[Part 1] Of the many, many wide ranging and equally expansive analyses of "The Matrix"; the countless opinions and just as many theories that portend that our reality is indeed the Matrix; the thought pieces with titles like "The Matrix Built Our Reality" and "The Subversive Playfulness of the Matrix"; it's evident that The Matrix's single most lasting effect on the general public has often not been too dissimilar from that of a Rorschach: people see of it, what they…
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Zola 2020
I had some cutesy little story to tell of this time that I found myself in one hell of a mess on account of the company I was keeping; something that could relate back to Janicza Bravo's "Zola" and its theme of listening to gut intuition. Yet in the midst of tightening up my ideas on this digital paper at my fingertips I came across "Innocence Sold": a three part exposé by the South Florida Sun Sentinel, chronicling several aspects…
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The Truman Show 1998
Watching "The Truman Show" for the 99th time (or something like that), I was entirely distracted by a scene near the beginning where Truman, in his daily routine, stops to buy a magazine at a newsstand. It's not a men’s magazine or a typical news magazine that he buys, but one that would more likely be found on a woman’s nightstand. Truman, slightly embarrassed by his purchase, says, “It’s for the Misses.” In response, the newsstand owner smiles as if…
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Tropical Snow 1988
One of my favorite movie genres is the realistic crime drama; those films that try to put a human face on crime for audiences who may not have experienced poverty and desperation firsthand. These movies often focus on specific issues that those members of the audience can empathize with—perhaps a sick little brother in need of medicine, or a grandmother about to lose her house - so there's just one more "score" to rescue the day.
"Tropical Snow" gives us…
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Avengers: Endgame 2019
Like with "The Dark Knight" or "The Empire Strikes Back" before, seeing our heroes' back against the wall, pushed to the brink, and defeated can be the highlight in any franchise of films. Defeat makes these characters relatable. That exasperated look on their faces as the villain meets out their own twisted form of justice is a look that we know all too well, as it's one we've seen in the mirror a few times before.
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Children of Men 2006
We live in an unpublished dystopic novel.
There seems to be a neverending literary assault on the idea that humanity's future will be bright; a future founded on coexistence, compassion for the Earth, and space venturing that sees us sharing the many cultures of humanity with the galaxy. The competing narrative, that Earth is always a decade or two from ruin at the hands of this same humanity, is meant to serve as a warning; that if we don't course…
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