Hard Boiled and Deep Red: Walk in and out of Gender Around 1980, Hong Kong action movies were suffering after the sudden death of Bruce Lee. After many lame imitations of Bruce Lee style action movies, the Kung Fu craze had lost its steam. Near the same period, big vertically integrated studios like Shaw Brothers…
Category: Short Essay
A Heartfelt Blockbuster
A Heartfelt Blockbuster As argued by film analyst David Gibson, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial is, “one of the most personal blockbusters ever.” While E.T. contains many elements of a traditional blockbuster it differs slightly from the traditional due to director Steven Spielberg’s ability to pull on the audience’s heartstrings and tell a personal story that…
The Temple Of Doom
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is one of the greatest blockbuster films to have ever been made. Throughout the film, we are riding on a roller coaster of action and emotion. With this film, we are given everything a great blockbuster could ask for. We are given the wonderful love interest of Willy…
Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Death (Doom) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom theatrically opens with a marvelous song called ‘Anything Goes’ sung by the films shallow damsel in distress, Willie. After a deal has gone wrong Indiana Jones, his sidekick Shorty, and a reluctant Willie flee from a group of what…
Alien(1979)- Technology and Alienation
Alien(1979)- Technology and Alienation After the big success of Star Wars in 1977, the film market heralded another revival of science fiction movies. However instead of following suit like other science movies, Alien (1979) forged a new path by instilling horror elements into the concept of aliens. And later, a series of…
We are the night
My sense is that superheroes can be sorted by color. A blue superhero, for example, is always the embodiment of justice. They are often responsible for saving the country and the world from danger. The representatives are captain America and superman. Red-toned superheroes tend to have double identities, they don’t like to reveal their true…
Western and Satire
There are some films in history that you can’t trust the critics. In fact, when you watch these movies, you don’t even bother to listen to the reviews. These movies don’t need reviews at all. For example, Stephen chow’s ‘A Chinese Odyssey’. For example, today we are going to talk about Blazing Saddles…
Kubrick’s Shine
Kubrick’s Shine All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy… While honest in nature these words took on a much greater form when viewed in context with The Shining. Wendy, Jack’s innocent wife,…
Blazing Saddles
The Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles is an unconventional take on a western and uses the satirical genre artistically. This film, out of context, is horribly offensive and frankly quite shocking. There are moments in the film which made me wonder how it was received by its 1970s audience. Upon viewing the film in its…
Young Frankenstein: A Parody for the Ages
Young Frankenstein, a movie that parodies the classic story of Frankenstein, is one of Mel Brooks’ finest films. Critics, from Roger Ebert to Vincent Can, loved this film as it showed Mel Brooks’ growing maturity from Brooks’ first films to his later films. Not only do I agree with these original reviews, but I also…
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