Perhaps the most controversial shot in Luis Buñuel’s “Viridiana”- The composition of the shot is an imitation of Da Vinci’s The Last Supper, only it was re-enacted by homeless beggars. The Christ like figure in the middle was depicted by a street beggar who is blind. The shot implies that blindness is at the coreContinue reading “The Last Supper in Luis Buñuel’s “Viridiana””
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The Harsh Reality of Slums in Luis Buñuel’s “Los Olvidados”
“The great modern cities: New York, Paris, London, hide behind their magnificent building homes of misery that shelter malnourished children without hygiene, without schools, a harvest of future delinquency. The society tries to correct this evil, but the success of its effort is very limited. Only in a future where children’s and adolescent’s rights areContinue reading “The Harsh Reality of Slums in Luis Buñuel’s “Los Olvidados””
The Odyssey in Theo Angelopoulos’ “Landscape in the Mist”
In Theo Angelopoulos’ “Landscape in the Mist”, two kids run away from their home in Athens in search for their father whom they were told lives in Germany; but beneath the surface this film is about so much more. The journey they embark on is a metaphor of life itself. We all travel through timeContinue reading “The Odyssey in Theo Angelopoulos’ “Landscape in the Mist””
Film Analysis: “Arrival” ★★★★★ (5/5)
Denis Villeneuve’s elegant sci-fi thriller, “Arrival”, contains one of the most deeply thoughtful messages of any film this year. Like Villeneuve’s breakthrough masterpiece, “Incendies”, the central message is a desperate call for solidarity. While “Incendies” addressed how absurd it is to hate on one another based on religious differences, “Arrival” pleas for the unification ofContinue reading “Film Analysis: “Arrival” ★★★★★ (5/5)”
Nutshell Review: “Under the Skin”
In an earlier review for Under the Skin, I wrote that I wasn’t sure if I would ever watch it again. I’ve re-watched the film five times since making that statement. With over a hundred years of cinema, filmmakers recycle, remake, and try to improve upon originals with lesser sequels, etc. Rarely do I stumble uponContinue reading “Nutshell Review: “Under the Skin””
Film Analysis: “Ex Machina” ★★★★★ (5/5)
What would happen if man faced its God? Would man gratefully embrace God for giving it life and all its joys? Or would man monstrously fear God, and attempt to revoke the Almighty’s ability to strip life away from him. If a chess program suddenly became self aware, and thought on a conscious level beyondContinue reading “Film Analysis: “Ex Machina” ★★★★★ (5/5)”
Film Analysis: “The Babadook”
After watching Lars von Trier’s “Dancer in the Dark”, Jennifer Kent wrote the director an email expressing her willingness to learn from him. At one point she pointed out that she would rather stick pins into her eyeballs than go to film school. She must’ve said something right, because he replied with an invitation toContinue reading “Film Analysis: “The Babadook””
Film Analysis: “Godzilla”
“The arrogance of man is thinking nature is in their control and not the other way around.” Dr. Ichiro Serizawa Besides stomping all over the arrogance of man, the king of all monsters also managed to crush box office competition with a towering worldwide gross of over $200 million in less than five days.Continue reading “Film Analysis: “Godzilla””
Film Analysis: Planet of Human, Animal, and Political Rights
“Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.” Banksy Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is one of the finest entries in the Planet of the Apes saga, for unlike the countless sequels of the original, it follows theContinue reading “Film Analysis: Planet of Human, Animal, and Political Rights”
Film Analysis: Martin Scorsese’s Portrayal of New York
There is no such thing as seeing New York through Martin Scorsese’s eyes, for Scorsese merely projects the light detected by the warped eyes of his lonely protagonists. His signature light-reflected visual approach used to showcase New York City is evident in most of his films, but varies in significance and meaning from one pictureContinue reading “Film Analysis: Martin Scorsese’s Portrayal of New York”
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