Review text

Review text

Review text is a text that has social function to summarize, analyze, and respond to literary works. Some literary works that can be reviewed are novel, book, song and movie.

Purpose :

ü  To summarize, analyze, and respond to art works.

ü  To criticize an art work or event for a public audience.

Generic Structure :

1.      Orientation

       Background information on the text .

2.      Interpretative Recount

       Summary of an art work (including characters and plot)

3.      Evaluation

       Concluding statement: judgement, opinion, or recommendation.

4.      Evaluative Summation

       The last opinion consisting of the appraisal or punchline of the artwork being reviewed.

The example of review text :

MEAN (Song) by Taylor Swift

            “Mean” is a song by Taylor Swift, an American country pop singer. This song  is written by Taylor Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift. It was first released as a promotional single for her album “Speak Now” (2010) on October 17, 2010, by Big Machine Records. The song was later released as an official single on March 7, 2011. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Declan Whitebloom, who developed the concept together with Taylor Swift. Swift created this song according to her own exxperience. The song was a response to people who criticize whatever she does. The song’s lyrics reflect the issue of bullying and we can find that Taylor chewing out many people, particularly bullies in this song. It is a song that really could become part of the anti-bullying campaigns for schools everywhere.

            “Mean” told us about the people who being bullied with other peoples. The music video began with Swift and her band playing a banjo, all dressed in vintage-inspired clothes. The stage was set up like a front yard of a farmhouse. Then, Swift was showed being tied to the tracks by a villain. The villain and his friend laughed and Swift sat there helpless. In another scene, there was a boy being bullied while reading a fashion magazine in a locker room by football team and a girl wearing a fast food uniform, who was being made fun by her friends. Another cut scene showed a girl who was not allowed to sit with the popular group at lunch and was forced to eat in the school bathroom. The next scene showed that the stage was transformed into a ritzy nightclub, with the singer all dazzled up in a sparkly flapper gown performing in the big leagues. It was revealed that the boy reading the fashion magazine is now a famous fashion designer and the fast food girl who saved up for college has become an executive woman. The villain and his friend get drunk and faint. Then effortlessly Taylor removes the ropes and taunts them as she leaves.

The lesson that we get from this song is “Not bullying an another”. This music video touches the audiences or the people of the patient from someone who is being bullied.

This song is easy listening and in our opinion, “Mean” is a good song. This song can give a new spirit to people is being bullied.

THE VIDEO OF MEAN-TAYLOR SWIFT