5 ways to critiquing a movie.

To be a critic, you must understand the five ways on how to critique a movie. In my personal opinion, I believe this is the best way. Every time I watch a movie I am always looking for these five things:

1) Character Development
2) Plot Development
3) An interesting conflict / struggle
4) unpredictability
5) timely video effects

Character Development: This is probably the most important part of a film. Characters in a film need to be someone who another person can relate to. For example, lets say a character is having trouble finding the right person to date, that is something we can all relate to. Moreover, it is important to see how the character changes his / hers thoughts or action as the film progresses. Every character goes on a quest, and on this quest, they learn more about themselves and this assists them in transforming into a new person. I personally love to see a character change within the film because it adds more meaning and excitement to the flick.

Plot Development: A movie needs a consistent plot in order to have good reviews. You need a plot that is easy to comprehend and does not lead you into a maze of confusion. For example, the movie "Gamer" did not live up to its trailer because it sidetracked from its original purpose of exploring a man who is trying to fight his way to freedom. Without a concise plot that is suspenseful and dramatic, don't expect the film to receive positive reviews.

An interesting conflict / struggle: In a conflict, the character struggles to achieve something. That something can be whatever, from getting the date of his or hers dream, to saving the world from destruction. One of most personal favorite conflicts, is the conflict the protagonist has to deal with in "28 Days Later". In the film, the protagonist has to come to terms to accept this new society of zombies and learn how to fight for survival. In addition to the paramount of zombies, the protagonist must also have to fight off humans who have turned into a mental case due to the stress of the zombie infestation. I was awed by this conflict because I could not believe how someone can survive and learn to adapt to this strange new world. With that in mind, a successful conflict / struggle is one that makes you feel bad for the character and make you feel attached to whoever needs to face this struggle. If you don't feel any of that, than that means that the conflict presented is not a very idealistic one.

Unpredictability: This is a major part to a flick. People hate films that they can figure out, I know I personally do. If you can predict the ending of a film or whatever is going to come next, this means you probably must be feeling a bit bored. Unpredictability allows movie-goers to keep on guessing until the end. When someone is guessing what is going to happen next, they begin to feel the excitement of the movie and feel the suspense.

Timely Video Effects:  In this day and age, technology has advanced itself more than it ever has. This means that it is time for movie studios to do the same. Video effect give the audience a sensation of awe which allows them to enjoy the flick more. Furthermore, bad video effects that don't look real make people "boo" at the film. Even though "2012" sucked, it was still very exciting to see the power of the video effects. The destruction of Los Angeles awed me in such a way and made me think how technology has advanced to allow the effects editors to make something so creative like that. I believe bad video effects are just no good, no one like cheesy effects and cheesy effects make people  not want to see the film.