Challenge surrounds Caleb (Domhall Gleeson) in the fictional sci-fi movie Ex Machina. He is invited to the secluded home of Nathan (Oscar Issac), an IT god, to conduct a Turing test with a robot, Ava (Alicia Vikander). But as Caleb gets to know her better, he starts to trust Ava, potentially being lured in her unscrupulous plans. Will he listen to Ava who expresses her feelings of seclusion, loneliness and hopes of integrating with human life, or will he listen to Nathan who has the power to ‘turn off’ Ava, basically terminating her life? To find out, you must look and search deeply into the long and windy film to get an answer and it can be somewhat quite boring for an impatient watcher; but this film definitely questions our mind of thought…
Throughout history, art has been used in a variety of different ways to express feelings about a variety of matters, one of them being government. One of the more modern forms of art used in today’s world is film. Two very well-known films that deal with politics are “All the King’s Men” and “Mr. Smith goes to Washington.” These movies are culturally significant because they portray American politics in a negative light. They consist of storylines that illustrate the unfavorable side of the nature of our government by making it seem as though there is corruption within it.…
I watched our assigned movie for the week, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, and even though this movie has been out for quite some time, this was my first time watching part of it and I am interested in watching the entire movie. Family Rules While watching the movie I noticed they had what I would consider strict family rules in place. The father was considered the head of the house and even made that statement; therefore, one rule I observed was he had the final say.…
The Castle (1997), directed by Rob Sitch and Strictly Ballroom (1992), directed by Baz Luhrman both succeed in displaying the idea of Australian dreamers. They both to show that Australia is a land where working hard can make dreams come true. Scott, from Strictly Ballroom, dreams to win the Pan Pacific’s, and more importantly, to dance his own steps. Darryl, The Castle, just wants to keep living his simple life in his house with his family. While both ideals and characters vastly contrast, they are both dreamers.…
The Great Depression of 1929 affected the lives of many people. After the stock market crashed, the job market suffered and people were laid off from work resulting in many businesses closing. People took extreme measures to survive as shown in the film, Cinderella Man. Men found themselves competing for jobs for low pay, steady work was hard to come by, and minorities, women included, faced harsh prejudices making their ability to compete almost impossible.…
The book 'The Princess Bride' was rather crafty in the way it presented itself. The authors notes have never been so important to a reader. This came as a shocking inclusive third layer, the authors notes weren't a suspicious place at all, as they are always displayed as pure truth and motivation of the authors background. Never had one thought that the story had truly began once you had opened the first page, thus immediately feeding the audience white lies. The authors notes described places of interest and sounded realistically convincing, the trap doesn't click for most people until they read the pool scene - a luscious babe swimming alone.…
The film of this week is The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The film was released in 2015 in Turkey. This film is a mixture of comedy, drama and valuable life lessons. So, it is worth to watch. In this film, there are eight main characters who are Sonny Kapoor, Evelyn Greenslade, Muriel Donnelly, Douglas Ainslie, Jean Ainslie, Madge Hardcastle, Norman Cousins, and Graham.…
Imagine a society in history that is super-constructive. Conservative apparel. Religious oppression. This time period in American history describes the New England Puritan society during the 17th century. Church, social standing, and basic respect all went hand in hand wihin these societies.…
In its 80 minute runtime the film makes no attempt to create continuity between the seemingly self contained episodic cuts in order to create a plot driven narrative. Nor does the film seem concerned about character development. This unorthodox technique made it hard for me to follow the movie, as I am more attuned to the traditional formulaic Hollywood style of filmmaking. I spent the first 25-30 minutes waiting for the plot to unfold. Yet, I now realize that it is the omission of a plot that makes the film brilliant.…
The Movie Cinderella Man, directed by Ron Howard is a movie about the life of James Braddock during the Great Depression. The movie is written by Cliff Hollingsworth and produced by Brian Grazer. The movie was released in June 3, 2005 and distributed by Universal Entertainment. The main cast was Russell Crowe played as James J Braddock, Renée Zellweger played as Mae Braddock, Paul Giamatti played as Joe Gould, and Craig Bierko played as Max Baer. The director made the movie as historically accurate as possible but also certain entertainment tactics were used to spice up the movie so it can sell better.…
The movie trilogy of The Hobbit grossed almost three billion dollars, while the novel sold about 100 million copies (Mendelson and Walker). The sheer amount spent to watch The Hobbit shows how loved this book is by society. J.R.R Tolkien wrote the novel, The Hobbit, while Peter Jackson directed the second movie of The Hobbit trilogy, The Desolation of Smaug. The Hobbit, is about a non-adventurous hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, going on an adventure with 13 dwarves and Gandalf in search for treasure stolen by Smaug the dragon. To sum up the film of “Barrels Out of Bond,” it is the fight between the good and the evil when the orcs, who are all corrupted by their greed for power go against the party and the elves during the battle as they escape.…
Is there eternal sunshine in the spotless mind? This is the question posed by writers Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth in their movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. This movie, directed by Gondry, explores the idea that feelings and emotions are more powerful than memories, and that if we erased all of our memories, we would still possess the feelings and emotions that were created by those memories. The movie was inspired by a male friend of Bismuth who said that he would like to have all memory of his girlfriend erased. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind tells a story about two people, Joel and Clementine, who are in a bad relationship and eventually break up.…
“Men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.” This quote is the starting point of the movie, it kicks off the theme and sets the plot in motion. In the summer of 1989 When Harry met Sally premiered, this rom com by Rob Reiner starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan blew audiences away. The Castle Rock Entertainment production won 4 awards: The BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay, The ASCAP Top Box Office Films, The American Comedy Award for Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture, and the American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture. When Billy Crystal first states to Meg Ryan that men and women can’t be friends you realize that these two are somehow not done with their interactions even though they…
The evolution of horror spans many centuries. Starting with the Silent Films of Georges Méliès with “ The Haunted Castle” to the newest innovations in horror such as Unfriended. In the late 1800’s something like The Haunted Castle was horrifying, but not at all by today 's standards. Our perception of horror has changed over the years with how our lives have changed drastically. We went from handmade products to factory style production, from horse and buggy to Formula One Racing.…
The King’s speech is a historical drama film featuring King George the Sixth who copes with a stammer. The movie depicts historical events during the 1930s in London. Among the main characters are, King George VI who is also addressed by ‘Bertie’ by his close family members, Elizabeth, Lionel Logue as well as the archbishop, Cosmo Gordon Lang. To solve Bertie’s problem, his wife Elizabeth encourages him to seek help from Lionel Logue, a speech defect therapist. When his brother refused the throne, the once Duke of York was forced to succeed him and become the new king reluctantly.…