FOR PURPOSES OF DEFINITION, let’s consider the post I did on Falling Down a “Full Analysis,” the post on Grave of the Fireflies an “Analysis,” the post on Pan’s Labyrinth a ”Character Study,” and The Host a ”Review.”
One distinction is that Analysis (and Full Analysis, of course) will be strewn with “spoilers.” These would only be for people who don’t mind poring over every single secret and event. This will usually done with older movies, but not always.
A Review will be a lighter writeup; my attempt to discuss the movie, it’s plot, its themes, and other elements but without giving away any spoilers. Or few. Sometimes, these would be ideal for those who are preparing to see a movie, or who don’t want to learn too much in case they go to see it. This, will, of course limit topics as well as the depth of the discussion.
Character studies are just that. Thoughts on one or more characters—which can include location and music for our purposes.
Finally, there will be times I simply have Film- (and film-) related thoughts and want to write them down without fitting them into any kind of formal structure, even my own established ones. For riffing on Cinema, or a particular film, or character or filmmaking I will use the category “Discussion.”
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