I am looking at the late Roger Erbert, who was a renowned, successful film critic. He was considered to be "the most powerful pundit in America" (Forbes, 2007). He was also the first film critic to win the Pulitzer prize. Erbet focused on using creative metaphors in his work and his love for movies evidently shows in his work (IMDB, 2007). I am looking at this film critic as his style of film criticism will inform how I write my film review on Avatar. Erbet's style of writing is known to be simple yet effective. He chooses to use simple words, so that his message can be conveyed easily and is accessible to all. Erbet reviewed hundreds of movies, all ranging from diverse genres, but one factor that all his reviews have in common is that they all have a personal touch. Erbet clearly voices his opinion yet he chooses to use a friendly, conversational style which draws the reader into his review and genuinely talks about the characters, film making and audience reactions as an enthusiastic film critic. His experiences as a screen writer can be evidently seen as his cinematic knowledge about the movie making experience does show in his work, no wonder he is considered to be a highly esteemed film critic.
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References:
Ebert, R. (2009) Avatar Movie Review & Film Summary (2009): Roger Ebert, Avatar movie review & film summary (2009) | Roger Ebert. Available at: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/avatar-2009 (Accessed: November 16, 2022).
Feeney, N. (2014) 7 of Roger Ebert's most brutal movie reviews, Time. Time. Available at: https://time.com/2957019/roger-ebert-life-itself-brutal-reviews/ (Accessed: November 16, 2022).
Roger Ebert (2022) IMDb. IMDb.com. Available at: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001170/bio (Accessed: November 22, 2022).
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