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Discuss with your teacher how/why are ‘stars’ given to a movie.
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Stars are a standard of ratings used by expert reviewers to rate a movie or a play. The rating is based on various parameters such as quality of the script, casting, cinematography, quality of acting, narration, music, etc. These ratings presented by reviewers help people to get an idea of the movie's worth.
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