IMDB SENTIMENT ANALYSIS

ABSTRACT

In recent years, the vast growth of online content, especially user-generated reviews, has
posed a unique challenge and opportunity for businesses and individuals to assess public
sentiment effectively. Movie reviews, for example, contain valuable insights into public
opinion and emotional responses, yet analyzing such large volumes of text is complex and
time-consuming if done manually. Traditional sentiment analysis systems often struggle with
the diversity of natural language expressions, including colloquial terms, sarcasm, and
regional variations in language, which can affect the reliability of results.

The proposed system leverages machine learning techniques to address these issues and
automatically assess the sentiment of IMDb movie reviews as either positive or negative.
Using the IMDb dataset, a Random Forest classifier model has been trained to predict
sentiment, and a custom interface has been built to allow users to enter reviews in multiple
languages. If a review is in a language other than English, it is translated via Google API to
ensure compatibility with the sentiment model. After translation, the text undergoes pre-
processing steps such as tokenization, stemming, and removal of stopwords to prepare it for
analysis. The classifier then generates probabilities for positive and negative sentiment,
allowing the system to display both the predicted sentiment and the confidence scores for
each category, providing users with a more nuanced view of the analysis.

This system addresses the limitations of traditional, single-language sentiment analysis

models by adding multi-language support, advanced text pre-processing, and probabilistic
scoring for both sentiment classes. The use of a Random Forest classifier, known for its
effectiveness in high-dimensional text data, ensures robust and reliable predictions. This
project presents an efficient and automated solution for real-time sentiment analysis, making
it suitable for a range of applications, from business intelligence to social media monitoring.

Existing Problem

Sentiment analysis has become a critical tool for businesses, especially those in entertainment,
e-commerce, and social media, where understanding public opinion can directly impact
decision-making. However, current sentiment analysis tools often face several challenges:

1. Limited Language Support: Many sentiment models are built to handle only one
language (often English). Non-English reviews are either ignored or inaccurately
classified, leading to a loss of valuable data from global audiences.
2. Complexity of Natural Language: User-generated content often includes slang,
idiomatic expressions, abbreviations, and sarcasm, making it challenging for models
to achieve consistent accuracy. Traditional models may misinterpret these nuances,
leading to incorrect sentiment predictions.
3. Lack of Probability-Based Feedback: Most systems provide a binary
positive/negative result without a measure of confidence. This limitation makes it
difficult to assess the reliability of a given prediction, especially in cases where the
sentiment is ambiguous.
4. Inefficient Processing of Text Data: Pre-processing steps are either absent or limited
in existing systems, leading to high-dimensional, noisy inputs that reduce the model's
performance.
 INTRODUCTION

In today’s digital age, movie reviews are more than personal opinions—they influence
audience choices and shape the success of films. With the growing popularity of online
review platforms, the volume of user-generated content continues to expand, making manual
analysis of review sentiment nearly impossible. Sentiment analysis, a branch of natural
language processing, has emerged as a powerful tool to automate this task. By determining
whether a given review expresses a positive or negative sentiment, businesses, filmmakers,
and potential viewers can better understand public opinion on movies.

This project seeks to address the challenge of sentiment analysis for IMDb movie reviews by
employing a machine learning-based solution using the RandomForest classifier. Built on top
of a robust data preprocessing pipeline, the system handles tasks such as tokenization,
stemming, and stopword removal. To accommodate users who submit reviews in languages
other than English, Google’s Translation API automatically translates the text to English
before sentiment analysis, ensuring that language is not a barrier to understanding sentiment.

The system is further enhanced with an intuitive web interface that allows users to input
reviews and see immediate results. Sentiment analysis results are presented with a prediction
score in a dialog box, adding a user-friendly visual layer. This project’s practical
implementation of NLP and machine learning showcases the utility of AI in automating
sentiment analysis across diverse language inputs, offering a valuable tool for the
entertainment industry and beyond.
 1. LITERATURE SURVEY

1.1 Literature Survey

Sentiment analysis has emerged as a key area within natural language processing (NLP),
focused on determining opinions or sentiments expressed in textual data. Research in this
field spans various approaches, from simple lexicon-based techniques to sophisticated
machine learning algorithms, each addressing unique challenges associated with analyzing
human language.

