Violence in Cinema

If you went to see a movie in 1965, you would have a very different experience than if you walked into a movie theater and watched a movie today. Obviously the video quality would be better and more modern filming techniques will be present, however chances are you will also see a much higher level…

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Terminator

At first glance, James Cameron’s breakout sci-fi hit The Terminator and the Chinese wuxia movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon seem quite different from each other. One is a gritty, gun filled, science fiction movie and the other is a contemplative, beautiful martial arts movie featuring sword fights. Upon watching them side by side and examining…

Bonnie and Clyde

It is weird to think that a movie like Bonnie and Clyde would have been unacceptable if it had been put into theaters even a couple years earlier. The type of violence that shocked audiences when they first saw it in 1967 and caused critics to rate the movie R is common now in just…

Remembering A Hard Day’s Night

I had completely forgotten about the Grandfather. He is easily the funniest part of A Hard Day’s Night. In my memory, I mainly just remembered the scenes of screaming fans and music video like scenes featuring The Beatles’ music. For some reason I completely forgot just how funny and solid of a comedy this movie is….

A Return to the Return of the Jedi

I watched the original Star Wars trilogy when I was seven years old. In a way, I consider myself lucky because until my dad started showing me and my brother the Star Wars movies, I really had not watched many movies at all besides a couple animated kiddie classics such as Nemo and Wall-E. So…