A hero is only as good as his or her villain. Without compelling enemies, even the best heroic characters tend to feel boring. This is probably because heroes are defined by what they stand for: by representing the opposite of the hero’s values, villains help to highlight these values. Quite often, villains are written with […]
Author: Riccardo Basso
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All 22 MCU Movies Ranked From Worst To Best
Ranking all the movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe is a challenging task, not because of their number (22, counting Endgame), or the vast stylistic differences between these movies. Ranking them is difficult because it requires to analyze them singularly, a task that Marvel has made harder and harder for critics through the years: as […]
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10 Movie Sequels That Suffered From Losing The Main Character
Modern audiences are used to sequels, reebots, remakes, and other forms of non-original filmmaking. In fact, sequels now seem the blandest kind of “film linked to another film”, especially since shared cinematic universes have shattered the idea of regular sequels: movies can now be linked among them, partly telling their own story, partly continuing a […]
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10 Famous Movies Audiences Got Right But Critics Got Wrong
Critics are a strange beast in the cinematic world. They are usually respected, but also bring with them a sense of negativity. In other words, we feel in awe of their role of “opinion deciders” but also dislike the fact that they are given the power of swaying our opinions. This process is mostly unconscious: […]
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10 Movie Remakes That Are Completely Different Than The Original
The current cinematic age is not one of original ideas. Looking at the titles released every year, fewer and fewer movies feature a new story, idea or character. Instead, many of them are sequels, reboots, remakes, prequels, spin-offs, films from a “shared cinematic universe”, or new adaptations from an original material that already was the […]
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The 10 Most Influential Movies On Storytelling
Cinema is an ever-changing medium. This is certainly true regarding its technical progress, which puts in front of our eyes a concrete change in the way a movie is experienced, whether this means hearing sound on the screen for the first time, or experiencing 3D viewing. Technical innovations behind the camera let the filmmakers exploit […]