User:Thebiggestshrimp/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
8 Mile (film)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I am a huge Eminem fan and I love this movie as well. I figured that since I have to evaluate an article it might as well be one that I like.

Evaluate the article
The opening paragraph in the article has most of the main components listed above to be considered a strong lead paragraph. It provides information about the plot, director, actors, and inspirations. It then goes into a small breakdown of the sections to come, and does not provide new information that is not seen anywhere else in the article.

After doing a full read through of the article, I can say I believe the content to be relevant to the article topic. The article tackles the topic by using information about the plot, cast, movie production, music, reception, box office numbers, critical reception, lists and awards, as well as home media. I will say that, while I do find all the topics to be meaningful and in place, they were not all created equal. The production section was very bare bones, not giving any real meaningful insight on the production process but rather an "it started this day, ended this day." It also has two separate pieces of production information but does not try to make them sound good together, meaning a definite rewording of this section would help it out a lot. Home media also does not mention streaming services.

The tone of the article is definitely neutral. The topic of the article is nothing that should spark debate and it stays informative rather than persuasive. In addition, the sources are reliable and relevant to the topic.

The article is well organized and well worded for the most part. The wording on the plot is strong, but I feel like the way some information is displayed can be better, as mentioned above.

The visuals are very lackluster, with only one picture (which is at least captioned). There can definitely be some more visuals including more promo art or the album cover art for the album that is mentioned and dropped with the movie.

The talk page is filled with all kinds of conversations such as suggestions for rewording and reworking sections, suggestions for different kinds of information to be added, links, and corrections to inaccurate information. The last post was made in April 2023, so while not totally active the talk page isn't totally abandoned either. The information here makes it apparent that the article is being taken care of.

Overall, I think the article is strong and informative. It has a lot of really good information and is organized in an easy to digest manner. I do think this article could benefit from more graphics, as well as a rework to some of the weaker areas of the articles. Because of this article's weaker sections, I would probably say its complete but has some development that has yet to be made.