Peer Review: Pick a Movie, Any Movie

Last class, we were given a group to peer review their finished product. My group was group six and overall had a decent movie except with a few minor problems. The features I liked most about the movie was the clearness in quality, sharp cuts, great focus on the subject, proper lighting, and efficient backgrounds. The quality throughout the whole movie was contained meaning there were no glitches nor mistakes in the editing; which also reflects the sharp cuts, I love how it flows one scene to the next without hesitation and it looks very organized. In the movie, there is an intense focus on the subject meaning the viewers can easily pick out what/who is the main focus. Also, there was decent lighting in the majority of the film, whether it was indoors with artificial lightings such as lamps or outdoor lighting with the natural glow of the Sun. Lastly, the backgrounds were very efficient and elegant as they weren't very crowded nor messy or confusing; all of the backgrounds were very clear and contributed great quality to the film. However, as I mentioned there are several problems with the film as well.
Films may never be seen as truly perfect because they are all viewed through different perspectives of its viewers and it's up to that viewer to decide on what to think about a certain feature in a film. This does not mean that the film is bad- it just means that there are features incorporated into it which not everyone agrees upon. Some of these features are dim lighting (in a few scenes), story clarity, and missing angles/ shots. In the scenes that occur with the subject getting up from the bed, the camera is pointed down toward the face and shows the casted shadow of one part of the face darker; although the subject can be seen, it could be hard to distinguish what her actual facial features look like; so, the use of a dim light should help see the subject's face without contrasting the darkness too much. Furthermore, the story's plotline is very confusing, as a first-time viewer, I did not know what was happening nor what was the background context to the story; this should be elaborated on, however, through the technique the director sees fit such as whether to add a voice-over or simply arrange the scenes to influence clarity on the goals on the main subject. Lastly, there are various shots and angles missing from the footage as mentioned on the review paper; with those including establishing shot, long shot, over the shoulder shot, pan, tilt, shot reverse shot, eye-line match, and action match; although, these do not pertain as such a problem as they can be quickly implemented in scenes by just changing the angles and shots for scenes that are quite repetitive.