User:Rsdennis877/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article

 * Name of article: Oscar bait
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate:

"I feel confident that I can evaluate an article on this topic."

Lead
The lead includes an introductory sentence, but might be overly detailed in its discussion of The Deer Hunter.

Content
The article's content is all relevant to the topic, and checking the Talk page, is up to date. It has a lot of examples of films that are successful or unsuccessful "Oscar bait" films, but little discussion of the term without examples.

Tone and Balance
I think that the article leans slightly toward "Oscar bait" as a pejorative term, especially in its use of examples over explanation.

Sources and References
The links work, but there are some suspicious sources.

Organization
The article is easy to read, with headings and subheadings, but is not particularly concise.

Images and Media
The single image doesn't seem necessary; perhaps a poster from an "Oscar bait" movie would be more useful.

Checking the talk page
This article is part of 4 WikiProjects (Film, Linguistics/Etymology, Market & Advertising, and Awards), and the talk page seems mostly concerned with the veracity of the facts, and keeping the article interesting by adding more information and sources. It hasn't been active since 2014.

Overall impressions
Before having started this training, I would think this article has no problems. Now, it could be a little more focused on theory and definition and less on examples (or at least add history to them, like The Deer Hunter), but overall is still a useful reference tool.