Now this is something right up my alley. An essay about a good movie, and its wonderful soundtrack: Like the fellowship itself the “Fellowship Theme” builds to its full formation, and then is deconstructed until it’s only a shell of its former self.
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The LEGO Batman Movie
The Prestige: Hiding In Plain Sight
Really loving the stuff that Nerdwriter1 has been posting on to YouTube. This time he talks about The Prestige – a movie I thoroughly enjoyed and have rewatched several times – and its director Christopher Nolan: The Prestige demonstrates a unique capacity of film without compromising the audience’s suspended disbelief. The complex narrative structure is …
Which Way Did He Go? Lateral Character Movement in Film
Star Wars: History of movie trailers
Hail, Caesar!
The Martian
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find …
“It’s a UNIX system. I know this!”
Films rarely depict computing accurately – largely because, let’s face it, sitting in front of a terminal hacking away is hardly the most exciting thing to watch. Back in Jurassic Park, when Lex was trying to hack into the computer system to get the power back online, she used a 3D file manager. Lots of …