Talk:Margarita with a Straw/GA1

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Reviewer: Yashthepunisher (talk) 14:25, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

I'll get this soon. Yashthepunisher (talk) 14:25, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

Lead

• These should be archived.

Working on it.

• Mention the actor who plays bling girl in the second sentence.

Isn't is fine the way it is at the moment?

She seems to be an important part of the story, but its up to you.

• "Produced by Bose in partnership with Viacom 18 Motion Pictures"? Did she co-produce the film with viacom or she produced it under the viacom banner?

Co-produced.

Then mention Viacom in the infobox.

• The writers should be mentioned in the first sentence.

I have mentioned it in the third line; is it really a must as it would really complicate the opening sentence.

• Human sexuality borders more on 'theme', than idea.

I have changed the ideas to themes.

• "Bose completed the first draft of the script with Chib". --> Bose wrote the first draft, with Chib serving as a basis for the protagonist.
• "She went on to win the Sundance Mahindra Global Filmmaker Award, but modified the script to reflect her own perspective, incorporating several of her personal experiences into the narrative." The first and later bits of this sentence seems different. Why did she win that award?

The award was for the script; you'll get a better idea in the production section.

• Who is Maniyar?

He's mentioned in the writer bit.

Expand Maniyar and the award bit a little, as a lead should be an intro to the subject and shouldn't be confusing to the reader.

• Delink pre-production.
• I think you can merge the first two sentences from the third para.
• Released theatrically in India on April 17, 2015, the film received critical acclaim. --> The film was released in India on 17 April, 2015 and received critical acclaim.

Yashthepunisher (talk) 15:16, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

Done. VedantTalk 06:04, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

Plot

• The second sentence is quite messy with two 'and's. You can merge the first bit with the opening sentence. Yashthepunisher (talk) 12:38, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

Fixed Yash. VedantTalk 14:46, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

Development and casting

• "whom she had lost a year ago." This sounds euphemistic. Kindly, rephrase.
• "Bose completed the film's original draft all by herself." I think you should remove the 'all by herself' bit as it seems redundant.
• Remove period after Mahindra Global Filmmaker Award in 2012.
• The sentence about the Sundance award seems long. You can break it into two.
• "as opposed to earlier when she was trying to incorporate Chib's point of view." --> as opposed to the earlier version where she was trying to incorporate Chib's point of view.
• "She said that it was only after the incident" Which incident?
• Link YJHD.
• Put a period after 'Due to the clashing schedule'.
• "To prepare for the role, Gupta took up such exercises as staying blindfolded while doing daily activities as cooking and bathing." --> To prepare for the role, Gupta stayed blindfolded while doing daily activities as cooking and bathing.

Yashthepunisher (talk) 07:03, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Done. VedantTalk 10:27, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Filming and post-production

• Delink Delhi and New York per WP:OLINK which instructs to "avoid linking major geographic features".
• "While the first half story is set in Shri Ram College of Commerce of the Delhi University
• The sentence about sex scene workshop has two "intimacy" word used, remove at first instance.

Yashthepunisher (talk) 14:13, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Checked​. VedantTalk 15:39, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Marketing and release

• The whole stuff about film's promotion on Kapil Sharma show and Radio Mirchi looks redundant. Such Pre-release promotions are a normal thing and doesn't have much encyclopedic value. Yashthepunisher (talk) 16:43, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Partially done; removed direct mention, but kept the opening sentence and refs to provide context to the following information. VedantTalk 18:36, 13 January 2018 (UTC)

Reception

• We should refrain from using words like 'portrayal' unless its a real life character she's playing.
• Ref 56 doesn't support the 'universal acclaim' bit.

Looking for a replacement.

• Delink sex in Bollywood film.
• "Firstpost's Deepanjana Pal highly regarded." Remove 'highly', it's not neutral wording.
• Pal's comment are scattered in the section. They should be mentioned in only one instance.

I disagree a bit; I think it is better the way it is, as it is better to organise the section thematically.

• "Koechlin performance in the film, which was subjected to much critical analysis, was variously dubbed by critics as "bravura", "virtuoso", and "exceptional". I'm concerned with the tone of this statement. Needs to be rephrased.

I have slightly modified it; I am not too sure about the exact concerns here, but again I respectfully disagree as I do not see anything wrong with a critic's view, in direct quotes. It also does a good job of summarizing multiple claims in one sentence, which in turn serves as a (introductory) summary of the paragraph too.

• "He gave Koechlin the highest praise writing that her performance would have attracted Academy Award notice in a major film studio production." Remove the 'highest praise' bit and rephrase.
• I think you should also elaborate more on the mixed and negative reviews, for the sake of neutrality.

Done, most of the negative reviews too have too many good things to say, so I think this is the extent of it.

Then you should elaborate the "bad things" about the film from the review. Even Citizen Kane had received bad reviews upon release. Currently the critical reception is mostly full of praise and it should be balanced. Yashthepunisher (talk) 06:29, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

Yashthepunisher (talk) 04:49, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

Done/Left response, Yash. VedantTalk 13:15, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

Fixed everything Yash. Let me know if there is anything else. Thank you. VedantTalk 12:40, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

• The sources used in the article looks fine and the prose is reasonably well written. It meets the criteria's IMO. Good work Vedant. But, I'd suggest you to get this article copy edited from any GOCE member. Cheers! Yashthepunisher (talk) 15:35, 15 January 2018 (UTC)

 Working copy editing in response to request to GOCE request. It will be in stages so feel free to continue updating. JimHolden (talk) 21:21, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

 Done JimHolden (talk) 23:13, 27 January 2018 (UTC)