My topic will be on a romantic-comedy film recently released called “Love, Simon”. However, it is not your typical romantic comedy, it is the first LGBT+ gay teen film to be produced by 20th Century FOX, a major film studio. I have chosen to analyze two separate genres for this topic. I will be analyzing interview transcripts from an actor and the director, and magazine articles on the movie itself. Both magazine articles (movie review) and interviews serve to enlighten but mostly entertain their audiences. Yet, they achieve this goal through their own different conventions.
An author’s purpose when writing movie interviews is typically for two reasons. So, we can learn more about the interviewee (actor, producer, director, etc.) on a personal …show more content…
The tone for most interviews is typically casual and colloquial. The purpose for the interview remaining casual is to entertain the audience and hold their interest. For instance, Billboard asked Love, Simon actor, Keiynan Lonsdale, “So I have a really obnoxious question, but… journalism! Is Nick Robinson a good kisser?” (Billboard). This further shows how the author maintains a casual tone, as well as appealing to the pathos of the audience throughout the interview.
Interviews begins with a simple question, statement, or introduction. Something quick to introduce the interviewee or the topic, in this case the film. In a Billboard interview with Love, Simon actor, Keiynan Lonsdale, we see an example of how the interviewer asks Lonsdale an introductory question, “First of all, I’m sure you’ve heard this a million times, but Love, Simon is beautiful. Did you cry when you saw the final product?” (Billboard). This allows the author, or interviewer to ease the audience into the interview and allow the audience to get to know the actor, director, …show more content…
Like interviews, magazine articles begin with a brief introduction and summary of the topic. One main difference between magazine articles and interviews is that magazine articles use headlines at the beginning of their text, as well as a lead to attract reader’s attentions. TIME magazine has a controversial title, “Love, Simon Is a Groundbreaking Gay Movie. But Do Today’s Teens Actually Need It?” (TIME), that will reel readers in and peak their interest. Vanity Fair’s article on Love, Simon shows us a good example of how magazine articles continue to hold their audience’s attention using an appealing hook. “It’s going to be hard to talk about Love, Simon, the new gay teen romantic comedy from Fox (yep!), without it turning into a therapy session.” (Vanity
An author’s purpose when writing movie interviews is typically for two reasons. So, we can learn more about the interviewee (actor, producer, director, etc.) on a personal …show more content…
The tone for most interviews is typically casual and colloquial. The purpose for the interview remaining casual is to entertain the audience and hold their interest. For instance, Billboard asked Love, Simon actor, Keiynan Lonsdale, “So I have a really obnoxious question, but… journalism! Is Nick Robinson a good kisser?” (Billboard). This further shows how the author maintains a casual tone, as well as appealing to the pathos of the audience throughout the interview.
Interviews begins with a simple question, statement, or introduction. Something quick to introduce the interviewee or the topic, in this case the film. In a Billboard interview with Love, Simon actor, Keiynan Lonsdale, we see an example of how the interviewer asks Lonsdale an introductory question, “First of all, I’m sure you’ve heard this a million times, but Love, Simon is beautiful. Did you cry when you saw the final product?” (Billboard). This allows the author, or interviewer to ease the audience into the interview and allow the audience to get to know the actor, director, …show more content…
Like interviews, magazine articles begin with a brief introduction and summary of the topic. One main difference between magazine articles and interviews is that magazine articles use headlines at the beginning of their text, as well as a lead to attract reader’s attentions. TIME magazine has a controversial title, “Love, Simon Is a Groundbreaking Gay Movie. But Do Today’s Teens Actually Need It?” (TIME), that will reel readers in and peak their interest. Vanity Fair’s article on Love, Simon shows us a good example of how magazine articles continue to hold their audience’s attention using an appealing hook. “It’s going to be hard to talk about Love, Simon, the new gay teen romantic comedy from Fox (yep!), without it turning into a therapy session.” (Vanity