I find the opening of these two texts cultural significant for their relationship to their eras. Footloose 84 was tied into the nostalgic tendencies of 80's films to return to simplier times before supposed excessive government interference seperated ...
Fascinating discussion; especially concerning the relationship between the individual (in this case expectional individual) and the State Apparatus. I think The Hulk's new representation in The Avengers is especially important and closely tied to rec ...
I had a response similar to Jose's (though my angst toward Michael Bay happened earlier with Transformers). We act as free thinking agents protecting cultural property we view as our own; but it is the property of the dominant elite. Our policing act ...
This post also makes me consider, especially in contrast to the many conversations this week on CGI effects, the way special effects carry with them the same quality of a magic act. The audience knows a trick has been pulled and that is part of the fun. T ...
I think the enjoyment of trailers and the enjoyment of films are in fact the enjoyment of two different art forms by different artists. The trailer is rarely made by the same people making the film (the exception usually following to independent films). T ...
I also find this post interesting for the change in the time frame. At the dawn of the super-hero blockbuster (with Superman in 1978), super-hero films took place in present time or the not-so-distant future. Heroes were for today. Heroes were needed beca ...
I think where the tone of Miami Vice (the film) fails is that it no longer resonates with our current culture the way the tone of Miami Vice (the T.V. show) did. I think this is true of Rambo and, though I have not seen it yet I will not be surprised to d ...
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Post 9/11
Evolving Anger Issues
IP & Agency
The Magic Trick
Completely different art forms by different artists
Changing Temporal Landscape
Tone & Culture