1. Lexicon-Based Approaches
Early sentiment analysis techniques relied on lexicon-based approaches, where
predefined dictionaries of positive and negative words guided the sentiment
classification. Studies by Liu et al. (2007) and Turney (2002) illustrate the
effectiveness of lexicons in identifying sentiment polarity, particularly for short and
well-defined texts. However, lexicon-based methods have limitations in handling
complex linguistic features, such as context, sarcasm, and idiomatic expressions,
which often appear in social media and review data. Such methods also lack
adaptability to domain-specific vocabularies, making them less effective in real-world
applications.
2. Machine Learning Approaches
Machine learning techniques revolutionized sentiment analysis by introducing
algorithms like Naïve Bayes, Support Vector Machines (SVM), and Random Forests,
which automatically learn patterns in labeled data. Pang et al. (2002) demonstrated the
feasibility of using machine learning algorithms on movie reviews, showing improved
accuracy over lexicon-based methods. However, these traditional algorithms face
challenges with high-dimensional data and require extensive feature engineering, such
as n-grams and TF-IDF, to capture nuanced sentiment expressions.
3. Deep Learning Approaches
More recent literature highlights the rise of deep learning, especially models based on
Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs),
which can handle complex data and context better than traditional algorithms.
Researchers such as Kim (2014) and Socher et al. (2013) showed that these neural
architectures significantly improved sentiment analysis accuracy, especially when
trained on large datasets like IMDB reviews. The introduction of Transformer-based
models, notably BERT (Devlin et al., 2018), further enhanced sentiment analysis by
 allowing models to understand language context in-depth and adapt to multiple tasks
through fine-tuning.
4. Multilingual Sentiment Analysis
Multilingual sentiment analysis has grown in relevance with the increasing amount of
user-generated content in various languages. Work by Joshi et al. (2010) explores
translation-based methods, where non-English text is translated into English before
analysis. While translation can provide a quick solution for cross-linguistic sentiment
analysis, challenges remain due to translation inaccuracies and cultural language
differences that affect sentiment interpretation.
5. Hybrid and Ensemble Methods
To address individual limitations, recent studies combine multiple approaches to
improve robustness. Ensemble methods, such as stacking and voting, leverage
different models' strengths to achieve more accurate and generalized results. For
instance, Alam et al. (2016) demonstrated that an ensemble of lexicon-based and
machine learning approaches provided better performance on opinionated texts.
Combining models, as used in Random Forests and boosted decision trees, can
mitigate the risk of overfitting and adapt to sentiment diversity within a dataset.

1.2 Problem Statement

With the exponential growth of online content and user-generated reviews, accurately
understanding public sentiment has become crucial for industries such as entertainment,
marketing, and customer service. However, effective sentiment analysis, especially in multi-
language and context-rich data like IMDb movie reviews, presents several challenges.
Traditional approaches often struggle with complex language structures, domain-specific
vocabularies, and contextual subtleties such as sarcasm, idiomatic expressions, and mixed
sentiment.

Existing sentiment analysis models face limitations in providing nuanced interpretations of

review sentiments, especially when dealing with non-English reviews, inconsistent
vocabulary, and domain-specific terminologies. Additionally, traditional models generally
offer binary sentiment classifications (positive or negative) without indicating the degree of
positivity or negativity, leading to an incomplete understanding of user sentiment. This lack
of depth in sentiment scoring limits the model’s value for stakeholders seeking detailed
insights into customer feedback.
The proposed system addresses these issues by implementing a machine learning-based
sentiment analysis model that supports multi-language input, advanced pre-processing
techniques, and probabilistic sentiment scoring. This approach aims to enhance the accuracy
of sentiment predictions, improve cross-linguistic adaptability, and provide a comprehensive
sentiment score, helping stakeholders better gauge audience perceptions and make informed
decisions based on the intensity of sentiments expressed in IMDb reviews.
 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENT SPECIFICATIONS

2.1 Functional Requirements

User Input for Review:

● The system shall provide a text input field for users to enter a movie review.
● The input shall support multiple languages, allowing users to submit reviews in
languages other than English.

Language Translation:

● The system shall detect if the review is written in a non-English language.

● If the review is not in English, the system shall use a language translation API (such as
Google Translate API) to convert the review text into English.

Text Preprocessing:

● The system shall preprocess the input review by performing operations such as
removing stopwords, tokenizing the text, and stemming words.
● Preprocessing will standardize the input text for compatibility with the machine
learning model.

Sentiment Analysis Prediction:

● The system shall use a trained sentiment analysis model (RandomForestClassifier) to

analyze the sentiment of the review.
● The system shall classify the sentiment as either "Positive" or "Negative."

Sentiment Score Calculation:

● The system shall calculate a sentiment score that provides the probability or
confidence level of the review being positive or negative.
● Both the positive and negative scores shall be displayed to the user for a more detailed
understanding of the sentiment.

Result Display:

● The system shall display the prediction result (Positive or Negative) and the sentiment
score (percentage or probability of positivity/negativity) to the user in a dialog box.
 ● The dialog box shall include an option to close or dismiss it after viewing.

Model and Vectorizer Management:

● The system shall save and load the pre-trained sentiment analysis model and
vectorizer to optimize performance and reduce re-training requirements.
● Saved model files (sentiment_model.pkl and vectorizer.pkl) shall be
used to ensure consistency in predictions.

User Interface Design:

● The system shall include a user-friendly interface with clear input fields, language
selection, and a visually appealing dialog box for displaying results.
● UI elements like buttons, forms, and dialog boxes should be responsive and styled
with CSS to ensure a smooth user experience on both desktop and mobile devices.

Error Handling:

● The system shall handle errors gracefully, such as providing feedback if the model
cannot process the review due to unsupported language or formatting issues.
● In case of a failure in translation or prediction, the system should notify the user with
an appropriate error message.

Compatibility and Accessibility:

● The application should be compatible across different web browsers and devices.
● The user interface should follow accessibility standards, such as keyboard navigation
and screen reader compatibility, to ensure inclusivity for all users.

