Gray

In the 1950s, after the victory over fascism, people all over the world were in a state of reflection. In the east, the movement represented by China was initiated by the government. In order to allow the people to eat the same food at the same table, they were allowed to eat the same amount….

The Racial Tension in Ali: Fear Eats the Soul

I chose to watch Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, directed by Ralner Werner Fassbinder, because I haven’t seen a lot of foreign films and I am a huge history buff. I wanted to get an inside perspective on what racism was like in a post World War II Germany. The film explores the social issues…

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games It happened in North-America in post-apocalyptic era, where the land and nature are both in trouble. There were 12 districts and 1 capital around by 12 districts in this new-established country – Panem – which dominated the whole country. The dominator forced to hand over teenagers aged from 12 to 18 to…

The Day IT All Began

  I vividly remember being caught off guard by the keys of a piano being played while walking in front of my TV, I was 6 and I had not ever been drawn into a movie based off of the sound track before that time. I couldn’t believe that such pretty music was being played…

The Dark Knight and Me

Batman, was always the dark, brave vigilante of the night that saved Gotham from terror.  Until I had seen “The Dark Knight,” the only Batman movie I had seen was with Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito, “Batman Returns,” from 1992.  While it was a great movie, it just felt more like a comic than actually…

Watchmen’s Visual Effects and View on Morality

Being a young teenager, I was drawn to the previews of Watchman because of the stunning visual effects, the violence, and the superhero aspect. I only hazily remember the storyline. I mainly remember the images of the superheroes that were not what mainstream superheroes are typically like. I also had a vivid memory of the…

Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom is the second film of the Indiana Jones franchise. After arriving in North India, Indiana Jones is asked by desperate villagers to find a mystical stone and rescue their children from a Thuggee cult practicing child slavery, black magic and ritual human sacrifice in honor of the goddess…

Blazing Saddles a Cult Classic!

A hidden gem of a movie made by Mel Brooks, you would think a comedy movie nowadays would be surrounded by child like satire of jokes or events that a character would do. Well, you get all of that and then some in Blazing Saddles. I’d recommend prior to reading my post to stop here…

The NeverEnding story goes beyond the book and film.

A screen shot of Atreyu and Falkor in Fantasia The NeverEnding story was always an offbeat movie that was critically acclaimed and a work of art that was respected. In my mind, especially as a young child, it was off beat and I never understood why people apparently liked it so much. Now, after rewatching…