I decided to watch Forrest Gump because I remember loving this when I watched it the first time. And watching it again made me realize how much I love these kinds of movies. The movie follows the life of Forrest Gump. He faces a lot of hardships but he never let it interfere with his…
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Run Through Technology with Forrest Gump and Avatar
As the movie starts you are whisked away by a white feather slowly floating down, what seems to be, the heavens making its way towards the bustling city below. Gently intertwining around footsteps, industrial buildings, and nature the feather softly lands on the muddy shoes of Forrest Gump beginning the tale of his life. Just like…
There’s A Train Coming
Inception is a movie about dreams. A dream within a dream to be able to steal information from someone else’s mind. Although you can take a step further into inception where you can create your own world. Where five minutes in our world can be 10 years in inception. Imagine being able to create your…
The Success in being Unique
Sometimes, art only needs to be unique in order to be successful. Two films that are drastically different but also extremely similar in that aspect are “Pleasantville” directed by Gary Ross and “Reservoir Dogs” directed by Quentin Tarantino. Right from the start, the poster for Pleasantville depicts a bright rainbow behind a couple sharing a…
How Technology Changed the Movie Industry: Avatar vs Aliens
Avatar is first and foremost a story of love and liberation, in which it can be seen as a handful of natives fully integrated into their natural environment who set out to fight to rid themselves of the boundless ambition of a human mining corporation, willing to the most brutal predation of nature. The story…
Pulp Fiction vs Forrest Gump: The Battle for the 67th Academy Awards
Disclaimer: The following paper contains spoilers for Forrest Gump and Pulp Fiction, do not read if you are planning on seeing the movie’s but haven’t yet. In July of 1994, Paramount Pictures released Forrest Gump starring Tom Hanks. The film follows…
MESSAGES TO A FUTURE GENERATION
MESSAGES TO A FUTURE GENERATION Pleasantville and Brokeback Mountain: Two films set in very different eras yet very similar storylines. Visually stunning yet more importantly are their messages. Gary Ross director of Pleasantville and Ang Lee of Brokeback Mountain created two of the most meaningful and socially important films…
Dragon Vs Leather Face
The 1974 movie of The Chainsaw Massacre is about a group of friends who are going to a family member’s old house. Along the way, they need gas and need to stay overnight in a small town. During the drive, they pick up a stranger who is not only weird but cuts the guy in…
Horror and Action, both great for their genres
Horror and Action, Both Great for their Genres By: Blake Voros I’m going to be talking about The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hooper, and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Ang. These sound like extremely different films, which they are, their story lines have absolutely nothing in common with each other. But, they actually have a ton in…
Bonnie and Clyde, History, Romance & Crime
Bonnie & Clyde, 1967, directed by Arthur Penn. The two leading actors are both good looking, and stay in character amazing the entire movie, so it’s no wonder why the film made history. There is a lot of history in this movie, that is still referenced in current day. I think the movie retells the…
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