Question

Read the following paragraphs about three films and then identify the purpose of each paragraph.

1. This film could easily have been cut down to less than two hours. By the final scene, I noticed that most of my fellow moviegoers were snoozing in their seats and were barely paying attention to what was happening on screen. Although the director sticks diligently to the book, he tries too hard to cram in all the action, which is just too ambitious for such a detail-oriented story. If you want my advice, read the book and give the movie a miss.
2. During the opening scene, we learn that the character Laura is adopted and that she has spent the past three years desperately trying to track down her real parents. Having exhausted all the usual options—adoption agencies, online searches, family trees, and so on—she is on the verge of giving up when she meets a stranger on a bus. The chance encounter leads to a complicated chain of events that ultimately result in Laura getting her lifelong wish. But is it really what she wants? Throughout the rest of the film, Laura discovers that sometimes the past is best left where it belongs.
3. To create the feeling of being gripped in a vice, the director, May Lee, uses a variety of elements to gradually increase the tension. The creepy, haunting melody that subtly enhances the earlier scenes becomes ever more insistent, rising to a disturbing crescendo toward the end of the movie. The desperation of the actors, combined with the claustrophobic atmosphere and tight camera angles create a realistic firestorm, from which there is little hope of escape. Walking out of the theater at the end feels like staggering out of a Roman dungeon.

Answer 1

The first paragraph is an attempt to describe and highlight the length of the movie which is more than normal resulting in making it mundane for audience. The author reflects and stresses on how the "length" attribute of movie made audience disinterested in watching it. Therefore the movie is being compared to its book and reading book is being described as a better option.

The second paragraph signifies the importance of not mulling over past events and highlights that sometimes keeping up with present is best. The paragraph stresses on how discovering past leads to a disappointment to the lead character of film "Laura" , therefore attempts to teach the lesson of giving weight to present rather than staying chaotic in past,

The third paragraph explicitly demonstrates the scary atmosphere created by the director of movie. It highlights the environment in which movie has been shooted to make every scene feel intense as if real. The skills of director are being described which gas drove the audience back to era presented in the movie. .

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