The film industry has undergone some serious growth and changes since 1965, and the films we’ve watched this quarter is a good reflection of the progress the industry has made over the decades. A Bout de Souffle was the first film I watched for this class and it was a contrast to the movies I…
Author: Barry-Matsushita
The Terminator vs. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Both The Terminator and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon fall into the action genre, but other than that they explore two very different worlds. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has all the feelings of a Chinese movie because it reflects Eastern culture in terms of setting, cast, and the style of fighting, but if you analyze the…
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner is a science-fiction film that leaves us questioning reality and our own morality. During its release, it flopped and didn’t do very well at the box office but over the years, opinions about the movie became more positive and it eventually helped influence other films and pop culture. The visuals and his development…
The Shining
The Shining is Stanley Kubrick’s movie adaption of Stephen King’s novel, and Kubrick adapts his own style to develop a horror film that didn’t follow the typical conventions of the genre. The movie does move along at a painstakingly slow pace during some scenes, and if it wasn’t for the tense music that accompanies scenes…
The Conversation
The Conversation was released on April 7, 1974, and the use of surveillance to spy and invade one’s privacy is one of the core concepts of the movie. It expanded the public’s perspective on how the advancement of technology has reduced our ability to control what stays private. It is scarier now because almost all…
A Bout de Souffle (Breathless)
A Bout de Souffle During 1960, there were a lot of things happening in the world such as the peak of the Civil Rights Movement and the many African nations which had been French colonies gained independence. Freedom and independent thinking seem to be a common theme of the decade, and that goes for anything…
Rocky, The Underdog Story
Growing up, I can still remember seeing Rocky for the first time, and being so young at the time I couldn’t help but feel inspired by this underdog story. It was originally released on December 3, 1976, and ultimately tells the story of a local Italian-American boxer from Philadelphia that defies all odds when he…