User:Jiawenfang/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
A Kiss Before Dying (1956 film)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
Our course is closely related to film, so I chose the article about film. Among the many kinds of movies, I really like suspense movies. Unexpected plots can always be seen in such movies. In addition, the name of this film made me have a strong curiosity, so I wanted to know about it through this article.

When I watched the introduction, I thought that this film not only contained suspense and mystery, but also the complexity of human nature and unexpected love. I thought it was really a movie worth knowing!

Evaluate the article
An article on the famous film, which called A Kiss Before Dying. Actually, I didn’t watch the film, but the interesting article caught my eye. Although the article seems well-organized and informative, I still have some suggestions.


 * We could see that the lead section is divided into two parts, with a concise and clear introduction to the basic information of the film in the first part and a brief description of the film content in the second part. Unfortunately, I found that for those who have not watched this film, it is not possible to understand the content of the film through this introduction. First of all, this introduction seems a bit confusing and cannot be clearly understood. Second, I found the synopsis very similar to the synopsis of the original novel about the film on abbeys, a book seller website. I think it is more appropriate to refer to the information directly related to the film and describe it by own words.


 * In the article, there is a lot of words describing the content of this film. I don’t think there is a need to explain the content of the film in such detail. In the article, the editors describe many very detailed plots and the thoughts of the characters. A problem appeared here, where the reader cannot understand the true content of the film. This film is a suspense film based on a mystery novel. Because of the twists and turns of the bizarre storyline, the editor’s description seems a bit jumpy. In addition, there is no good explanation for every character that appears.


 * I think it might be easier for the reader to understand if you had a relatively brief synopsis and inserted a brief introduction to each character.
 * The man Corliss using his talent to catch the heart of the daughter called Dorothy of the rich man,Leo Kingship. He thinks that he can inherit a wealthy family property. However, because something changed, he desperately killed Dorothy. Dorothy’s family was convinced that she died by suicide, and her sister Ellen fell in love with Corliss and married him. Later, when she found out what is wrong, Ellen begun to secretly track down the truth...
 * The inserted introduction of character will include the character stills, the character name, the name of the actor playing the role, and the setting, experience, personal information,etc. of the character.
 * I think in addition to cast, staff should be added. The music producer is mentioned in the article, I think it is also very necessary to include the songs involved in the film if the copyright allows.
 * Including cast notes and production in the article, which gave me a lot of extra information, I think it’s good piece of content, and if you can add some behind-the-scenes production tidbits, it will make the article more colorful.
 * Because this film is so famous, it has been released in several regions. If you can add the release area and date of each release, as well as the main creative company, this article will become more comprehensive.
 * In the “critical reception”, there are three types of reviews, which are contemporaneous response, modern assessment, and noir analysis. However, in the modern assessment, editors mention that “the most apropos comparison, given that it was released in 1958, two years later.” I think it’s necessary to directly excerpt professional reviews, but there’s no need to add personal thoughts to the reviews. If you can, you’d better to find more assessments for each category.
 * In the references, the third one which is “stafford,Jeff.“A Kiss Before Dying(1956)”(article)TCM.com” and the fifth one “ "Notes" on TCM.com ” are defunct and needs to be updated or replaces.
 * The editors have chosen a striking poster for the reader's reference, and I think that if copyright allows, if some stills can be inserted, it will make the article more vivid.
 * Anyway, thank you for letting me know about this great movie .-Jiawenfang 12:08, 20 January 2022 (UTC)