New movie review system.
To create a more objective moview review system, and be able to review "Fight Club" which is a very vexing movie for several reasons, I'm creating a new system with which to review movies. This is that system. Matt Fister's Interesting and Slightly More Objective Movie Review System. (MFIaSMOMRS)
First of all, all films will be graded along four different axes: Content, execution, economy, and impression.
Content will be worth a total of 40 points. Content will consist of:
1) Plot 10 points. Does the movie have a decent plot. Does it keep my interest.
2) Theme 10 points. Does the movie have some sort of theme/ statement about human kind/ a justification for its existence. This can be worth negative points. A bad plum can ruin the pie.
3) Characterization 10 points. Are the characters exciting, do they make sense (or intentionally not make sense as the case may be), are they memorable and not stock characters (except in the case in which they are supposed to be stock characters).
4) Style 10 points. Does the movie contain a unique, worthwhile style. Is it good?
Execution 40 points. The axis of execution tells how well done a movie was.
1) Cinematography/Special Effects 10 points. Does the movie use effective cinematography and/or special effects.
2) Acting 10 points. Do the actors portray their characters well.
3) Emotion 10 points. Does the movie make me feel like it's supposed to make me feel? Comedies' should make me laugh, suspense should make me tense, horror should freak the heck out of me, drama should make interested and maybe sad or something, tragedy should really make me sad, action should make me excited. Etc.
4) Music 10 points. Does the musical score highlight the plot of the movie. Is it good?
Economy 10 points. Does the movie take to long. Economically good movies will leave me wanting more, yet primarily satisfied. Bad movies will make me wish it was over.
Impression plus or minus 10 points. This is where I can put some spin on the score. Didn't like it for a reason I can't describe. Loved the complicated twist. Here's where it can be shown.
Movies will be scored out of a total of 100 points. 50 is average! 100 is perfect. 0 actually hurts me internally or externally, and not in a good way.
I think this is a pretty good guide to judging movies. Try it out yourself sometime. If you want.
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