Title: Review: In ‘Spectre,’ Daniel Craig Is Back as James Bond, No Surprise

When writing an introduction, I write as clearly and concisely as possible to ensure that my reader understands what I am talking about. In an introduction, I approach my style using the reversed pyramid method. First, in an attempt to introduce the topic that I will talk about, I give a general or “bird-eye” view or thought about the topic at hand. Then, as I introduce my thesis while mentioning my backing evidence, I also give a very brief description of each paragraph I will write. In trying to write an understandable introduction, I also try to highlight on the importance of my argument in an attempt to make my writing not only enjoyable to read but also genuinely interesting. I do this by giving arguments through a different, usually unique perspective.

My writing completely differs from New York Times James Bond enthusiast, Manohla Dargis. In the New York Times movie review of James Bond: Spectre, “Review: In ‘Spectre,’ Daniel Craig Is Back as James Bond, No Surprise” by Manohla Dargis, the introduction is brief and through its very personal and colloquial tone, it conveys a sense that the movie won’t be any more special than the previous ones. She leaves her thesis until the end, and truly does not give many additional details to it. However, she does add some suspense to it, by including elements such as “the unexpected happens”. In the beginning of the article, she asks a question, and though she does not give an answer to it, she allures at what it might mean. Further in the introduction, she gives personal opinions, expectations, and mentions actors in the movie. Overall, she doesn’t hit many points about how good of a movie Spectre will be, but ultimately, she is able to establish some suspense that may lead the reader to read forward. In reading this passage, I notice that she does not mention the film director nor the release date of the movie- these are elements that I wouldn’t discard.

Dargis’ introduction paragraph in his movie review is interesting. It lacks a well defined thesis and supporting evidence. However, her way of incorporating suspense makes the reader want to read more. This is something I may decide to include in my writing to make my argument stand out.