Tag: movies
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The Five Essential Rules Of Horror
Horror is a genre that is relatively new to me. I don’t think I really started watching horror movies until around 2016 or 2017. The genre had never appealed to me previously but thankfully, I saw a little movie called The Conjuring and my thoughts on the genre have become completely altered since then. Since that…
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Teen Films Are Finally Growing Up
In 1955, audiences were greeted by a film about an angsty teenager named Jim Stark, who attempts to adjust to being the new face in town, navigate the complexities of his adolescent years, and make sense of his changing world. Audiences were left surprised at this immensely true-to-life portrayal of an age demographic so often…
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The Witch: An Unorthodox Story of Feminism
Most people who have seen Robert Eggers’ 2015 directorial debut film, The Witch, probably remember the movie’s final scene. The scene features Thomasin (played excellently by Anya Taylor-Joy) joining a group of women performing a ritual around a fire in the forest. The horrifying chants intensify until the group begins to float as their fiendish…
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Evolving the Cinematic Form
Stanley Kubrick, director of films like The Shining and 2001: A Space Odyssey, has been known for being a pioneer in redefining the cinematic form. In a time when all science fiction films were cheesy B-rated ‘man meets monster’ flicks, Kubrick created the philosophy-minded and awe-inspiring 2001. Cinema is in a constant evolution. We are getting more prequels, sequels, franchises,…
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Best Musical Tracks From 2017 Films
At this point, I have seen most of the films that have come out in 2017. Therefore, it is now time to rank (yes, rank in order) some of the best songs or tracks featured in soundtracks or scores in 2017’s filmography. Unfortunately, even though I have seen most of the films that came out…
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The Efficacy Of Nighttime Driving As A Cinematic Symbol/Image
Chances are that you have seen a car in the nighttime before. Doesn’t it just look so much more different than in the day? Below are two examples of “Car In The Night” scenes. They are often the highlight of the film in which they are included. But what is it that makes these scenes…
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Visual Storytelling In Film
Visual storytelling. It’s a form that consistently alienates modern film viewers. Yet, there is some irony to be found here. Isn’t it strange to think that modern filmgoers find this now-endangered style to be strange when the very advent of filmmaking began with it. I am, of course, talking about silent films. Audiences would flock…
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One-Take Action Sequences
The classic shot – the long take. Better known as the one-take. A truly adventurous shot for any filmmaker. Of course, the long take could often be misused in order to create some sort of a cinematic gimmick. For example, take Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope, a film critically undermined because of its gimmicky use of the cinematic one-take.…
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Color in Film: Recent Examples
One of the most important things to look for in the study of any film is its color schematic. Every film has a color palette and attempts to either blend characters in with their environments or create contrast. One of my favorite examples (partly because it’s so obvious) is Kung Fu Panda 3. Notice the…
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Crap You: A Film Study
[LOTS OF SPOILERS AHEAD] There was a lot of noise about Theo Taplitz’s short film, “Crap You”. You may recognize 13 year old Taplitz’s name from the upcoming film, Little Men. Nevertheless, Taplitz is no stranger to the film industry. In fact, his film, “Crap You” was an official selection for the Atlanta Film Festival…
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The Martian: Why It’s So Timeless
It seems, looking back at 2015, no-one could stop talking about Ridley Scott’s The Martian. Upon its first viewing, I could not understand why everyone felt so great about this film. I felt that it was another studio mooch-off trying to gain a outer space-obsessed audience to buy more tickets. I never realized how different…
Rishabh Vashishtha 