Do You Like To Critique Movies?

Do you love movies? Do you find yourself constantly analyzing them? Do you have withdrawal if you don’t get to see a new movie at least a couple of times a week? Do you like to critique movies?

If the answer is yes, you aren’t alone, thousands of people love to critique movies. Wouldn’t it be perfect if you could get a job as a movie critic? After all if you love movies why not do a job you love?

Although most of us might personally critique movies and share those views with family and friends. Taking the leap to a professional movie critic is considerably different but of course doable.

First you need to fine tune your writing skills. Your reviews will need to be compelling and interesting and it’s not quite as easy as you might think to do. ! If you want to make money as a movie critic then these tips will get you on the right track.

Start by really watching the movie with a critical eye. No longer can you be a passive participant. You need to pay attention to every detail down to the tiniest details such as positioning and props. You need to watch for stellar moments and monumental flubs. All of these elements are important to the story and how the story line comes across to the viewers. It is also critical to writing good reviews.

Don’t forget your notepad and pen because you are should be taking good notes on the important film elements. You should also note the details like actors and actresses names, producer, director, and all the other important people. Remember write only the important information that you aren’t likely to retain mentally.

Don’t spoil the film for someone else by telling them too much. You need to summarize the plot and some highlights, give your opinion and the hush, it’s time to be quiet and let the viewers get the details from viewing the film.

There is a big difference between writing and writing something that people want to read. Your movie review needs to develop the movies theme, plot, and characters. Don’t just write a hum drum boring report. Tell the tale! Either encourage viewers to see the movie and why or discourage viewers to not waste their time and tell them why. Remember your writing needs to be compelling!

When reviewing the movie remember there is no such thing as all good or all bad. You must be able to find at least one positive and one negative about every movie so do your homework.

Make sure your work is original and open minded. You’ll have to watch moves from genres that you don’t like if you plan to make a living as a movie critic. That means you need to stop yourself from automatically reviewing these movies in a negative spot light.

You are going to have to learn to tell the difference between a movie that has been done well and done bad which is completely different from liking or disliking a movies theme or genre.

Critique the movies with originality. Heck everyone says two thumbs up come with your own original rating system and your own original style for presenting the reviews. After all you want to stand out from the rest of the critics’ right?

Most importantly remember to have fun. Work that is fun isn’t work and if you enjoy what you are doing then you can have fun working. If you can’t find someone who wants to employ you then why not set up your own website and start out on your own?

So the next time someone asks where you’re from and what you’re doing. You can tell them you are from the land of movies and you’re on a vacation write some great reviews and get close up and personal with some of the stars. You did say you like to critique movies right?


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