The Shining: The Shining Classic

As a soldier of the transformation of Old Hollywood to New Hollywood, a film director who rescued waned Hollywood since World War II, Kubrick has made some really great films. Kubrick’s works are very poor compared to most American directors. He started his directing career in the 1950s, and he only made 18 works in his life. Kubrick didn’t seem to be…

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…

Carrie: The Revealing Nature of Female Destruction

Softness and femininity saturate the screen with warmth as the camera pans across each row in the locker room. As some girls get changed, we see other young, confident high school women wearing their nudity like a fresh new outfit–loud and proud. Slowly but surely, we eventually meet our timid and innocent protagonist–miss Carrie White…