IMDB Reviews Sentiment Analysis Project
A natural language processing project that analyzes movie reviews to determine sentiment, providing insights into audience reception and critical opinion patterns.
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IMDB Reviews Sentiment Analysis Project
This project implements a sophisticated sentiment analysis system for movie reviews from the IMDB dataset. Using natural language processing techniques, the system classifies reviews as positive or negative and extracts nuanced aspects of viewer opinions.
Key Features
- Binary Sentiment Classification: Accurately categorizes reviews as positive or negative
- Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis: Identifies specific movie elements (acting, plot, visuals) and their reception
- Temporal Trends: Tracks how sentiment evolves over time after release
- Critic vs. Audience Analysis: Compares professional critic sentiments with general audience reactions
- Review Summarization: Generates concise summaries of lengthy reviews highlighting key opinions
Tech Stack
- Python
- NLTK
- spaCy
- Transformers (BERT, RoBERTa)
- Scikit-learn
- Matplotlib/Seaborn
- Flask API
Model Performance
The system achieved 91% accuracy on the binary sentiment classification task using a fine-tuned BERT model. The aspect-based sentiment component correctly identified movie elements and their associated sentiment with 83% accuracy.
Analytical Insights
Analysis of over 50,000 reviews revealed several interesting patterns:
- Action movies show higher sentiment variability between critics and general audiences
- Reviews mentioning cinematography tend to be more positive overall
- Early reviews (first week) are typically more polarized than later reviews
- Sentiment for sequels strongly correlates with comparison to previous films
- Length of review inversely correlates with sentiment extremity
Applications
- Film Industry Analysis: Provides studios with detailed audience reception data
- Marketing Optimization: Identifies most positively received aspects for promotional focus
- Recommendation Systems: Enhances movie recommendation engines with nuanced sentiment data
- Trend Analysis: Tracks evolving audience preferences over time
- Review Filtering: Helps users find reviews focusing on aspects they care about
Technical Innovations
- Context-Aware Sentiment: Accounts for contextual qualifiers (e.g., "surprisingly good for a sequel")
- Sarcasm Detection: Specialized component for identifying sarcastic reviews that might confuse standard sentiment models
- Cross-Domain Adaptation: Model works well across different film genres and review styles
- Minimal Annotation Requirements: Semi-supervised approach requiring limited labeled data for new domains