1. Expand Your Cinematic Vocabulary 扩展你的电影积累
Good film
criticism often involves making astute comparisons. The
more diverse and numerous the films in your vocabulary, the more
insightful, relevant, and intelligent your
observations will be.
好的影评常常会聪明地比较一些作品。你所知道的电影种类和数量愈多，你的评论就会显得中肯而智慧，并且充满洞察力，
2. Respect the Medium You Are Criticizing 尊重你要批评的媒体
Filmmaking requires blood, sweat, and tears, sometimes
literally. Directors often pour so much of themselves into their
films that it becomes physically and emotionally dangerous.
拍电影是要付出血泪和汗水的，有时还真的是要流血来着。导演们常常为他们的电影倾入了太多的心血，因而不论是身理上还是心理上都已经疲惫不堪了。
3. Develop an Appreciation For All the Arts 对各种艺术类型都要懂得欣赏
This point is similar to the first one, except it is broader in
scope. All of the arts resemble one another to some
extent, and they all liberally plagiarize across the
lines. Cultivating an appreciation for other art forms will enhance
your ability to write articulately about film.
同第一条很相像，不过它的范围得更广些。各种艺术形式之间多多少少都会有相通之处，并常常触类旁通、举一反三。培养对于其它种类艺术的鉴赏能力，得以让你明白了当地评论一部电影。
4. Study Classic Film Criticism 研习经典的影评
Mastering
any art form (and film criticism is an art form) inevitably requires
studying the old masters of that form. A composer with no knowledge of
Mozart, a writer with no appreciation for Shakespeare, and a filmmaker
with no understanding of Hitchcock are all poor artists indeed.
想要精通任何一种艺术形式（影评就是一种艺术形式）必然要好好学习老前辈们的经典作品。不知道莫扎特的作曲家、不懂得欣赏莎士比亚的作家，以及不了解希区柯克的影人都不是什么一流的艺术家。
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