User:Bandile Masilela/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Film theory

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
i have chosen to edit this article because I believe that understanding film theory is very important for those hoping to study it further. It is a form of media that has been able to tell so many life-changing stories, so I feel that understanding the theory behind it is very important.

Evaluate the article
Lead section - The lead section is very descriptive of the topic at hand. It provides a great introduction to film theory and its reasons for being given such a high level of importance.

Content - The content it provides is very good, there is a chronological order to the matters discussed in the article with much in depth detail provided along the way. It shows progression accurately through the article.

Tone and Balance - The article maintains an academic register but holds some grammatical inconsistencies that make it hard to maintain that tone throughout the whole article.

Sources and references - The articles seem very well referenced throughout. There is nothing in the article that has not been cited well from what I am able to see.

Organization and writing quality - The organization of the article could be done much better than it was. It dives into the history of film theory without clearly outlining the different time periods it discusses. If sub-headings could be done that would vastly improve the overall look of the article.

Images and media - There are no images added to the article but there are links to other articles that do contain images. This article would most likely not benefit from any addition of pictures since the information provided does not require them.

Talk page discussion - The talk page shows that there are others involved in the editing of the the article, pointing out where it fails and how it can be fixed in a constructive manner. It is a start page which does mean that there are many changes that could be made to it in order for there to be any improvements. There is much to be done to improve the article there are indeed individuals who are committed to making sure that the information and citations on the page are kept to a higher standard.

Overall impressions - The article has good intentions behind it as well as a lot of very well done research as well as a good idea of the organizational structure. However, there are many areas in which it seems to lack and as such that is why so many individuals have offered ideas on how to improve the article to make it much better than it currently is.