Time Proves the Classic

Time will prove the value of classics, although at some point it will be misjudged and ignored. The Shawshank Redemption filmed in 1994 did not shine on the Oscars of the following year. It lost to the “main theme” film Forrest Gump. The Shawshank Redemption is like a naughty genius. It is screened out by the teacher of…

The beauty of technological advancements

Avatar and the curious case of Benjamin Button, directed by James Cameron and David Fincher, are two interesting films with very weird plots.  Although the movies are both criticized because of their ideas, they both amazed their respective audiences with their use of advanced technology and their technique used when filming.  Avatar follows the story…

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence directed by Steven Spielberg is a film that critics are not too happy with. Some critics argue that the movie is not a good film because it is not the filmmakers idea. Others say that the movie has too many flaws to be considered a good film, but that the film itself is…

Quintet (1979)

The film directed by Robert Altman, Quintet, is said to be one of the worst films ever made. The film doesn’t exactly tells us when the film takes place, but it shows that the setting of the film take place on an frozen earth with a few people left living. The protagonist of the film…

A Woman Under the Influence

The 1974 film A Woman Under the Influence directed by John Cassavetes is about a unhappy housewife who is struggling with a mental illness in a society where mental illnesses are not often talked about. She is married to Nick, a construction worker who doesn’t understand the way she behaves. While most of the audience…

Journey to italy

Critics debate that Voyage to Italy is a film in search of itself.  A film that only knows its own conclusion when it appears. Its ending is an end that no one expected and yet its ending feels right. No one expected the film to end the way it did, but it was clearly what…