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Tag Archives: Critical Analysis
Roger & Me Vs. Capitalism: A Love Story
Because I have seen all of Michael Moore’s recent documentaries, and because he implied that Capitalism: A Love Story might be his last, I decided to see the first documentary he made back in 1989, Roger & Me. It occurs … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis
Tagged activist, capitalism, Critical Analysis, Critical essay, documentary, film, Film Theory, industry, michael moore, movie, movie review, Movies, sequel
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Brooding Females, a Recent Trend Imitating the “Brooding Male” Cliche?
I was watching old episodes of Daria recently and it got me thinking about the introduction and continuing low-level trend of the brooding female teenager character in television shows and movies. Dark, brooding characters are a perennial favorite for screenwriters. … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis, Trend-Spotting
Tagged Critical Analysis, Critical essay, film, film noir, Film Theory, Gender stereotype, movie, movie review, Movies, mtv, Screenwriting, television, TV, Vampires
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Seven Movies For St. Patrick’s Day
Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959) Aside from the innate humor of seeing Sean Connery sing and dance, in a Disney movie no less, this is actually a very entertaining movie in its own right. The story is basically … Continue reading
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Tagged Critical Analysis, film, Holiday, Irish, leprechaun, movie, movie review, Movies, Religion, St. Patrick's Day
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Father-Daughter Stories: A New TV Trend
I thought it might be interesting to talk a little bit about the recent trend of father-daughter dynamics in TV shows, especially in crime shows. What’s so interesting about the most recent examples is that it’s basically the same dynamic … Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis, List, Trend-Spotting
Tagged Castle, Critical Analysis, Critical essay, daughters, fathers, Film Theory, industry, Lie To Me, Media Trend, Screenwriting, Shark, television, TV
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Chuck Versus Get Smart
Ever since Chuck premiered about four years ago, I’ve been comparing it to Get Smart in my mind… Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis
Tagged Chuck, Critical Analysis, Critical essay, Dracula, film, Get Smart, Screenwriting, spy, Superheroes, television, TV
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Television Was Theater, Television is Cinema
More often than not, those discussing the history of television tend to focus on changes in social content or technology. Interesting though those topics may be, my thoughts linger on the change in style and presentation. Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis
Tagged acting, Critical Analysis, Critical essay, film, film student, Film Theory, History, industry, movie, Screenwriting, television, theater, TV, Web Video
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CGI + Traditional Animation = The Future of Cartoons?
Because CGI makes for very crisp, slick-looking backgrounds and hand-drawn pictures make for very rich, varied, and often diaphanous backgrounds, the combination of the two made for a visually stunning movie. Continue reading
Socio-Political Symbolism in Dracula
Robert Sklar said the horror movies of the 1930s, like the 1931 film Dracula, expressed the public’s “fear for the survival their society and pleasure at seeing someone… vent his rage at it” (179). Rather than venting rage, one could suppose that it was more along the premise of seizing personal power over society Continue reading
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Tagged antihero, Bela Lugosi, Critical Analysis, Critical essay, Dracula, film, film noir, film student, Film Theory, Mythology, Screenwriting, Thriller, Vampires
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Favorite Versions of A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol has been adapted as a film so many times, it seems almost impossible to count. Everyone has a few of them they like more than the others. Here are three of my favorites: Continue reading
Posted in Comparative Analysis, List
Tagged acting, Alastair Sim, British, Christmas, Critical Analysis, Dickens, Holiday, movie review, Movies, muppets, Screenwriting, Scrooge, television, TV
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