This week was an exploration into the world of computer generated imagery, or CGI. CGI has taken Hollywood by storm since some of its first uses in the 90’s. Since then, producers like James Cameron have started their own companies devoted to pushing the boundaries of modern applications of CGI within feature-films. Both The Curious…

Gump has become a cultural icon, not only because of his charisma of purity, innocence, and integrity, but also because he has been immortalized by the ages of turmoil, in a world full of treachery, distrust, and misbelief. When I first viewed the film, I could not understand the logic behind the huge popularity Gump…

Texas Chainsaw Massacre(TCM) and The Terminator(TM) are both films that exert great influences upon viewers, filmmakers, and the general society as a whole. After I viewed the TCM, the immediate feeling I developed was that human deviance can be astonishingly horrifying. And I thought the film was significant not only because it was based on…

Texas Chainsaw Massacre(TCM) and The Terminator(TM) are both films that exert great influences upon viewers, filmmakers, and the general society as a whole. After I viewed the TCM, the immediate feeling I developed was that human deviance can be astonishingly horrifying. And I thought the film was significant not only because it was based on…

Over the past two weeks, I have spent time analyzing both The Texas Chainsaw Massacre by Toby Hooper, as well as Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon by Ang Lee.I believe that both Texas Chainsaw Massacre (TCM) and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (CTHD) were films that carved out unique spaces in their genre. On one hand, you…

       King Kong, originally filmed in 1933, was a sensational film, as The New York World-Telegram stated, “This King Kong is one of the very best of all the screen thrillers, done with all the cinema’s slickest camera tricks” (Pitts 171). It has a position in film history that is somewhat irreplaceable for…

King Kong, originally filmed in 1933, was a sensational film, as The New York World-Telegram stated, “This King Kong is one of the very best of all the screen thrillers, done with all the cinema’s slickest camera tricks” (Pitts 171). It has a position in film history that is somewhat irreplaceable for mainly its aesthetic…

The Shining is significant for many things. First, it contains rich themes, some of which are presented outright while others hinted at. For instance, many may argue that it is a film about classes, with Jack representing the failing, marginalized middle class while the hotel the ruling elite capitalist class. Secondly, it employs techniques and…

The Shining is significant for many things. First, it contains rich themes, some of which are presented outright while others hinted at. For instance, many may argue that it is a film about classes, with Jack representing the failing, marginalized middle class while the hotel the ruling elite capitalist class. Secondly, it employs techniques and…

Bonnie and Clyde tells a simple story of a boy and a girl. They meet by accident and together they embark on a road of crime, robbing banks, teasing the police, and killing people. They keep running away, while at the same time picturing a peaceful life in the future. And eventually their bodies are…