Throughout the history of the world there has been a form of theater and story telling. Originally it started out as stories being told orally form one generation to the next to an organized theater that had a cast of characters that acted out a plot line to entertain or inform it’s audience. This then…
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History and Remakes: Russian Ark and Solaris
Two films that I have viewed recently are Russian Ark and the remake of Solaris. Both have very different stories and information presented but they both hold a similar pacing. While Russian Ark is all about moving through the Russian Hermitage museum and visiting different time periods with different influential people in Russian history accompanied…
Blockbusters: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Blue Velvet. The Romance That You’re Looking For?
The two films that I viewed in these past two weeks were, “Blue Velvet” and “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,” both of which have different paces and genres but were still blockbusters. Blue Velvet was directed by David Lynch and released in 1986. The film revolves around a college student, Jeffery Beaumont, who returns to his…
Flashdance
“Flashdance” directed by Adrian Lyne is a film that follows a woman Alex (Jennifer Beals) who works in a steel mill as her day job but dances at a bar during the night. Alex’s goal is to eventually become a professional dancer, but in the beginning she doesn’t have the confidence to audition as she…
Quintet, Will You Play?
Quintet is a film directed by Robert Altman that’s based in the future after an ice age hits the earth. Quintet is considered one of the worst films of all times by many critics and viewers alike. The film follows a man named Essex who ventures back to the city his brother lives in with…
The Conversation: Are they listening?
The film “The Conversation”, directed by Francis For Coppola that brings out the concerns that many people had around the time it was filmed and about the government spying on people for “security” reasons. Everyone felt that their privacy was gone and that nothing was sacred anymore. The film is about a man named Henry…
Solaris: Tarkovsky’s Masterpiece
Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris holds an entirely different pace, tone, story and set of shots compared to any other film I’ve seen. It has such a focus on letting things play out at the slow pace that life takes. It’s also very focused on asking questions about self and what makes one a person. Philosophy of…
Law Abiding Citizen
When I first watched Law Abiding Citizen I didn’t fully understand the weight of that the film carried with it. I was maybe 14 when I first watched the film and just cared about an action movie that would hold my attention through each fight scene. One night I stumbled upon this and as I…
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