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 * The Ax Fight
 * I chose this article because I felt as though more could have been said on not only the film, but the situation that was at play with the villagers.

Lead

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 * No, the introductory sentence does not focus on the article's topic. It doesn't say much about the significance of the film. It focuses more on the analytics and the timing of the film.
 * I don't think the lead focuses on the main points at all. The main point of the film was the Ax Fight and the lead only mentions that the film is unedited, the people in it carried axes and machetes, and that the fight lasted about 20 minutes.
 * The article's content is relevant to the film, although I feel like the article is very brief. Although the film was 30 minutes long and set in one place, a lot of information was given. T
 * The lead was less detailed. The article did not have much information nor was the premise of the film detailed very clearly.

Content

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 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? The article's content is relevant to the topic, but not nearly as detailed and clear as it should be. There was so much information that was left out and the whole premise of the film was rushed and not concise enough.
 * The content is nearly up to date. The last time the article was edited was in July of 2020.
 * There is content missing. In my opinion, the author of the article should have talked more about the situation that led up to the ax fight as well as the importance of the villages lineages.
 * The article deals with different lineages of villagers. The second one being the most powerful, then the first one, then the third one. This is detailed more at the end of the film, but not so much in the article.

Tone and Balance

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 * Is the article neutral? The articles is neutral. It gives some accounts on what takes place in the film but it is not detailed enough. The plot summary is very brief and doesn't fully capture the extent of the film.
 * I don't think there are any biased claims in the article.
 * Many key points about the ax fight and the relationships between the villagers are underrepresented.
 * No, the article does not try to persuade the viewers.

Sources and References

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 * All the facts are definitely backed up by reliable secondary sources. The facts from the film are completely correct.
 * The sources reflect the film very well.
 * The sources are current. The film is from 1975 but the article is up to date.
 * The article has been edited many times by many different authors from the years 2006-2020.
 * Yes a couple of the links that I clicked on did work.

Organization

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 * The article is well written and very easy to read, just not very detailed.
 * The article does not have any grammatical or spelling errors.
 * The article is broken into sections but are very brief. You get an understanding of the film, but not to the extent that you could. The major points are there but are lacking greatly in detail.

Images and Media

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 * No the article doesn't use any images to try to show the plot of the film better.

Checking the talk page

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 * There aren't many conversations going on. Conversations lean more towards the film being about indigenous people, I did see a comment about the film needing images.
 * The article is rated Start-Class and is apart of 3 different WikiProjects.
 * It really doesn't differ too much. In class we spent more focus on the kinship relationships though, and I feel the article should have elaborated more on that as well. It was a very important chunk of information that we got from watching the film.

Overall impressions

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 * The article overall does not represent the film as great and as detailed as it could.
 * The articles strength was breaking down the major points in the film and grasping on to the linage problem which is very important throughout the film.
 * The article could be improved by adding more information relevant to the film and maybe more on the account of the anthropologists visiting the village.
 * The article is underdone. It is not completed.

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