Media coursework Khaterah

  Introduction: Reviews and features Read the following reviews and features on  Deutschland 83 : The Guardian - Your next box set: Deutschland 83 The Guardian - Deutschland 83 Pity the Germans don't like it 1) Find one positive aspect and one criticism of  Deutschland 83  in the reviews.83 In the review it wrote that even with with the least ambiguous title ever, the production team was able to create 'an irresistible export: a funky exercise in pop nostalgia underpinned by actual event'. However, there was some criticism towards the shots in Deutschland  83 where typical German shows don't do well with the comedy side of thing so the show was seen to have  a wry sense of humour  2) Why does the second Guardian article suggest the Germans didn't like the show? The Guardian suggests that the show wasn't like by Germans because of the character of  Martin Rauch, a young East German border guard going undercover in the west. It was said that the shows last episode

  Task 1: Mail Online review of Capital 1) Re-read the  Mail Online review of  Capital . Why does it suggest that  Capital  features a left-wing ideology? The review of capital suggests that it has a left-wing ideology through the diverse range of characters showcased in the episodes, using immigrants and promoting ideas of equality. 2) Choose  three  quotes from the review that are particularly critical of  Capital  and paste them into your blogpost. Do you agree with the criticisms? Why? 'The hardest worker on the street was an illegal immigrant, determined to pay her way and not touch a penny of benefits. She was deported, though she did find time to teach English to some of her fellow saints at the detention centre.' -This just empathises how immigrants are seen as the most hardworking and determined to get payed even if they work illegally in order to pay for her overcrowded family. 'The last 20 minutes contained no plot. Whatever story there had ever been was over.

  Reviews and features Read the following review and feature on  Capital : Guardian review by Sam Wollaston London Evening Standard: five things you need to know about  Capital 1) What positive points does the review pick out about  Capital ?  What criticisms are made - either of the TV drama or the original novel? They write about the  impressive casts and how  John Lancaster's novel of the same name offered a hilarious and incisive look at the boom-and-bust economics of 2007 and 2008 as the backdrop for its characters. It received significant praise from critics, and its themes remain disappointingly relevant almost a decade later. However it argues how  The TV adaptation is set in present day,  Capital offers a microcosmic metaphor for London at large, but it also feels real in the portrayal of its characters, from the financially-sound to the economically-struggling. As well as this, it  explores how London’s economy affects us all, which sounds a bit dull – but come back. The