User:Voolican/Evaluate an Article

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Cinema of India

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Overall the article reads well. The article is missing some citations, particularly with some subjective statements. Readers may reference this article when learning about the nature of Indian cinema, and it's important that the field is accurately represented and not muddled by subjectivity.

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Lead Section

The article has a clear introductory sentence that provides a quick overview of the topic. There is no new information mentioned in the lead that isn't present in the rest of the article. It about 3 paragraphs and concise.

Content

The article is up to date including movies from late 2022 and early 2023. Most of the content is relevant, although a few sentences have been flagged with questioned relevance, such as comments on the success of certain actors and actresses. The article does discuss some minorities, but notably has very little on Urdu film and Muslim representation.

Tone and Balance

There are some statements without citations that seem subjective and remark on the success and quality of certain regional cinema, movies, or actors. The article lacks perspective from minorities in India, such as Muslims or Christians. The tone has a slight sense of superiority in the topic.

Sources and References

There are about 26 "citation needed" notes. There are a lot of news sites as references, but with some investigation, there aren't peer-reviewed sources that can replace them.

Images and Media

The article does have images, of actors and notable figures, locations, and film scenes. They are adequately and succinctly captioned. They are all credited or cited.

Talk page discussion

The recent discussions are on the representation of certain statements and beliefs on topics like Telugu cinema, where some editors haven't supplied proper citations or are adding biased perspectives. The article is rated C-class in WikiProject Film/Indian and India/Cinema.

Overall Impression

The article overall is decent with a strong breadth of information but needs some polishing regarding the perspectives and subjectivity. It needs stronger citations, and more representation for minorities.