerns?

Setting
The setting is a description of where and when the story takes place.
Does it take place in the present, the past, or the future? What aspects of the setting are we
made aware of? Geography, weather, conditions, physical environment, time of day. Where are
we in the opening scene?

Plot and Structure


What are the most important sequences? How is the plot structured? Is it linear, chronological
or is it presented through flashbacks? Are there several plots running parallel? How is suspense
built up? Do any events foreshadow what is to come?

Conflict
Conflict or tension is usually the main topic in the film. This is related to the main characters.
How would you describe the main conflict? Is it internal where the character suffers inwardly or
externally caused by the surroundings or environment the main character finds themselves in?

Narrator and Point of View


The narrator is the person telling the story. Put this in the analysis if there is a narrator in the
film.
Who is the narrator in the film? Whose point of view is the story being told? Through whose
eyes does the story unfold? Is the story told in the first person ‘I’ point of view? Is the story told
through an off-screen narrator?

Characterization
Choose one character you want to analyze in the movie. How can you describe the character
using some psychological theories we’ve learned in the class.
Feel free to elaborate on the evidence the character showed in the movie. How the characters
are described:
through dialogue? By the way they speak? Physical appearance? Thoughts and feelings?
Interactions – the way they act toward other characters? Are they static characters who do not
change? Or are they dynamic, adaptive, and flexible? Do they develop by the end of the story?
What type of characters are they? What qualities stand out? What interesting qualities do they
have? Are they unique? How can you describe their uniqueness? Are they somewhat having a
psychological issue? How can you describe them? What can you explain about the character’s
behavior? How can you explain the character’s personal characteristics?

You may put sections in this part to help you analyze better.

Conclusions
Try to think of the film as a whole and how the character bring-out the message of the film.

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