User:Nancyrm127/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Anastasia (1997 film)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article partly because of the nostalgia I feel for the film but also because I was interested in how in depth Anastasia's memory loss would be addressed. Upon first impressions it appears to be a good article that provides information on the content of the film as well as the behind the scenes and backstory.

Evaluate the article
The Anastasia (1997 film) article has a good lead section that provides readers with a quick summary of what they can expect should they continue to read. Its introductory sentence provides the reader with the name of the film, year of release, genre, and the names of the main people behind the film such as directors, producers, and writers. The rest of the section continues to give the reader a brief overview of the article and provides them with the voice actors, a short synopsis, production companies, release dates, brief critics reception, lists main awards nominations, and touches slightly on future adaptations. It hints at every topic covered in the article without being too long, revealing too much or including topics not covered later on.

Content-wise the article appears to be up to date and relevant. There doesn't appear to be any information that doesn't belong. The article does address of how the film was received by critics in Russia and because the criticism was included I believe it would be helpful to provide more information on the history that inspired this film.

In terms of tone and balance I found the article to be neutral. An article like this one does leave much opportunity to be biased apart from flat out claiming the film was great. There was no apparent bias and while its positive reception and accolades received were mentioned negative criticism was also included.

Due to the nature of the article its unrealistic to expect the most of the sources to be made up of peer review articles and textbooks. However a majority of the sources given do appear to be primary sources and where secondary sources were included it makes sense such as citing Film Daily's "'Anastasia' is now on Disney Plus and 90s kids are freaking: The best tweets," because that article shows the positive perception the film has.

The organization and writing quality also meets expectations. It is organized with headings and subheading to help the reader follow along and it is done in a somewhat chronological manner moving from the storyline to the production then release and reception and finally the following projects. The language used is also easy to understand.

The only imagery included is at the beginning of the article which is an image of the theatrical release poster. The image is necessary for the article and is properly captioned. Perhaps additional images could be included to enhance the reader's experience such as one with a clearer view of the main character.

While in the Talk page I noted that the article is part of the Film and Animation WikiProjects. The conversations appear to focus on the the plot points and characters of the film as well as the historical inaccuracies. No one appears to address Anastasia's loss of memory or how it can occur. Overall the article is a good one its organized and informational but there is still room for improvements.