2.3 Non-Functional Requirements

Performance:

● The system should process the sentiment analysis of a review within 2 seconds on
average.
● Translation and preprocessing steps should not significantly impact performance; if
translation is required, the system should take no longer than 5 seconds to complete
the entire prediction process.

Scalability:
 ● The system should be able to handle multiple user requests simultaneously without
performance degradation.
● The backend should be designed to scale horizontally, allowing additional instances to
handle increased loads if needed.

Reliability:

● The application should have high availability, with downtime limited to scheduled
maintenance.
● The system should handle occasional failures (such as API translation errors or model
loading issues) gracefully and recover without user intervention.

Usability:

● The user interface should be intuitive and easy to navigate, allowing users to input
reviews, select languages, and view sentiment results with minimal guidance.
● The design should provide clear feedback and results, ensuring users understand the
sentiment analysis output and its accuracy.

Security:

● The application should protect user input data by ensuring secure data handling and
storage.
● If connected to an external translation API, all API calls should be secured using
HTTPS, and any sensitive data exchanged should be encrypted.

Maintainability:

● The codebase should be modular and well-documented, facilitating easy updates and
debugging.
● Model and vectorizer files should be stored separately, with a version control
mechanism to update the model without affecting other components.

Portability:

● The application should run on different operating systems and browsers without
compatibility issues.
● The system should be easy to deploy on various cloud platforms or local servers.

Scalability of Model:
 ● The backend architecture should allow for future model updates or replacements
without significant rework.
● Additional sentiment analysis models or new languages should be easy to integrate
into the current framework.

Compliance:

● The application should comply with relevant data protection regulations, such as
GDPR, ensuring that any personal data (e.g., user input reviews) is handled
responsibly.
● If user data is stored for model improvement, it must comply with data retention
policies and be anonymized.

Accessibility:

● The interface should be accessible to users with disabilities, adhering to Web Content
Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards.
● The application should support screen readers, keyboard navigation, and color contrast
for users with visual impairments.

User Experience:

● The application should provide a responsive design with visual appeal, including
animations for loading and dialog boxes for feedback.
● Sentiment results should be presented in an engaging manner, with icons and color
cues to enhance understanding.

Logging and Monitoring:

● The application should include logging for API requests, sentiment analysis
predictions, and errors to help in debugging and performance analysis.
● Monitoring tools should be implemented to detect potential issues with model
accuracy, response time, or API calls.

2.3 Hardware and Software Requirements

2.3.1 Hardware Requirements

Development System:

● Processor: Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 (or equivalent) or higher

● RAM: Minimum 8GB (16GB recommended for better performance)
 ● Storage: SSD with at least 256GB (512GB recommended)
● Graphics: Integrated graphics are sufficient, but a dedicated GPU (such as NVIDIA
GeForce GTX 1050 or better) is recommended for faster model training if using local
machine learning.

Server/Deployment System (for hosting the application in production):

● Processor: Intel Xeon or AMD EPYC (4 cores minimum for handling multiple
requests)
● RAM: Minimum 8GB for basic functionality; 16GB or more recommended for
scalability
● Storage: SSD with at least 100GB, depending on data storage needs (e.g., user
reviews, logs)
● Graphics: Not required unless running intensive deep learning models on the server
(for example, with a GPU-optimized cloud instance)

Optional Hardware (for enhanced processing and testing):

● Dedicated GPU: NVIDIA Tesla (for deep learning frameworks) or comparable, if

planning to train large models or use GPU-based inference.
● Networking: High-speed internet connection for communication with any external
APIs (e.g., Google Translate API) and handling multiple users simultaneously.

Testing Devices (for verifying user experience):

● Desktop/Laptop: Minimum specifications similar to development system.

● Mobile Devices: Smartphones or tablets with different screen sizes and resolutions to
ensure responsive design is optimized for mobile users.

2.3.2 Software Requirements

Operating System:

● Development: Windows 10 or later, macOS, or any Linux distribution (Ubuntu,

CentOS, etc.)
● Deployment: Linux (Ubuntu 18.04 or later is recommended for server deployments
due to its stability and compatibility with web server frameworks)

Programming Languages:
 ● Python: Version 3.8 or later, used for developing the backend, machine learning
model training, and sentiment analysis functionalities.
● HTML, CSS, JavaScript: For frontend development and creating a responsive user
interface.

Frameworks & Libraries:

● Flask: Lightweight Python web framework used for creating REST APIs and handling
server-side logic.
● scikit-learn: For implementing the RandomForestClassifier model and various text
processing functions.
● TensorFlow / Keras: If deep learning models are used for more complex sentiment
analysis.
● NLTK (Natural Language Toolkit): For text processing, stopwords removal,
tokenization, and stemming.
● BeautifulSoup: For text preprocessing, particularly for HTML parsing.
● Googletrans: For language translation (if analyzing reviews in multiple languages).
● Pickle: For saving and loading the machine learning model and vectorizer.
● CountVectorizer (from scikit-learn): For transforming text data into feature vectors
for model input.

Database:

● SQLite / MongoDB / PostgreSQL: Optional, for storing user reviews, sentiment

scores, or other application data if persistence is needed.

APIs:

● Google Translation API (if implementing multi-language support): To translate non-

English reviews to English.

IDE/Text Editor:

● Visual Studio Code / PyCharm / Jupyter Notebook: For writing and testing code.

