Kaya's media blog 2

Introduction: Reviews and features:   1) Find one positive aspect and one criticism of   Deutschland 83  in the reviews. The reviews emphasise the nostalgia that the show conjures up because it is based in the 1980s, complete with the music and product branding, and they also highlight the great actors and actresses who appear in the programme and how well they portray their characters, as well as the two producers who are a married couple who wrote the screenplay for the programme. The criticism of the reviews is that the sad past of Germany may have prevented German viewers from enjoying the show. 2) Why does the second Guardian article suggest the Germans didn't like the show? This year, a lot of critics are throwing away their notebooks because only one German show was included in the competition schedule. Despite 90 years of suffering, the heyday of Lang, Lubitsch, and Murnau seems as far away as ever. 3) Find three 'below the line' comments from either of the Guardia

  Task 1: Mail Online review of Capital:  1) Re-read the  Mail Online review of  Capital . Why does it suggest that  Capital  features a left-wing ideology? The cards simply said, ‘We want what you have’.  But that concept went nowhere. The residents were bemused, but not scared. The police were clueless, but they still got to the bottom of it. And there wasn’t just a single perpetrator: the crime was handed from one cardboard character to the next. That’s not a whodunnit, it’s a cop-out. 2) Choose  three  quotes from the review that are particularly critical of  Capital  and paste them into your blogpost. Do you agree with the criticisms? Why? I agree that the concept went nowhere due to the fact that it wasn't even revealed at the end who were writing these threatening post cards.  3) What scenes or characters from  Capital  could be read as promoting left-wing ideology?   You could argue that Petunia could be a form of left wing ideology as she appears to be more progressive tha

  Reviews and features:  1) What positive points does the review pick out about  Capital ?  What criticisms are made - either of the TV drama or the original novel? Roger does have sympathy and it's a loving community with caring people, they've managed to squeeze so much about the place from the bad to the good and it's a brilliant portrait of London. However, house prices rise really fast and everyone felt bad for Quentina. Roger didn't quite get the bonus that he wanted.  2) What references can you find in the reviews and feature to the idea Capital is a 'state-of-the-nation' drama? How does it capture modern-day London? It's a brilliant allegorical portrait of London. The cast is brilliant. The novel received significant praise from critics. The TV adaption is set in present day.  Trailer analysis: 1) How does the drama use camerawork to capture London life? Presents London as ominous, welcoming, busy, a community, stressed.  2) How does the trailer use