Few films manage to make the cultural impact of the original Godzilla. Unfortunately, after half a century of kiddy, cookie cutter, even outright cool interpretations, the original has lost its original splash. Now when people think of Godzilla we think of either cheese, bad effects, or balls to the wall monster action. However, the original was a response to a nearly decade long national anxiety due to the aftermath of the atom bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The original Godzilla…
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Avengers: Endgame 2019
Probably surprise of the year. I had very, very low expectations. What I got was a drama-filled comic romp about writing wrongs and second chances. I liked it. I felt it fixed all of my issues with Infinity War. Having a little time for quiet moments really does a film good.
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Rashomon 1950
A tree falls in a forest. No one is there to hear it. Did it make a sound?
Sometimes truth is subjective. Other times, contradicting.
This time in the forest a man is killed, a woman is raped. By the end of this film we have no idea what truly happened that day no more than when we first started. Who is lying? Or are they all correct in their own way?
Rashomon is a marvel that still connects almost 70 years later. Truly the mark of a timeless classic.
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Taipei Story 1985
Light and shadow, intimacy and alienation, progression and tradition; Taipei Story is about all of these things. Examining the social fabric of 1980's Taipei, it works like a study on identity. Not only personal identity, but also cultural and national identity. Revolving around a couple who aren't as close as they once were the viewer acts as a window into their lives as everything around them slowly changes, including their own relationship. Everyone is obsessed with foreign nations such as…
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