Browser:

● Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge: For testing the web application interface
and ensuring it works across different browsers.

Package Management:
 ● pip: For managing Python libraries and dependencies.
● virtualenv (or similar environment management tool): For creating isolated
environments to manage dependencies separately.

Testing Tools:

● Postman: For testing API endpoints.

● Pytest: For unit testing the application code, especially model accuracy and response
outputs.

Deployment Environment:

● Web Server: Gunicorn (for Flask) or any WSGI-compatible server.

● Cloud Platform: Optional, AWS EC2, Google Cloud, or Heroku, if deploying the
application online.

2.4 Software Architecture

 Fig.1 System Architecture

User Interface: The front-end form where users input their review text. The interface is
responsible for displaying the prediction results, confidence scores, and an option to select the
language.
Application Server (Flask Backend): Acts as the central server, handling incoming requests,
processing data, and serving the results back to the front-end.
Language Translation API (Optional): If the review is in a non-English language, the
Google Translation API translates it to English to ensure the model can process it.
Text Preprocessing Module: Processes and prepares the text data by removing stopwords,
tokenizing, stemming, and vectorizing it for model compatibility.
Sentiment Analysis Model: The trained machine learning model, which analyzes the
vectorized text and predicts whether the review is positive or negative.
Prediction & Sentiment Score: This module calculates the prediction along with a
confidence score indicating the likelihood of the review being positive or negative.
Result Display Module: Displays the prediction results and confidence score within a dialog
box on the front-end for an interactive user experience.

3. DESIGN
3.1 USE CASE DIAGRAM

Fig:2 Use case diagram

3.2 ACTIVITY DIAGRAM

 Fig.3 Activity Diagram

3.3 SEQUENCE DIAGRAM

 Fig.4 Sequence Diagram

3.5 Technology Description

1. Python Programming Language

Python is the primary programming language used for implementing the sentiment analysis
model. It is chosen for its simplicity, readability, and extensive libraries, particularly in data
science, machine learning, and natural language processing (NLP). Python's dynamic typing
and support for object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming make it suitable for
rapid development of machine learning applications.

2. Natural Language Processing (NLP)

NLP techniques are crucial for preprocessing and analyzing textual data in sentiment analysis.
The project uses the following NLP techniques:
 ● Tokenization: The process of splitting a string of text into smaller units (tokens), such
as words or sentences, which is essential for further analysis.
● Stopword Removal: Stopwords are commonly used words such as "the", "is", and
"in", which do not contribute to the sentiment of a sentence. These are removed to
reduce the complexity of the data.
● Stemming: This involves reducing words to their base or root form. For example,
"running" would be reduced to "run".
● Vectorization: Text is converted into a numerical format that can be understood by
machine learning algorithms. This is done using the CountVectorizer, which
transforms text into a matrix of token counts.

3. Machine Learning (Random Forest Classifier)

The sentiment analysis model uses a Random Forest Classifier, a powerful ensemble
machine learning algorithm. Random forests are composed of multiple decision trees and are
trained to classify data based on majority voting. This model is well-suited for classification
tasks, such as determining the sentiment (positive or negative) of text.

● Random Forest Classifier: This model builds multiple decision trees, each trained on
a random subset of the data, and combines their outputs to make a final prediction. It
helps to overcome overfitting and provides robust predictions.
● Training the Model: The model is trained using the preprocessed and vectorized
training data, learning the patterns in text that correlate with positive and negative
sentiments.

4. Keras and TensorFlow

Keras, a high-level neural networks API, is used for building and training deep learning
models. It runs on top of TensorFlow, an open-source machine learning framework developed
by Google. TensorFlow helps with training the model on large datasets efficiently using
optimized operations and GPU acceleration.

● IMDB Dataset: The project uses the IMDB dataset, available directly through Keras,
to train the sentiment analysis model. The dataset contains pre-labeled movie reviews
that are either positive or negative.
● Neural Networks: While the project primarily uses Random Forests, TensorFlow and
Keras can also be used to build neural network-based models for more complex NLP
tasks.

5. Scikit-learn
Scikit-learn is an essential library for machine learning in Python, offering a range of
algorithms for classification, regression, and clustering. It provides efficient implementations
of models and tools for data preprocessing, splitting data into training and test sets, and
evaluating model performance.

● CountVectorizer: A tool from scikit-learn that is used to convert text into a matrix of
token counts, allowing the machine learning model to process text data in a format it
can understand.
● Model Evaluation: The model is evaluated using various metrics, including ROC-
AUC score, to assess its performance.

6. Flask Web Framework

Flask is a micro web framework for Python that allows for the development of lightweight
web applications. It is used to serve the sentiment analysis model via a web interface,
enabling users to input their reviews and receive predictions.

● Web Server: Flask sets up a simple web server to handle HTTP requests, such as user
input, and return predictions to the client.
● Templates and Rendering: Flask uses Jinja templates to dynamically render HTML,
allowing for the display of sentiment predictions and results in a user-friendly format.

7. HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

These technologies are used for creating the front-end of the web application:

● HTML: Used for structuring the content of the web pages, including the form where
users input their reviews.
● CSS: Provides styling for the web page, such as fonts, colors, layout, and positioning.
It is used to make the user interface visually appealing and responsive.
● JavaScript: Enhances user interaction by enabling dynamic elements such as modal
popups for displaying the sentiment analysis results.

