Flms and Movies!

Week 16^th – 18^th June

 Hello, how’s your weekend going?

 So far, so god! (it goes well for the moment)

There’s very little left for the end of this course. Three more classes to go.

What did we do last week?

We finished seeing the movie, as planned. It’s a pity Alberto couldn’t come to class and missed the end. Of course you can finish watching it on the net.

Do you remember the question made at the beginning of the film?

“Why does a dog wag (move) its tail? Because the dog is more intelligent that its tail”.  We can read between the lines (assume) that If the tail were more intelligent, it’d wag the dog. Then, why do you think the title of the film is “Wag the dog”?

 Wag the Dog

As we had been seen the film, we learnt some vocabulary and expressions related to movies.

·         What’s the word that means ‘the story’ of the film?

·         How do you call ‘the dialogues or the words’ of the film?

·         Who’s the actor in the most important role?

·         How are the rest of the people who take part in a movie called?

·         If you don’t shoot a movie in a studio, you shoot it  _______?

·         Sometimes films are based _____ books or real facts.

·         We say that a movie is ______    _______ a certain period or place.

We talked about your favourite types of films.

Some of you like science fiction movies, specially the “Star Wars” saga. Others prefer thrillers. Some like horror movies, others don’t. We aren’t very keen on westerns, in this group. And one of us loves American noir films, gangsters and crime. You seem to enjoy fantasy and adventure movies, as well.

And we agree that sequels are most of the times worse than the first film made. Basically because most of the times, the sequel is just an excuse to go on (continue) making money out of a successful film. And in many cases they try to stretch the story so much, that it burst in the end (finally), making absolutely no sense at all!

We learnt how to write a review of a film. (And that’s your homework for Monday)

Don’t forget the first rule of any essay or composition you write. It’s like a sandwich!

First you have an introductory, opening paragraph (the first slice of bread in the sandwich). Then, the body of the composition neatly organized in paragraphs - one, two or as many as you like – (the filling of our sandwich) and finally a conclusion (the other piece of bread)

A review of a film

In the first paragraph write the details of the film: title, director, the stars, type of movie, if it has any award. Where and when it was set in.

In the second paragraph summarise the plot. And in the last paragraph tell your opinion about the film and say if and why you would recommend it or not.

Useful phrases:

It’s about… It’s set in …  It’s based on … My favourite scene is …  It starts when … It was filmed on location… It stars … and ….  It was directed by …

Well, see you on Monday, then!