Rhetorical analysis is a method of discussing a text by
analyzing its parts. In this case, the text is the movie you watched for your
summary.
You are not necessarily agreeing or disagreeing with
the content in a rhetorical analysis. You are taking the text
apart to see how it functions, or how it works.
This type of essay questions how the text impacts society,
asks what the text's deeper implications are, and what the text excludes as
well as includes. "When you approach something critically, you harness your
faculties, your fund of knowledge, and your experiences to understand,
appreciate, and evaluate the text" (Kennedy, X. J. et al. The Bedford
Reader, 13th ed. p. 16) This means you are looking at items like scenery,
characterization, motivation, dialogue, and deciding how well they work
together as well as HOW they work together. This is not simply an evaluation,
or a film review, it is an ANALYSIS of the pieces and how they fit together to
create a message.