8. Pickle (Model Serialization)

Pickle is a Python module used to serialize objects, allowing the trained model and vectorizer
to be saved to disk and loaded again for later use. This is essential for deploying the model to
a production environment where retraining is not required for every user interaction.

● Saving the Model: After training the model, it is saved as a .pkl file, which can then
be loaded into the application to make predictions.
 ● Saving the Vectorizer: The vectorizer, which is used to transform new reviews into
numerical format, is also serialized to ensure consistent preprocessing.

9. Google Translate API (Optional)

If the user's review is in a language other than English, the Google Translate API is used to
translate the review into English before performing sentiment analysis. This ensures the
model can handle reviews in multiple languages, providing greater flexibility to users
worldwide.

● Text Translation: The Google Translate API detects the language of the review and
translates it into English, if necessary.
● API Integration: The API is accessed using HTTP requests, sending the review text
and receiving the translated text for further processing.

10. Deployment and Hosting

The web application can be deployed using various cloud platforms or local servers. Common
platforms for hosting Flask applications include:

● Heroku
● AWS (Amazon Web Services)
● Google Cloud Platform
● Azure
 4. IMPLEMENTATION

4.1 Overview

The implementation of the sentiment analysis system involves several stages, from data
preprocessing and model training to deploying the solution on a web interface. Below is an in-
depth and brief explanation of each step in the process.

1. Data Collection and Preprocessing

The first step in the implementation is obtaining the dataset and performing text preprocessing
to ensure that the input data is in a suitable format for the machine learning model.

● Dataset: The system uses the IMDb dataset, which is a popular dataset for sentiment
analysis tasks. This dataset contains a large number of movie reviews that are pre-
labeled as positive or negative. It is available through the Keras library and is loaded
into the system using imdb.load_data().
● Preprocessing:
○ Tokenization: The reviews in the dataset are tokenized, meaning they are split
into individual words or tokens. This is done using the IMDb word index,
which provides a mapping from word indices to words.
○ Decoding: The numeric representation of the reviews is converted back into
human-readable text using the word index. A helper function,
decode_review(), is used to decode the reviews by converting the
numeric indices into words.
○ Text Vectorization: The reviews are converted into a numerical form using
the CountVectorizer from the scikit-learn library. This transforms the text
into a bag-of-words model, where each review is represented as a vector based
on the frequency of words that appear in it. The vectorizer is limited to 5000
words, selecting the top 5000 most frequent words from the dataset.
○ Stopword Removal and Stemming: While not explicitly implemented in this
example, in a more advanced version, stopwords would be removed, and
stemming techniques would be applied to reduce words to their root form.

2. Model Training
After preprocessing the data, the next step is training the machine learning model that will
predict the sentiment of the reviews.

● Random Forest Classifier: The sentiment prediction task is handled by a Random

Forest Classifier, which is an ensemble learning algorithm consisting of multiple
decision trees. Each tree is trained on a random subset of the data, and the majority
vote across all trees is used to predict the sentiment of a review.
● Training the Model: The training data (x_train_vec and y_train) is used to
train the classifier. The classifier learns patterns and correlations between the features
(word counts) and the target labels (positive or negative sentiment).
● Model Evaluation: Once the model is trained, it is evaluated using the test data
(x_test_vec and y_test). The performance of the model is assessed using the
ROC AUC score, which evaluates the classifier’s ability to distinguish between
positive and negative sentiments.

3. Model Serialization

After training, the model is saved to disk using Pickle so that it can be reused without
retraining. The vectorizer is also serialized to ensure consistency in the preprocessing of new
input data.

● Saving the Model: The trained Random Forest model is saved to a .pkl file, which
allows for easy reloading when the application is deployed. This eliminates the need
for retraining the model each time a user submits a review.
● Saving the Vectorizer: Similarly, the vectorizer is saved to disk, so that it can be
loaded and used to vectorize new incoming reviews in the same manner as the training
data.

4. Web Application Development (Flask)

The sentiment analysis system is integrated into a web application using the Flask
framework. This allows users to input their movie reviews through a form, and the system
returns the sentiment prediction.

● Flask Setup: A Flask application is created to handle HTTP requests from the user
interface. When a user submits a review through the web form, the review is sent to
the server, where it is processed and predicted using the trained model.
● HTML Form: The web interface includes a simple form where users can input their
reviews. The form is designed using HTML and CSS for styling and layout.
 ● Processing the Review: When a review is submitted, it is passed to the server, where
it undergoes the same preprocessing steps (tokenization, vectorization) as the training
data. The trained model is used to predict the sentiment of the review.
● Displaying the Result: The sentiment prediction (positive or negative) is displayed to
the user through a dialog box. The application also shows the probability score for
positive and negative sentiment, providing a more granular view of the model’s
confidence in the prediction.

5. Optional Language Translation

If the user's review is not in English, the review is translated into English using the Google
Translate API before performing sentiment analysis. This ensures that the sentiment model
can handle reviews in multiple languages.

