How I rate a movie ?

Many of the films I have studied in my blog have been given a rating based on the analytical perception I personally obtained through watching films, reading and watching online film reviews.

These reviews are provided based on the independent observations I make in films.

As Sri Lankan film fans we are exposed to Hollywood, Bollywood, Tollywood and even Sinhala films. Therefore the scope of films to a Sri Lankan is very high. But it doesn't mean the fans have an accurate perception about films.

Watching and reviewing films is one of my hobbies. I am a film fan. I have never learned or studied cinema or related subjects ever in my life. So I have no authority in reviewing films.

But since a film is for public entertainment, without any genre specification I review and analyze the films.

To be clear since I'm a 26-year-old my films without any specification of age will provide reviews and therefore it should be clear that any of my recommendations will be better for "18+" and some films may be not suitable for children.

Overall in my ratings in the blog, my biases in reviews are either positive or negative. I have rarely given mediocre reviews to many films.

I have personal biases in films, people hate films like Alien Vs. Predator and Resident Evil, but I personally love them.

I like Paul W.S. Anderson, Joe Carnahan, Zack Snyder, John Woo, Tony Scott, and Robert Rodriguez films which are very unique and one of a kind, but some of their films are not critically or being liked by audiences.

Noir [a genre of crime film or fiction characterized by cynicism, fatalism, and moral ambiguity.] and manga [Japanese Comic Books] / anime [Japanese Animation] are personal favorite genres of mine.

I have also sometimes do not grasp metaphors or symbols in films. The recent observation was the concept of the circle of life in The Arrival (2016) which I clearly missed.

I am a fan soo. I don't mind inaccuracies. But it may impact the reader.

My personal factors and things that I believe as a film fan is that I love films that is specific to the film maker or the genre. I like when the film maker creates a film with a different theme but his unique work of art and style. If he maintains and develop his trademark overtime it creates a strong sense of his career growth in perspective and also a good credit of a film under his name.

And also I love when there is strong star power involved in films. When there is a set of actors who are involved in a strong plot and when there is a strong human resource background behind a movie product it is evident the film is going to be an amazing outcome.

So overall my reviews are made based on the personal experience I get from films. So it can defer from one review to review.

References

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·         Stars via shutterstock.com (2017). Format: (Jpg.). Available at : http://theconversation.com/rating-ranking-and-recommending-three-rs-for-the-internet-age-70512 (Accessed date : 8/5/2017)