In Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos delivers a visually striking and thematically rich exploration of identity, freedom, and societal norms through the unique lens of its protagonist, Bella Baxter. Anchored by Emma Stone’s captivating performance, the film’s narrative adopts Bella’s subjective point of view, offering an experience that is both fantastical and deeply personal. The audience is invited to journey alongside Bella as she evolves from a resurrected, naive figure with a childlike curiosity into a self-empowered woman. This transformation is…

Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane (1941) is widely regarded as one of the most influential films in cinematic history, setting new standards for narrative complexity and technical innovation. The film’s enduring impact can largely be attributed to its revolutionary use of mise-en-scène, editing, and sound. These three elements work in unison to elevate Citizen Kane beyond a mere biographical narrative into a rich, multifaceted examination of power, memory, and identity. Through groundbreaking techniques in these areas, Welles constructs a film that…

Throughout film history, genres are often propelled into the mainstream by a single groundbreaking film, and one such example in the horror genre is The Exorcist (1973), directed by William Friedkin. The film not only redefined horror with its shocking content and innovative techniques but also tapped into deep-seated cultural anxieties surrounding faith, morality, and the battle between good and evil. Through the lens of Formalist Film Theory, which emphasizes the importance of a film’s form, style, and structure in…

During the late 20th century many the film industry was booming in Hollywood. In this time we saw started to see what Hollywood would become, the start movie tropes, stereotypes in film, and the The Classical Paradigm of story writing. Many popular films would use this form of story writing because it creates a liner line of the "hero's journey" making it easy for anyone at home to fallow. One film that fallows this Paradigm is Rocky by Dir. John…