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Book and movie reviews

Background checks

Reading the book

Preparing for a movie book or play review

Setting of the story itself

Setting in which the story was written

Setting of the audience

Difference between mood and tone

Theme

Difference between mood and tone

The tone of a piece of writing or a movie conveys the author’s opinions, attitudes, and beliefs. The author’s tone is presented through the work by the appropriate use of vocabulary, style, and other tools.

The mood of a piece is more the general feel that the piece generates in the viewers or readers - does it make them happy, wise, or depressed?

So back to the review - the mood of a movie is the feeling the audience gets watching the film. Something like Saving Private Ryan has a sombre mood. An uplifting comedy like The Full Monty has a happy, cheerful mood, and leaves most viewers both happier and more content than before they watched it.

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