If I Stay Review

"If I Stay"
By: Peter Travers
Source: Rolling Stone
Review link: http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/if-i-stay-20140904

  If I Stay is a new romantic drama that captivates the teenage audience. The film is based on a best selling novel by Gayle Forman. It is on the top charts next to The Fault in Our Stars. It has captured many of the young teens hearts with the beautiful story line of the lovely couple and the traumatic accident that sent Mia Hall, the main character, in a coma. Mia had to make a difficult decision. She had a choice between following her dreams playing the cello at Julliard and staying with the love of her life or reuniting with her family in heaven.  

  Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, wrote a review about the movie If I Stay that was not appealing to him. He states, “As I write these words, I feel myself experiencing a loss of consciousness, wondering how this recipe for sugar shock could interest any sentient being over the age of nine”(Travers 1). Claim of value is being shown by the sarcastic quote above, stating how anyone at the age of nine would find this movie interesting. This review reflects pathos because of the wording “loss of consciousness”. He is taunting the movie’s story line and sending a message to the readers that it is an immaturely written romantic drama. In the review the author gives a short synopsis about the movie, which reflects logos. Logos is used in the review through the many scenes that Travers refers to. Claim of fact was not used in his review. Although he mentions that anyone above the age of nine would not find this movie interesting he does not state a clear claim of policy. Ethos is being used in this review because it will impact the pop culture population due to the fact that Rolling Stone is a mainstream published magazine.