Viraj- Media Coursework Blog 2: Mr Halsey

Introduction: Reviews and features Read the following reviews and features on  Deutschland 83 : The Guardian - Your next box set: Deutschland 83 The Guardian - Deutschland 83 Pity the Germans don't like it 1) Find one positive aspect and one criticism of  Deutschland 83  in the reviews. The Guardian suggests that "Deutschland 83 is serious thriller driven by jeopardy of the all-out nuclear kind." They also criticise it suggestion "Massive hype only generated 3 million viewers...beaten by The Voice on the other side."  2) Why does the second Guardian article suggest the Germans didn't like the show? Focusing on Martin who is an East German spy makes viewers empathise with him, even though in real life these "Stasi officers are cruel ideologues who blackmail family members and fake reports for political ends." 3) Find three 'below the line' comments from either of the Guardian articles. What did the audience think of  Deutschland 83 ? Do you ...

  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 Mail suggest that Capital has left-wing ideologies e.g. the immigrants such us, Quentina who is a hard worker and Bogdan who is a builder with a "heart of gold".  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? "While the English residents of Pepys Road were grasping (Lesley Sharp) or deceitful (Robert Emms) or just plain awful (Stirling)," "Everything British came in for a dose of loathing." "one of the immigrant characters snarled, with real anger: ‘Ah! The Great British understatement!’" With the first two quotes I partially agree as the characters who were played  by Sharp, Emms and Stirling were portrayed as the article states, however Petunia (Gemma Jones) w...

  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? "It's all so instantly recognisable" - the similarities of Capital and the real life capital, London, are so much alike, including the house prices, the types of people etc. It was praised by critics as it is disappointingly relevant to even this decade. 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 shows how house prices are very high and how the "economy effects us all" . It also talks about immigrants and how there were a lot who migrated from southern Asian areas, and also immigrants who came illegally and who get deported.  Trailer analysis 1) How does the drama use camerawork to capture London life? The use of the drone shots capture the whole of London and the Pepys road. The me...