User:Ualingstudent/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Alice in Wonderland (1951 film)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose it because I like this movie and have seen it a few times, therefore I feel that I would be able to contribute something to it. Also, since this is a practice evaluation, I felt that I should start myself off with a fun and simple topic.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The first sentence in the lead section is straight to the point and tells the reader exactly what the topic is. The next sentence lists some of the voice actors. And the third and fourth sentences go on to give a brief synopsis of the plot. In my opinion, if the voice actor list and the synopsis were switched, the lead would have a better flow. The lead gives small paragraph explanations of each major section. The lead is full of information.

The content starts off with the basics ie. plot, voice cast, and directing animators. Then it gets into the more background information. It has a lengthy section about the development such as the books the movie was based on, and the author of the books. Then it describes the process of how Disney picked it up and how it went from not very successful to a hit. Then in the next section it gives information on the soundtrack, and the lack thereof. There is also a very neat list of the songs, writers, and performers.

The tone is balanced and unbiased. It is neutral and informational.

There is an abundance of links throughout the article that take the reader to another Wikipedia page to give more info on certain topics such as the voice actors, the songs, certain characters, and the events with which Disney promoted the movie. I clicked on a few links and they worked.

The writer of this article has a good writing voice and used varied sentence structures. The sentences are informational and descriptive without about being run-on. It is well organized and discusses the major topics.

There are only three pictures but they do add to the article and they are well captioned.

The talk page didn't show any discussions but it showed that this article is connected to several WikiProjects such as : Disney, Animation, Film, Animals in Media, and United States Animation/Cinema.

The article's status is a C-class sub article. It is well developed and is very information dense but still maintained a high level of organization. In my opinion it is a great article but it could include a few more pictures. The movie was very unique in the way it was animated and the styles, and scenery. It would help the article if it included more pictures to capture and display the style.