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Understanding a Scene: 'Batman v Superman'
In 2016, Zack Snyder released Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (BVS), a follow-up to his 2013 Superman film, Man of Steel.BVS expanded the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), not only giving us a sequel to the Superman story that started in Man of Steel, but also introducing us to Snyder's reimagining of The Batman. To say the film has been divisive is an understatement. Some passionately love it, and others dislike the liberty that Snyder took with these characters. I personally love this film, I regard it as a cinematic masterpiece and feel more films should aspire to reach the level of depth, thematic, and visual storytelling Snyder was able to achieve. One scene stands out the most in the midst of all the criticism, the “Save Martha” sequence. Not only is that one of, if not the most pivotal scene in the film, it is also the turning point for both Batman and Superman and literally marks the Dawn of Justice.
By Chris Munoz8 years ago in Geeks
'Raging Bull'
In 2012, the Motion Picture Editors Guild celebrated their 75th anniversary, and in honor of the event, released the Motion Picture Editors Guild’s list of 75 best-edited films of all time. At the very top of the list came Raging Bull, edited by Thelma Schoonmaker and directed by Martin Scorsese. What is it that makes the editing so impactful? To get down to the heart of it, we’ll take a detailed look into one of the scenes.
By Mitch Davis8 years ago in Geeks
'In the Blink of an Eye'
“Why do cuts work?” is the main question in Walter Murch’s book In the Blink of an Eye, and it’s a very intriguing question. In the book, Murch explains how at first glance the way film is cut today just shouldn’t work. It’s simply not how we perceive things in everyday life, jumping around from place to place in a discontinuous way. So, how come the way we edit films actually works? His answer is equally intriguing.
By Mitch Davis8 years ago in Geeks
The DCEU Has Failed
A couple of days ago, Henry Cavill, who you may know is the DC Extended Universe's Superman, agreed with a large block of fans that the DCEU has ultimately become a disappointment. In 2013, DC began its attempt to catch up to the monumental success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe when they released Man of Steel. Now to be clear from the beginning, I'm a fan of both Marvel and DC Comics. Both franchises have so much to offer geeks the world over, and I was initially excited to see DC kick start its own film universe. However, Man of Steel failed to ignite true excitement among DC fans for a movie universe, and while the film in and of itself was enjoyable, it was to be the beginning of a struggling project that would, in my view, ultimately fail.
By The One True Geekology8 years ago in Geeks
Disney XD Is Airing 'Ducktales' 2017 Out Of Order, and that's a Big Problem
So far, the reviews for Disney's Ducktales reboot have been trending towards the positive. The stories are engaging, and the voice work top-notch. The animation style and character designs, while quite different from the original and a turn-off for some older viewers, are perfectly geared towards the young fans the show will need to attract if it is to survive beyond its already confirmed second season. Right now, it seems there is only one major factor counting against Ducktales' success: The episodes are being aired in the wrong order.
By Kristy Anderson8 years ago in Geeks
Heist Society: It'll Steal Your Bookworm Needs Away
First let me start off by explaining how Ally Carter is forever a favorite author of mine. I have loved all her series no matter when I've read them. Unfortunately, when I first picked up Heist Society in high school, I couldn't get into it. It killed me I wasn't sucked into Carter's book.
By Ashley Thompson8 years ago in Geeks
"The Night's Eye" Review — An Inkitt Story
Recently I've been invested into reading free, new, possibly not yet published novels on Inkitt.com. As I mentioned in the last post, I submitted my own novel there, so while doing that I stopped and found some books to read too. One of these was the chilling, twisted thriller, The Night's Eye by JA Hamilton.
By Ashley Thompson8 years ago in Geeks
Confessions of a YouTuber
I am a YouTuber. That means that I have over a million subscribers right? Wrong. By definition, a YouTuber is someone who uploads content onto the much loved platform that is known as YouTube. I, myself, have a viewing audience of currently 1006 subscribers. Whether you are just starting your channel or have been posting for years, we are a community and we are all in this together. Today I will be sharing with you my personal YouTube confessions and if anything, giving you an insight into my world!
By Saffy Chantelle8 years ago in Geeks
Top 7 TV Dads
I hope you enjoyed my piece on TV Moms because now it's TV Dads' turn to take the spotlight! Along with the iconic TV mothers we all know and love, more than likely they have a male counterpart (unless they're single mothers). As much as mothers shape our lives, fathers are just as important. Fathers are there to love, protect and teach the children the way in terms of what they want for them. For us daughters, our fathers are our first love because they are literally the first man to ever love us. And for sons fathers are their role models, their first teacher in everything.
By Alix Nicole8 years ago in Geeks
Disney Essay
Not surprisingly, many Disney movies follow a tradition of supernatural entities, wishes, and dreams or a combination of all three. After Walt Disney’s first movie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Disney moved from the original conformity of witchcraft equates to evil and twisted that concept into something, unknown to him, legendary, symbolic, a logo, and precedent of Disney movies to come. Residing in this essay, the movies are split into three categories: First Generation Disney (1939-1966) refers to the movies that came out in Disney’s time; Second Generation (1966-2008) refers to the Disney Corporation; and Third Generation (2008-present) are the Pixar and Disney collaborations. Despite the eighty-year gap of animated Disney movies, all the animations encompass society’s worst points and are used as examples of how to surpass the factors that stifle childhood imagination and creativity.
By Faith Young8 years ago in Geeks
Animals Rising
Between the impacts of climate change and humankind’s more conscious efforts to destroy wild habitats, it’s easy to view the natural world as being widely under siege and in retreat. Two recent films show how, pushed to the brink, the animal world might someday choose to strike back. Both are revenge fantasies in which cold-blooded humans are forced to pay the price for their speciesism — the term that philosopher and animals’ rights activist Peter Singer coined more than 40 years ago — and outright brutality. That both are from Eastern Europe is probably coincidental, as the sensibilities of the films are completely different.
By David Bogoslaw8 years ago in Geeks
Movie Review: 'Thor: Ragnorak'
Thor: Ragnorak is a heck of a lot of fun. Director Taika Waititi is the first director to fully tap the potential of the Thor character and star Chris Hemsworth. Though we’re aware from The Avengers’ movies that Hemsworth is a real talent, he’s not had a solo, leading man effort that has lived up to the outings of Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man or Chris Evans as Captain America. Even Tom Holland had schooled Hemsworth by making his Spiderman: Homecoming this past summer one of the best reviewed and well-loved movies in the Marvel canon.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Geeks
