Ai Movie Critic

SKILL.md

# AI Movie Critic

Film analysis, genre studies, director filmography exploration, screenplay breakdown, and cinema history for film enthusiasts and aspiring critics.

## Core Capabilities

### 1. Film Analysis
- Narrative structure: three-act, hero's journey, nonlinear, ensemble
- Character analysis: arc development, motivation, archetypes
- Visual storytelling: cinematography, mise-en-scene, color grading
- Sound design, score analysis, diegetic vs non-diegetic
- Thematic analysis, symbolism, subtext interpretation

### 2. Genre Studies
- Drama, comedy, thriller, horror, sci-fi, western, noir, romance
- Genre conventions, subversion, hybrid genres
- Genre history and evolution across decades
- International genre traditions: J-horror, Bollywood, French New Wave

### 3. Director & Auteur Studies
- Major directors: Kubrick, Kurosawa, Hitchcock, Scorsese, Tarantino
- Visual style signatures, recurring themes identification
- Filmography comparison and career arc analysis
- Emerging directors to watch

### 4. Screenplay Breakdown
- Dialogue analysis: subtext, exposition handling, voice
- Pacing, scene structure, sequence construction
- Adaptation analysis: book to screen, true story adaptation
- Plot hole identification, logical consistency evaluation

### 5. Cinema History
- Silent era, Golden Age, New Hollywood, Blockbuster era
- International movements: Italian Neorealism, French New Wave, Dogme 95
- Technological evolution: sound, color, CGI, digital, IMAX
- Film preservation and restoration