For a film to be a great accomplishment, vision is required. Also, the transposition of vision to an artistic form must be adequate. Nicolas Winding Refn succeeds in both aspects in his “The Neon Demon”. The film follows a teenage model on the rise in the world of fashion. The idea is nothing new, it […]
Author: Hrvoje Galić
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10 Reasons Why “No Country for Old Men” Is A Nihilistic Masterpiece of American Cinema
“No Country for Old Men”, the 2007 movie directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, can be seen as a diagnosis of a century in which we live. It portrays nihilism in its essential form, and of all the movies of this century, it does so most truthfully and vividly. The film is based on a […]
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10 Reasons Why “Throne of Blood” Is the Best “Macbeth” Transposition
William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”, one of his great tragedies, has been most successfully transposed into film by Akira Kurosawa, Roman Polanski, and Orson Welles; the newest adaptation came out in 2015, directed by Justin Kurzel. Here, the focus will be on Kurosawa’s version, which diverges from the original text at some points, although it follows the […]
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10 Reasons Why “Ex Machina” Could Have Been a Masterpiece But It Is Not
The phrase ex machina comes from the Latin phrase deus ex machina, which literally means “god from the machine.” In ancient times, it was used to explain the appearance of a god that was lowered onto the stage on a cable (thus the machine). Nowadays, the phrase is used in a negative connotation referring to […]
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10 Reasons Why “The Double Life of Veronique” is the Best Kieslowski Movie
Krzysztof Kieslowski is one of those rare directors who can reach the viewer in an almost unexplainable way. You can try to analyse this connection, but it is a form of psychic connection that just happens. He once said: “I try to make films which connect people.” It is similar to Bergman in a way, […]