Film Review

I watched the documentary on netflix “Living on One Dollar”.  After watching this documentary I read reviews on it. The reviews were posted on IMDB. The reviews were mostly a summary on the documentary, while adding in personal opinions. I also realized that the title of the reviews, were their main takeaway from the film. Jorgen Senbiz titled his review “a good approach to presenting a persistent problem in a new way”. Three main rules I believe are important in writing a review are 1. Briefly summarize the documentary 2. State personnel opinions 3. State main takeaway from the film. It is important to briefly summarize the documentary so the readers understand what you are referring to. Stating personal opinions is important in a review because if a majority of the reviews are bad, readers will not want to watch the documentary. In reverse if the reviews are good, viewers will want to watch. Lastly, I feel it is important to write about the main takeaway in a review because it will give the readers something to think about while watching the documentary.