Look at the picture. What type of film is it?
Shrek is a fantastic, animated film, directed by A.Adamson and Vicky Jenson. The story takes place in an imaginary land where people and fairy tale creatures live together. The main characters are Shrek, Donkey, Princess Fiona and Lord Farquaad. Mike Myers does Shrek’s voice, Eddie Murphy does Donkey’s and Cameron Diaz is Princess Fiona.
Shrek is an ogre. He is a very big and scary green creature that lives in a smelly old swamp. He has a happy and quiet life until Lord Farquaad decides to move all the fairy tale creatures to his swamp. Shrek is not happy about this decision.
He and Donkey go to Lord Farquaad to talk to him about the problem. Lord Farquaad tells Shrek that he can get his home back but only if he saves Princess Fiona from a castle and brings her to him. Farquaad wants to marry Fiona. At the castle, Shrek and Donkey have to fight a dangerous dragon.
This film is well worth seeing. It tells an amusing story and is also a great adventure film. I strongly recommend Shrek for those who are looking for a film that the whole family can enjoy.
a)
Tick (√) which of the following the writer includes in the review.
• recommendation
• the main parts of the story
• the setting
• the name of the cinema
• main characters
• the ending
• type of film
• title
b)
What words does he use to recommend the film?
Write a film review using the information below. Use the review above as a model.
Title / Type of film − Spiderman / Adventure
Setting / Main characters/director − New York City
− Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson, Norman Osborn
− played by Tobey Maguire, William Dafoe and Kirsten Dunst
− directed by Sam Raimi
Events in the order they happen − Peter Parker is a student who doesn’t have many friends
− a spider bites him in a museum
− he can do everything a spider can do
− he wants to stop Norman Osborn from hurting people
− he helps people who need him
− he looks after Mary Jane Watson, the girl he likes
Recommendation − very exciting
− well worth seeing
− fun for the whole family