Talk:The Monroe Doctrine (film)

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Review: March 31, 2020. (Reviewed version).

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GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:The Monroe Doctrine (1896 film)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 17:33, 30 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Will review. MWright96 (talk) 17:33, 30 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Plot[edit]

"John Bull arrives at a shoreline, representing Venezuela, and starts attacking it with guns, overwhelming the country." - {{xt|John Bull, representing Venezuela, arrives at a shoreline and starts attacking the country with guns, overwhelming
"Showing him up, Sam forces Bull to his knees" - think the text in bold can be reworded to its literal meaning
"Sam has stood up for the principles of the Monroe Doctrine." - shouldn't this sentence be cited like the other two sentences for consistency?

Cast[edit]

The two sentences are missing periods to indicate their end
"known for performing in boxing movies" - more formal; films

Background and release[edit]

"It depicted a then-recent political dispute that stemmed" - the words "then-recent" are unneeded
"between British Guiana and Venezuela. Venezuelan miners had begun" - Try not to have the last word of a sentence start the next one like this.
"The film was "doubtlessly inspired by a political cartoon" - please state who said the quotes for clarity
"the audience were "delighted" by the film" - according to whom?
"it became the first film to be shown in Venezuela, where the people of Maracaibo were reportedly "moved" that a film" - close repetition of the word "film"

Analysis[edit]

"The Monroe Doctrine is described as a "comic allegory" that was "overtly political"." - please state whom described the film as a "comic allegory" that was "overtly political".
"allegorical Uncle Sam and John Bull figures, and Band Drill (a section of Milk White Flag)[3]:viii," - the reference should come after the comma not before it
"It has also been compared to the second film shown that night," - please state whom made the comparisons to the second film shown on the night it premiered
"an expected influx of similar devices to the Vitasope from European," - think there is some words missing from this sentence, specially the end of this particular portion of text
Explain briefly who James Chapman and Nicholas J. Cull are to those unfamiliar with the two men

References[edit]

André Gaudreault should be explicitly listed as the editor of reference 1
The editors of Reference 2 should be in the "editors" field not the "others" field
The location of Reference 4 might be better off included for consistency
Same issue as above for Reference 5

These were what I found during my readthrough. Will put on hold. MWright96 (talk) 08:00, 31 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@MWright96: I think I've addressed all the above comments, let me know if you have any more! Kingsif (talk) 15:36, 31 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Kingsif: Now promoting to GA class. I have made one edit to the article, which was to the cast section. MWright96 (talk) 17:37, 31 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Surviving copies?[edit]

Do any copies of the film survive? Would be good to say one way or the other - the fact it's not mentioned implies no, but the article does use "is", so it is currently a bit ambiguous. Andrew Gray (talk) 18:22, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No copies are known to survive (despite having 20 verified user reviews on IMDb). Could add Columbia reference. Kingsif (talk) 22:27, 24 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]