Compare / Contrast Essay
Brief Description
This is the first assignment for this subject which is
compare or contrast essay. The task given to us is to provide a 600 – 1000
words essay consisting of 6 paragraph based on any two movies of the same
genre. We first need to decide on the movie genre and look through materials
published on this genre to gain a better understanding of the chosen genre. There
are only two options of film which are James Bond and horror films. After choosing
one of them, we have to start viewing two movies of the chosen genre to
understand the story-line and then either do a comparison of similarities or a
contrast of differences. Finally, we need to do pre-writing to make sure we are
on the right track and after that start working on the final work through what
we have understand from the story-line.
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| The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2007) |
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| Halloween (2003) |
I have chosen horror as my genre of movie for this
assignment. These are the movies of the similar genres which are The Texas
Chainsaw Massacre (2007) and Halloween (2003).
I have decided to compare the similarities of both movies. This is the final essay of comparing Texas Chainsaw and Halloween.
Reflection
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When doing this assignment, i have learned to fulfill the requirement of brief. To complete the essay, i had understand about the concept of film genre and story-line of both the films. This shows that i have demonstrated the ability to compare analyse, and synthesize information from two films in an essay clearly.
As this assignment is an individual work, i learnt independently by watching both the movies and searched for more information through online to provide accurate information of both films. Besides, i am able to utilize the information collected effectively and construct them into an essay.
I have also improved my writing skills as well as thinking skills by thinking creatively so that my essay is more interesting. Moreover, to solve my weakness in vocabulary, I used few ways to overcome it by searching online dictionaries and also by asking my friends which are good in English.
In conclusion, I have realized my strengths and weakness
throughout this first assignment. For example, I am able to plan and manage
time when accomplishing this task complying with a due date to submit this
assignment on time. However, I have a weak vocabulary base while doing this
essay. I often checked through online dictionaries or asked for my friends’ assistance
to make sure that I can use suitable and bombastic words in order to make the essay
interesting. Therefore, to solve this weakness, I will have to read more novels
and published materials to improve my vocabulary. After completing this
assignment, I find that I have improved my writing skills and understand more
about film genres.
