A great quality that literary mediums can have is the power of what a character can represent. Claude Debussy has been referenced many times for his famous quote about music, where “the music is not in the notes, but in the silence between them.”. This is kind of the cinematic version of that quote. A […]
Month: May 2018
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10 Great Movies Where Sound Plays A Very Important Role
There are some people who argue that sound is 50 percent of the expressive possibility of the film. Though it’s futile to argue the precision of this sentence, there a truth that cannot be denied: when used right, sound and extremely powerful expressive element. The way in which a film builds an atmosphere sometimes is […]
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The 25 Most Infamous Movie Scenes of All Time
There’s no shortage of movie scenes intended to shock, horrify, or disturb audiences, especially within certain genres (horror being a big one). Some scenes, however, have withstood the test of time, almost taking on a life of their own outside the film. Many of the most memorable of these are either physically visceral or emotionally […]
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10 Recent Movies That Divided Audiences In Half
It’s been over a half-year since The Last Jedi divided America. One side frantically applauded it for breaking away from the norms of the series and delivering a resonating finish. The other side cursed it for its agendas, its Mary Sue, and the disrespect of Luke Skywalker. Oh, and the sea cow milking. That too. […]
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10 Great Movies That Are Very Difficult To Watch
Most of the greatest things in life involve great challenges, and this also applies to some films. Though there are many films that are great precisely because the clearness they have and the sense of lightness that one has when seeing it, there are others that are different. There are films that, in order to […]
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The 10 Biggest Box Office Bombs from Acclaimed Directors
Even the best directors make mistakes. It’s not like Ridley Scott expected Alien: Covenant to gross a lousy $74 million domestically. Sometimes the most successful directors fail to drawn in a crowd. Whether that’s because of poor reviews, bad marketing, lack of interest, or some combination of the three, it’s hard for any director to […]