STUDENT REVIEWER
INTERVIEW
AN INTERVIEW WITH
CHING KIT SANG
Ching Kit Sang (Gibson) is studying General Studies
at HKIEd and has recently written a series of reviews
for the ASLLC. He loves photography and watching
movies in his spare time.
1. What was your experience of writing a review?
This is the first time that I have written a long review
in this style. I love reviewing as it gives me an idea of
whether I will want to watch the whole film or not. I
will also look at reviews from other websites such as
IMDB before committing to watching a full film.
2. Did you find that writing these reviews helped
you to improve your English?
Definitely. I have learnt how to use persuasive
language in English which is really useful as film
reviews require a lot of expressive language to
persuade others to watch the film. Once I explained
all the positive and negative points of the film, I was
then able to conclude more effectively. I haven’t
studied this style of writing before, so creating these
reviews can be beneficial in many ways.
3. Why do you think reviews are beneficial?
I think they serve as a great reference point before
choosing films that I want to watch. Although some
reviews can be ridiculous and irrelevant, on the
whole I think they are very useful. Some are more indepth as the writers analyze lots of different aspects
of the film. If you are busy and you don't want to
initially watch the whole film then a review is
definitely a good choice.
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4. Why did you choose the films/TV shows that
you did?
Although they are a bit outdated, films such as Rush
Hour and Spy Kids haven't been made available in
the ASLLC yet. However, they're definitely worth
watching, depending on different people's interests.
The two TV programmes, “Political Mann” and
“Amanpour”, are best suited for university students,
especially those who are studying General studies
and Liberal studies. Current affairs are very important
and ever changing, so it's great to consider different
opinions.
5. Would you recommend other students to use
the TV/film facilities in the ASLLC, and why?
Yes, especially the TV room that I used for the first
time when I was writing the review. It's an ideal
place to spend your time when you have free time, as
not many people have I-cable at home, myself
included. Some of the channels are definitely worth
watching and you can choose the types of
programmes that you would like to view. Overall, the
facilities in the ASLLC are useful, advanced and
highly beneficial.
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