1. Investigating what my
audience liked about
other films
Georgi Honnor

2. The IMDB states according to their 'user rating'
that the five films listed above are the top drama
films. I will analyse at least one of these to gain
some understanding as to why. Also listed are
the 'top grossing titles'. I will also look at why
one of those films were so successful.

3. I will also look at why these films are disliked by
their target audience. This will make sure I do
not make the same mistakes.

4. The shawshank
redemption
Rated: 9.3/10 by target market
The storyline: Two imprisoned men bond over a
number of years, finding solace and eventual
redemption through acts of common decency.

5. Why was The Shawshank Redemption so popular?
User reviews (from IMDB)
"I have never seen such an amazing film since I saw The Shawshank
Redemption. Shawshank encompasses friendships, hardships, hopes,
and dreams. And what is so great about the movie is that it moves
you, it gives you hope. Even though the circumstances between the
characters and the viewers are quite different, you don't feel that far
removed from what the characters are going through. It is a simple
film, yet it has an everlasting message"
"One of the finest films made in recent years. It's a poignant story
about hope. Hope gets me. That's what makes a film like this more
than a movie. It tells a lesson about life. Those are the films people
talk about 50 or even 100 years from you. It's also a story for freedom.
Freedom from isolation, from rule, from bigotry and hate."
"One of my all time favorites. Shawshank Redemption is a very
moving story about hope and the power of friendship."

6. What have I learnt from the target audience's
reviews?
They like films about friendship, hope,
hardships and dreams
A simple film with an everlasting message
A film about life lessons
A film about the power of friendship

7. Titanic
Rated: 7.6/10 by target market
The storyline: A seventeen-year-old aristocrat,
expecting to be married to a rich claimant by
her mother, falls in love with a kind but poor
artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S.
Titanic.

8. Why was Titanic so popular?
Audience reviews (from IMDB)
"James Cameron does a superb job of creating an almost "you are
there" type of atmosphere. "
"Titanic is a great movie, it delivers romance, humor, disaster, emotions
and takes you on a journey."
"James Cameron's 'Titanic' is essentially a romantic adventure with
visual grandeur and magnificence, a timeless tragic love story set
against the background of this major historical event... It's an
astonishing movie that exemplifies hope, love and humanity."
"The fact that it is based on a true story really haunts me."
"I love the music,it touches me, it adds to the terribly sad nature of the
film."
"Titanic is complete! We can find love (that's the main theme), action
(the sinking ship), a little story of friendship (Jack and his buddy),
religious moments, beautiful scenery, and many values."

9. What have I learnt from the target audience's
reviews?
They like feeling like they're there
They like disaster and emotions.
The film to include love and hope.
Something based on a true story, or with an
aspect of reality.
Music that matches the mood well and that
adds to the drama.
Friendship and beautiful scenery

10. Final Justice
Rated: 1.8/10 by audience
The storyline: Homicidal Sheriff Thomas
Jefferson Geronimo is tasked with escorting a
mobster to Malta; when the prisoner escapes,
Geronimo goes rogue to catch him.

11. Why was Final Justice so unplopular?
Audience reviews (from IMDB)
"It's an unremarkable action film."
"The storyline is boring, bizarre and doesn't make sense".
" The film ends abruptly, there is no resolution. It's like the makers gave
up."
"This film from the first 5 minutes you know is bad. Bad as in totally
incompetent bad. They've tried to make an action movie and it's gone
terribly wrong."
"bad acting, bad film."
"It doesn't do enough to keep the audience interested."
"I guess this goes to prove that Joe Don Baker will do anything for a
buck. The concept of the film wasn't very good to start with. This movie
has so many bad things about it I don't know where to start. The acting
is horrible. The cinematography is marginal at best. The soundtrack was
pretty bad. The score is terrible. "

12. What have I learnt from the target audience's
reviews?
Don't try and make a film with a genre you
cannot recreate on your budget.
Don't make the storyline too simple yet not too
bizarre that it doesn't make sense. But it needs
to have some sort of beginning, middle and
end.
Bad acting can ruin a good concept.
Avoid the stereotypical storyline/shots. The
trailer wouldn't capture an audience/intrigue
them as they'd assume that it would be
predictable.