Since 1965, films have come a long way and have impacted millions of people throughout the years and have changed drastically while doing so. FIlm’s have typically been made to make large sums of money for the creators, but the ways these creators can bring in their audiences are widely different, shaping and evolving over…
Author: Owen Slater
Two Hit Films by James Cameron
James Cameron is a renown directors is is known for many known titles such as, “Titanic” and “Terminator” but he two films that are being brought into comparison are his sci-fi space themed films “Avatar” and “Aliens.” Avatar follows the the heroic journey of Jake Sully, who is a disabled war veteran on the alien…
Two Different Blockbusters: Texas Chainsaw Massacre and House of Flying Daggers
The two movies that I’m going to be comparing are “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “House of Flying Daggers,” two completely different films but hit blockbusters in the theaters. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, written by Tobe Hooper, was realized in 1974 and is said to be one of the films that changed the view on horror and…
“The Deer Hunter,” is it Authentic?
“The Deer Hunter,” directed by Michael Cimino is a great film that I don’t recommend for those of the faint of heart. This film takes place during the Vietnam war, being released a couple years after the war its self was declared over. This film stars some great talent, with male leading stars such as…
Quintet, The Worst Movie Ever Made?
Quintet, a film directed by Robert Altman, is a film that many think to be one of the worst films ver created. Quintet takes place on a frozen earth, set sometime in the distant future, with nothing left except ice, snow, and what little people are left. The film’s story follows a character named Essex,…
The Conversation
The movie, “The Conversation,” directed by Francis Ford Coppola is a film that I recommend everyone to see. This movie is focused on Harry Caul, a private “spy” of sorts who is hired to listens in and records peoples conversations to sell them to his employer for large sums of money. In the film, Caul…
Solaris Essay
“Solaris,” a film by Andrei Tarkovsky, is a film that focuses on the moral ethics pertaining what to do with the “guests” that the characters are met with throughout the film. The “guests” in the film are manifestations that the planet Solaris brings into existence through the characters subconscious. When faced with the “guests,” the…
Good Will Hunting: Cinematic Memoir
When I first watched the movie Good Will Hunting, I was pretty young and never fully understood all the great messages that this movie portrayed. As a kid, me and my father would spend our nights watching action thrillers and such but occasionally watch a more “serious” movie, and one one random night at…
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