● Google Translate API: If the system detects that the review is in a non-English
language, the review is sent to the Google Translate API for translation into English.
The translated review is then passed through the same preprocessing pipeline and fed
into the sentiment analysis model.

6. Deployment

The web application can be deployed on a variety of platforms, such as:

● Heroku: A platform-as-a-service (PaaS) that simplifies the deployment of Flask

applications.
● AWS or GCP: Cloud platforms that provide scalability and easy deployment of web
applications.
● Local Deployment: The application can also be run locally for testing and
development purposes.

Once deployed, users can access the web application via a browser, enter their reviews, and
receive real-time sentiment predictions.

7. Final Model and Web Interface

The final system consists of two main components:

● Machine Learning Model: The Random Forest Classifier, which predicts the
sentiment of the movie review.
● Web Interface: A Flask-based web application where users can submit their reviews
and view the predicted sentiment.
4.2 CODE SNIPPETS

1. Data Preprocessing (Tokenization and Vectorization)

Code Snippet:
python

from tensorflow.keras.datasets import imdb

from sklearn.feature_extraction.text import CountVectorizer

# Load IMDb dataset

max_features = 10000 # Limit to the top 10,000 words
(x_train, y_train), (x_test, y_test) =
imdb.load_data(num_words=max_features)

# Create a word index mapping

word_index = imdb.get_word_index()
reverse_word_index = {index + 3: word for word, index in
word_index.items()}
reverse_word_index[0] = " "
reverse_word_index[1] = "<UNK>"
reverse_word_index[2] = "<START>"

# Decode reviews to text

def decode_review(review):
return ' '.join([reverse_word_index.get(i, '?') for i in
review])

# Preprocess the reviews

x_train_text = [decode_review(review) for review in x_train]
x_test_text = [decode_review(review) for review in x_test]
# Vectorization (Converting text to a numerical
representation)
vectorizer = CountVectorizer(max_features=5000)
x_train_vec = vectorizer.fit_transform(x_train_text).toarray()
x_test_vec = vectorizer.transform(x_test_text).toarray()

Explanation:

● Dataset Loading: We load the IMDb dataset using the imdb.load_data()

function, which returns pre-processed data consisting of reviews and labels. The
num_words parameter restricts the dataset to the top 10,000 most frequent words.
● Word Index: The imdb.get_word_index() method provides a dictionary of
word-to-index mappings, which are reversed to map indices back to words.
● Text Decoding: We define a decode_review() function that converts the numeric
representation of reviews back into readable text using the word index.
● Vectorization: The CountVectorizer from scikit-learn is used to convert
the decoded text into numerical vectors based on the frequency of words.

2. Model Training with Random Forest Classifier

Code Snippet:
python

from sklearn.ensemble import RandomForestClassifier

from sklearn.metrics import roc_auc_score
from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split

# Split the data into training and testing sets

x_train_vec, x_test_vec, y_train, y_test =
train_test_split(x_train_vec, y_train, test_size=0.2,
random_state=42)

# Initialize and train the Random Forest model

model = RandomForestClassifier(n_estimators=100,
random_state=42)
model.fit(x_train_vec, y_train)

# Evaluate the model

y_pred = model.predict(x_test_vec)
roc_auc = roc_auc_score(y_test, y_pred)
print(f"ROC AUC Score: {roc_auc * 100:.2f}%")

Explanation:

● Data Splitting: We split the data into training and testing sets using
train_test_split() to ensure the model can be evaluated on unseen data.
● Model Training: A Random Forest Classifier is instantiated with 100 estimators
(decision trees) and trained on the training data.
● Model Evaluation: After training, we use the trained model to make predictions on
the test set and evaluate its performance using the ROC AUC score, which measures
the model's ability to distinguish between positive and negative classes.

3. Saving the Model and Vectorizer

Code Snippet:
python

import pickle

# Save the trained model

with open('sentiment_model.pkl', 'wb') as model_file:
pickle.dump(model, model_file)

# Save the vectorizer

with open('vectorizer.pkl', 'wb') as vectorizer_file:
pickle.dump(vectorizer, vectorizer_file)
Explanation:

● Pickle is used to serialize the trained model and vectorizer, saving them to disk as
.pkl files. This allows the model and vectorizer to be reloaded and used for
predictions without retraining.

4. Web Interface (Flask App for Sentiment Prediction)

Code Snippet (Flask Route to Handle Sentiment Prediction):

python

from flask import Flask, render_template, request

import pickle

# Initialize the Flask app

app = Flask(__name__)

# Load the model and vectorizer

with open('sentiment_model.pkl', 'rb') as model_file:
model = pickle.load(model_file)

with open('vectorizer.pkl', 'rb') as vectorizer_file:

vectorizer = pickle.load(vectorizer_file)

# Define the route for the homepage

@app.route('/', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
def index():
if request.method == 'POST':
review = request.form['review']
# Preprocess the review
review_vec = vectorizer.transform([review]).toarray()
# Predict the sentiment
 sentiment = model.predict(review_vec)[0]
sentiment_prob = model.predict_proba(review_vec)[0]

