The first time I watched Pleasantville and Inception I was quite young, still in high school. Looking back my understanding of these movies was limited because I lacked experience in life. Watching them again at age 26 they have a whole new meaning. Both speak about a person’s place within reality, our perception of that…
Category: Fall 2018
Love, friendship and Other Important Matters: Forrest Gump & The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Everyone has a different idea about what is love, but there is one point where almost everyone agrees, and that is the fact that love is complex. Forrest Gump and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button are two films that have a lot in common. Both address profound issues and give us a different perspective…
Society and Technology Reflected in Avatar and Inception
The writers and directors of Avatar and Inception, James Cameron and Christopher Nolan respectively, each created a film true to their ever-present styles, using technology and society to amaze audiences all over the world. The film Inception claims for itself the category of mainstream film in no uncertain terms. It’s easy to follow storyline, big…
Fear the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and let Chunking Express delight you with time and speed.
The two big hits “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Chungking Express” are completely different, but they both have something in common. They both gave their audiences something new to experience. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, directed by Tobe Hooper and released in 1974, was said to be one the films that changed how audiences viewed horror and how…
More Mainstream Than You Think: My Bloody Valentine & Twin Peaks
While watching the first two episodes of Twin Peaks and the film My Bloody Valentine, I wasn’t really expecting to find so many similarities between the two. Both are set in small towns, both feature an ensemble cast, and both deal with mysterious circumstances regarding murder. Released in 1981 My Bloody Valentine is a slasher…
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…
The Terminator and Tales From the Crypt: Minor Budgets, Major Consequences
Other than each missing an eye in the stills above, The Terminator and Tales From the Crypt might appear to have absolutely nothing in common at first glance. Tales From the Crypt was a campy horror film from the 1970’s, while The Terminator was a science fiction landmark for practical effects. Even the storytelling format is completely different, with Tales From the…
Blockbuster films: The Terminator & House of The Flying Daggers
The Terminator and House of The Flying Daggers are two different films that somehow have similar things to compare. The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction film directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a cyborg assassin sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda…
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…
Cinematic Art in the 1990s Through the Films: Bulworth and Eat Drink Man Woman
The films Bulworth and Eat Drink Man Woman can both be related to the larger image of the art of filmmaking in the 1990s. The trailer for Eat Drink Man Woman, with creatively blended dishes gracing almost every scene, reinforces the conclusion drawn by Janet Maslin in her 1994 New York Times review, that this…
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