Lost in Translation
Film 3440J: Practice of Film Criticism Workshop 1: Critical Essay Summary Length (approximately): 500 words total
Read the following critical essay on Lost in Translation. Keep in mind that you may find some of the reading difficult. That’s OK – do the best you can or ask your facilitator for help with concepts or terms you are having trouble with. The goal is not to fully understand the article, but to get the sense of how a critical essay is organized.
“Neon Gothic: Lost in Translation”
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Next, answer the following questions:
What is the central thing that the author, Wendy Haslem, wants to teach her readers about Lost in Translation?
Discuss two pieces of “textual evidence” (see Course Notes) that the author uses to support her claim.
Briefly discuss the writing style that the author uses in the essay. Is she formal? Conversational? Theoretical? Etc. Present a sentence as an example to support your claim. What effect did this style have on you as a reader.
Rubr
| Novice | Competent | Proficient | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Argument | Student has not properly identified a central argument in the critical essay. | Student has identified, but not properly explained, a central argument in the critical essay. | A student has identified and properly explained the central argument in the critical essay. |
| Textual Evidence | The student has not identified two pieces of textual evidence. | The student has either only identified one piece of textual evidence, or has not presented support using a quotation from the essay for their examples of textual evidence. | The student has identified, discussed, and supported two pieces of textual evidence in the essay. |
| Writing Style | Student has not properly discussed the writing style of the essay, or has not provided evidence from the essay to support their position. | Student has not properly discussed the writing style of the essay, or has not provided evidence from the essay to support their position. | Student has coherently discussed the essay’s writing style and provided evidence in the form of a quotation from the essay to support their position. |
NAME:PRACTICE WORKSHOP 1
DESCRIPTION:GRADING RUBRIC FOR PRACTICE WORKSHOP 1: CRITICAL ESSAY SUMMARY
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Lost in Translation is a film which was directed by Sofia Coppola in the year 2003, centered on what the director wanted to be as an off conventional romantic film which could meet and exceed the norms of the romantic genre. On the same note, the director wished to have a blend of more than one genre and thus introduced some elements of the Gothic cast as observed by Wendy Haslem in her critique article about the film. Notably, the author of the critique review about the film wishes to let the audience know that everything about the film not only exceeded the expectations set by the director but rather fails to meet the minimal expectations for the movie. Arguably, this is the author’s central idea that they are trying to present in their critique of the movie. While Sofia Coppola might have used an unconventional character development rather, setting and out of norm thematic depictions,
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