20090930 -- Getting Paid to Watch Movies (2)

Getting Paid to Watch Movies


SC: How does one become a movie critic?
JC: There are all sorts of different doors leading into this profession.
I became a passionate lover of film in my teens and soon developed a compulsion to write about them long before I decided to start doing it professionally. I reviewed films for my college newspaper and studied journalims, film and business. After graduating, I got an internship at Variety; eventually they hired me, and the rest is pretty much history.

SC: How have blogs and Internet changed the role of movie critics?
JC: Enormously. For better and for worse, the Internet has democratized journalism, and that extends to film criticism as well. Nowadays, anyone who sees a movie can post his or her thoughts on the web even if they aren't a particularly good writer or don't have the requisite film knowledge. That said, there are many excellent film bloggers and online critics who are adding their voices to the dialogue. Ultimately, that's what film criticism is about fashioning an ongoing dialogue among critics and their readers.

I should also add that the Internet has made it much easier to dialogue with readers about my reviews.



passionate adj. 熱情的
=> have many emotions
eg: Martha has been a passionate gardener since the age of seven.

compulsion n. 難以抗拒的衝動
=> strong motivation to do something
=> probably in your desire that cause you to act/do something
eg: I feel a compulsion to drink coffee every afternoon.
eg: She felt a compulsion to go to her boss office and quit.
eg: He suddenly had the compulsion to tell everyone the truth.

journalism n. 新聞工作/新聞業/(總稱)報章雜誌
eg: The ability to do research is very important for those who want to succeed in journalism.

requisite adj. 需要的/不可少的
=> the require, necessary knowledge for a certain purpose
eg: Hanna hadn't completed the requisite courses, so she wasn't admitted into the program.
eg: She lacks the requisite skills for the job.
eg: All the requisite documents should be attached with the application form.

requisite n. 要素/必需品
eg: A good map is a requisite for travelling

fashion v. 形成/塑造成
=> give something shape
eg: He fashioned the clay(陶土) into a vase.
eg: The director has fashioned a satisfying movie from the Jane Austin novel.


internship n. 實習醫師的地位

democratize v. 大眾化/民主化
=> everyone has equal value to live in the democracy


//== Chat room ==//

The rest is history.
=> everyone knows the story.
=> 故事說到這裡，以下大家所熟悉的歷史了

make history 創造歷史

history in the making 正在創造歷史

//== Grammer on the go ==//

For better and for worse, the Internet has democratized journalism, and that extends to film criticism as well.
=> The Internet has democratized journalism in good ways and in bad ways, and that extends to film as well.


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for better and for worse
=> the idiom comes from "for better or for worse
=> whether the situation is good or bad, or whether the outcome is good or bad.

eg: For better or for worse, always treat people with respect.

"or better and for wor