# Determine sentiment (positive/negative) and

probabilities
if sentiment == 1:
result = 'Positive'
positive_prob = sentiment_prob[1]
negative_prob = sentiment_prob[0]
else:
result = 'Negative'
positive_prob = sentiment_prob[1]
negative_prob = sentiment_prob[0]

return render_template('index.html', result=result,

positive_prob=positive_prob, negative_prob=negative_prob)

return render_template('index.html')

if __name__ == '__main__':
app.run(debug=True)

Explanation:

● Flask Setup: We initialize a Flask app and define a route (/) to handle POST requests
from the user interface.
● Model and Vectorizer Loading: The saved model and vectorizer are loaded from
disk to make predictions.
● Prediction Process: When a review is submitted, it is preprocessed (vectorized), and
the sentiment is predicted using the trained model. The sentiment (positive/negative)
and the probabilities for both classes are passed to the HTML template for rendering.
● HTML Response: The sentiment prediction and probabilities are displayed in the web
interface using the render_template() function.
5. HTML Template for Displaying Sentiment Result

Code Snippet (HTML):

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,
initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Sentiment Analysis</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Sentiment Analysis of Movie Review</h1>
<form method="POST">
<label for="review">Enter your review:</label><br>
<textarea name="review" id="review" rows="5"
cols="50"></textarea><br><br>
<input type="submit" value="Analyze Review">
</form>

{% if result %}
<h2>Prediction: {{ result }}</h2>
<p>Positive Probability: {{ positive_prob * 100
}}%</p>
<p>Negative Probability: {{ negative_prob * 100
}}%</p>
{% endif %}
</body>
</html>
Explanation:

● HTML Form: A simple form where users can input their review and submit it to the
server for sentiment analysis.
● Displaying Results: If a result is returned (i.e., after form submission), the sentiment
prediction and the probability for both positive and negative sentiments are displayed
on the page.
 5. TESTING

5.1. Unit Testing

Unit testing focuses on verifying individual components or functions in isolation to ensure

that each part of the code works as expected.

Key Functions to Test:

● decode_review(): Decodes numeric review data back into text.

● vectorizer.transform(): Ensures the text is vectorized correctly into
numerical form.
● model.predict(): Confirms that the sentiment prediction is made based on the
input data.

Sample Unit Test for decode_review():

python

import unittest
from sentiment_analysis import decode_review

class TestDecodeReview(unittest.TestCase):
def test_decode_review(self):
review = [1, 3, 5, 7]
decoded_review = decode_review(review)
expected = "<UNK> <START> <UNK> ?"
self.assertEqual(decoded_review, expected)

if __name__ == '__main__':
unittest.main()

Explanation:

● This test verifies that the decode_review() function properly decodes a review
represented by indices into a readable text string.
Sample Unit Test for Model Prediction:
python

import unittest
from sentiment_analysis import model, vectorizer

class TestSentimentModel(unittest.TestCase):
def test_sentiment_prediction(self):
review = "This movie was amazing!"
review_vec = vectorizer.transform([review]).toarray()
prediction = model.predict(review_vec)
self.assertIn(prediction, [0, 1]) # Should be either
0 (negative) or 1 (positive)

if __name__ == '__main__':
unittest.main()

Explanation:

● This test checks that the model returns a valid sentiment prediction (either 0 for
negative or 1 for positive) when provided with a sample review.

5.2. Integration Testing

Integration testing ensures that different components or modules of the system work together
as expected.

Testing Model and Vectorizer Integration:

● Test Case: Verify that the flow from the text input through vectorization and model
prediction works as expected.

Test Steps:

1. Input a sample review ("The movie was fantastic").

 2. Vectorize the review using the vectorizer.
3. Use the model to predict the sentiment of the vectorized input.
4. Verify that the output is either positive or negative.

Example Code:
python

def test_integration_review_prediction():
review = "The movie was fantastic"
# Vectorize review
review_vec = vectorizer.transform([review]).toarray()
# Predict sentiment
sentiment = model.predict(review_vec)

# Assert that the sentiment is either positive (1) or

negative (0)
assert sentiment in [0, 1], "Prediction is not valid"

Explanation:

● This integration test ensures that when the input review is passed through the entire
pipeline (from vectorization to prediction), it returns a valid sentiment label.

5.3. Functional Testing

Functional testing ensures that the system's functions operate according to the specified
requirements. This includes checking all user-facing features.

Testing Sentiment Prediction via Web Interface:

Test that the Flask web interface returns correct results for sentiment predictions.

Test Steps:

1. Submit a POST request to the Flask endpoint with a sample review.

2. Verify that the response contains the correct predicted sentiment and probability.
Sample Test with requests Library:

python

import requests

def test_sentiment_analysis_api():
url = "http://127.0.0.1:5000/"
data = {"review": "The movie was awesome!"}
response = requests.post(url, data=data)
assert response.status_code == 200, "Status code is not
200"

# Parse the response and check the sentiment result

result = response.json()
assert 'result' in result, "Result key missing in
response"
assert result['result'] in ['Positive', 'Negative'],
"Invalid sentiment result"

Explanation:

● This test submits a sample review to the Flask web app and verifies that the status
code is 200 and that the response includes the correct sentiment result.

5.4. Performance Testing

Performance testing evaluates how well the system performs under different conditions,
particularly under heavy load.

