Talk:The Monroe Doctrine (film)/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 17:33, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Will review. MWright96 (talk) 17:33, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
 * 1) It is reasonably well written.
 * a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable.
 * a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage.
 * a (major aspects): b (focused):
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy.
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) It is stable.
 * No edit wars, etc.:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * 1) It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
 * a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
 * 1) Overall:
 * Pass/Fail:
 * Pass/Fail:

Plot

 * "John Bull arrives at a shoreline, representing Venezuela, and starts attacking it with guns, overwhelming the country." - {{xt|John Bull, representing Venezuela, arrives at a shoreline and starts attacking the country with guns, overwhelming
 * "Showing him up, Sam forces Bull to his knees" - think the text in bold can be reworded to its literal meaning
 * "Sam has stood up for the principles of the Monroe Doctrine." - shouldn't this sentence be cited like the other two sentences for consistency?

Cast

 * The two sentences are missing periods to indicate their end
 * "known for performing in boxing movies" - more formal; films

Background and release

 * "It depicted a then-recent political dispute that stemmed" - the words "then-recent" are unneeded
 * "between British Guiana and Venezuela. Venezuelan miners had begun" - Try not to have the last word of a sentence start the next one like this.
 * "The film was "doubtlessly inspired by a political cartoon" - please state who said the quotes for clarity
 * "the audience were "delighted" by the film" - according to whom?
 * "it became the first film to be shown in Venezuela, where the people of Maracaibo were reportedly "moved" that a film" - close repetition of the word "film"

Analysis

 * "The Monroe Doctrine is described as a "comic allegory" that was "overtly political"." - please state whom described the film as a "comic allegory" that was "overtly political".
 * "allegorical Uncle Sam and John Bull figures, and Band Drill (a section of Milk White Flag)[3]:viii," - the reference should come after the comma not before it
 * "It has also been compared to the second film shown that night," - please state whom made the comparisons to the second film shown on the night it premiered
 * "an expected influx of similar devices to the Vitasope from European," - think there is some words missing from this sentence, specially the end of this particular portion of text
 * Explain briefly who James Chapman and Nicholas J. Cull are to those unfamiliar with the two men