User:Sjnickerson/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Elysium (film)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I started at the WikiProject Science Fiction page, looked through the list of "Mid importance / FA quality" articles, and found the article for Atlantis: The Lost Empire. I then went through the list of "Mid importance / C quality" articles from the WikiProject Science Fiction page, found the Elysium (film) page, and compared the two to see how the latter could be improved.

Evaluate the article
The introductory sentence in the lead section is concise and clear. However, almost half of the first paragraph in the lead section describes "social commentary" which is hardly touched on anywhere else in the article. One sentence in particular in the second paragraph of the lead section could be improved to be clearer.

The plot section is detailed and mostly well-written, although there are a few sentences that could be improved to be easier to read. Many of the following sections, however (the cast, production, release, and reception sections), seem very minimal, giving a sense of the article being a little bit unbalanced.

There are a decent number of sources, although there could maybe be more, and maybe some of higher quality. Most of the sources seem to be entertainment magazines, culture sections of national US newspapers, or even blog posts. At least one link I checked no longer works.

There are no images besides the theatrical release poster, and there are likely possibilities for other images that would enhance understanding of the topic.

The article's talk page seems to be mostly dormant, with few conversations happening in the past few years. There was an interesting discussion on the deletion of a former "themes" section, which helps to explain the "social commentary" sentence present in the lead section.

Overall though, the article is fairly well-written, well-organized, and free from any glaring spelling and grammatical errors. Improvements might include making a few sentences clearer and expanding the article in general, but with high-quality sources.