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…
Rocky – The Underdog America Deserves
Rocky is the story of an underdog who is given an enormous opportunity to fight the Heavy Weight Champion of the world. The story of the underdog was one that resonated with America, which was suffering from massive public dissonance over the Vietnam War. In an interview, Sylvester Stallone describes “being Rocky”. He states, “Every…
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…
Shining Through Time
This week I chose to watch The Shining, for most of my life Steven King has been one of my favorite authors and that has not changed. There have been many novels written by Steven King that have since been made into movies, and one that I have always been interested in watching was The…
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…
Young Frankenstein: An Unexpected Surprise
The opening of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein is a dark and stormy night with sudden flashes of lightning and scary music playing in the background. This is an appropriate setting in a typical horror movie. However, everything that comes after is less like a horror movie and more like a roller coaster of laughs and giggles….
Quintet-a Futuristic Movie
Quintet Quintet-a Futuristic Movie The movie Quintet unfolds its story with a wide splash of white snows and the camera shot is blurred at the edge to present a frostbitten, chilling world. In the beginning, the plot progression is very slow with two men trekking through a wide spread of snow with few words….
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