PrepTest 67, Section 2, Question 16
Marife: That was a bad movie because, by not providing viewers with all the information necessary for solving the murder, it violated a requirement of murder mysteries.
Marife: That was a bad movie because, by not providing viewers with all the information necessary for solving the murder, it violated a requirement of murder mysteries.
Nguyen: But the filmmaker wanted viewers to focus on the complex relationship between the chief detective and her assistant. The murder just provided the context in which the relationship developed, and should not be taken as a defining characteristic of the film.
Marife: That was a bad movie because, by not providing viewers with all the information necessary for solving the murder, it violated a requirement of murder mysteries.
Nguyen: But the filmmaker wanted viewers to focus on the complex relationship between the chief detective and her assistant. The murder just provided the context in which the relationship developed, and should not be taken as a defining characteristic of the film.
Marife: That was a bad movie because, by not providing viewers with all the information necessary for solving the murder, it violated a requirement of murder mysteries.
Marife's and Nguyen's comments indicate that they disagree about
whether the movie was a bad one
whether the relationship between the chief detective and her assistant was an important part of the movie
whether the movie should be classified as a murder mystery
the appropriateness of trying to find criteria that all mystery movies must meet
whether the filmmaker wanted viewers to be able to solve the murder
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