Key Performance Metrics:

● Response Time: Measure how quickly the web application responds to requests.
● Throughput: Test the number of requests the system can handle per second.
● Load Handling: Simulate multiple concurrent users submitting reviews.
Example Load Test (Using Locust or Apache JMeter):

● Use tools like Locust to simulate multiple users sending requests to the sentiment
prediction API and evaluate system response times and throughput.

5.5. User Interface (UI) Testing

UI testing ensures that the user interface behaves as expected, with a focus on user interaction
and layout.

Testing the HTML Form:

● Test Case 1: Ensure that the review input form accepts text input and displays the
submit button correctly.
● Test Case 2: Verify that the sentiment result (positive/negative) and probabilities are
displayed once the review is submitted.

Example UI Test:

● Manually test the user interface by entering a review, submitting the form, and
checking if the correct prediction and probabilities appear on the page.

5.6. Security Testing

Security testing focuses on ensuring that the system is protected from common vulnerabilities.

Key Security Aspects to Test:

● SQL Injection: Ensure that no SQL injection is possible (even if the web application
doesn't directly use databases, input validation must be enforced).
● Cross-Site Scripting (XSS): Ensure that the application properly handles and
sanitizes user input to prevent XSS attacks.
● Model Integrity: Ensure that the serialized model files (sentiment_model.pkl
and vectorizer.pkl) are not tampered with or exposed to unauthorized access.

5.7. Acceptance Testing

Acceptance testing verifies that the system meets all the business requirements and user
expectations.

● Test Case: The user should be able to submit a review and receive a valid sentiment
prediction (either positive or negative) along with the probability.
● Test Case: The web interface should display an informative message or error if the
review text is empty or invalid.
6. OUTPUT SCREENS
 7. CONCLUSION & FUTURE SCOPE

7.1 Conclusion

The sentiment analysis system developed in this project effectively classifies movie reviews
into positive or negative sentiments using machine learning techniques. The system leverages
the IMDb dataset to train a RandomForestClassifier model and uses CountVectorizer for
text vectorization. The trained model is capable of predicting sentiments with a good degree
of accuracy, and the web interface allows users to easily interact with the system by
submitting reviews and receiving real-time sentiment predictions.

The system provides valuable insights into public opinion, which can be utilized in various
domains such as customer feedback analysis, social media monitoring, and market research.
Additionally, the integration of sentiment analysis with web technologies (Flask, HTML,
CSS, JavaScript) allows the model to be easily accessible via a user-friendly interface.

The modular design of the system makes it flexible and scalable for further improvements.
The integration of language translation for non-English reviews ensures the system can cater
to a global audience. The overall performance, accuracy, and usability of the system meet the
project's initial goals, providing a reliable sentiment analysis tool for various applications.

7.2 Future Scope

While the current sentiment analysis system demonstrates its effectiveness, there are several
areas for improvement and future development:

1. Advanced Machine Learning Models:

○ Moving beyond RandomForestClassifier to more sophisticated models like
Neural Networks, XGBoost, or BERT (Bidirectional Encoder
Representations from Transformers) could significantly improve the system's
accuracy. These models have been proven to outperform traditional models in
many natural language processing (NLP) tasks.
2. Handling Multi-Class Sentiment:
○ Currently, the system only classifies reviews as either positive or negative.
However, it could be extended to classify reviews into more categories, such as
neutral, very positive, or very negative, providing more granular sentiment
analysis.
3. Contextual Sentiment Analysis:
○ Many reviews contain context-specific sentiment, which the current system
may not fully capture. Future versions could incorporate context-aware models
to better understand sentiment based on the context in which words are used.
4. Real-Time Sentiment Analysis for Social Media:
○ The system could be extended to monitor and analyze reviews or comments
from various social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
in real-time. This would enable businesses and organizations to track public
sentiment about products, services, or events dynamically.
5. Multilingual Support:
○ While the system already supports language translation using the Google API
for non-English reviews, it could be further extended to handle sentiment
analysis in multiple languages without relying on translation. Implementing
language-specific models could enhance accuracy for reviews in various
languages.
6. Improved User Interface:
○ The user interface could be improved by making it more interactive and
visually appealing, with features such as sentiment scores displayed in a
graphical format (e.g., pie charts, bar charts). Additionally, the system could
allow users to view the sentiment of reviews in a detailed report format.
7. Integration with External APIs:
○ The system could be enhanced by integrating with external review platforms or
databases to automatically fetch new reviews and provide sentiment analysis
without manual input. This would make it more useful for businesses looking
to monitor customer feedback automatically.
8. Deep Learning Integration:
○ Incorporating deep learning techniques such as Recurrent Neural Networks
(RNNs), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks, or Transformers
could provide better performance in handling sequential data and improving
sentiment prediction accuracy.
9. Deployment and Cloud Integration:
○ The application could be deployed to a cloud environment such as AWS,
Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure, making it more scalable and accessible to
a larger audience. Cloud-based deployment would also provide better storage
options and allow for easy updates and maintenance.
10. Explainable AI (XAI):
● Implementing Explainable AI techniques could help users understand the reasoning
behind the sentiment predictions. This would build trust in the system by providing
transparency into how decisions are made, especially when the system is used in high-
stakes areas like customer service or business analytics.
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