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Best geek movies throughout history.
American Cinema, Technology and Cyborg Embodiment
Iron Man 2 is about Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) a businessman who in the previous film made a device that kept him alive when he was kidnapped. Furthermore, he made a metal superhero suit to help him escape, whenever Tony wears the suit people call him Iron Man. In this film, he refuses to sell it to the military and tries to reassure them that there is no threat from other countries because of this technology. However, Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke) makes another version of the suit with the same kind of technology and battles with Tony. Ivan is defeated and sent to prison where he breaks free. The military finds him and pays him to make the suits. Nevertheless, at the presentation of the suits, Ivan makes one suit but double crosses the military and turns the other suites into drones to battle with Tony. Luckily, Iron Man and his friend Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (Don Cheadle) defeat him and the drones he created. Throughout the film, it is also emphasised that the device that is keeping Tony alive is not sustainable as a result of increased blood toxicity. He does not tell his love interest Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) about his imminent death so she does not worry. However, a couple of Avengers find out and Tony creates a new more sustainable device to keep him alive.
By Victoria-Louise Sweet9 years ago in Geeks
Should We Let Technology Take Over?
Digital technology has always fascinated me, especially the speed with which it has changed and improved, in my lifetime. "Technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry" (Anon, Online). I loved the convenience of it as a child and the aesthetics as a teen as … "the skin of devices such as toasters and vacuums became smooth and shiny" (Gray, 1995 p. 398). I remember playing paint and educational CD-ROMs on the family desktop computer seeing the transition of portable technology from floppy disc to memory sticks. My mum has always told me that she had to pay £1000 to have a mobile phone for a month when she was pregnant with me. With improvement and demand, I pay £20 a month for not only calls and texts but also unlimited internet access. However, in the recent years, I have been worried that technology is too accessible and is taking over our lives. For example, my great cousin got an iPad for Christmas and she is 4. "A significant number of young people are spending an increasing proportion of their waking hours playing computer-based games…" (Gray, 1995, p 403). Not many people have just one family computer or television anymore. Therefore, in this article, by researching and comparing films I would like to consider whether or not this is a problem. As when the first film L'arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat (The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station) was projected the audience literally ran out of their seats because they were scared that the train on screen would kill them.
By Victoria-Louise Sweet9 years ago in Geeks
All Eyez On Me Review
2016's Straight Outta Compton was a huge success, both fans and critics loved it. Now this year’s Straight Outta Compton is All Eyez on Me, the bio-drama about Tupac’s life. These films are clearly starting a new trend of music based bio-drama about hip hop artists that are relevant to the everyday filmgoer. Getting too many of these films will end up being overkill but the two we have right now are prime examples of why more should be mad. Yes some of the people from Straight Outta Compton are in Tupac, but not in a Marvel-style expanded universe way, unfortunately, but the story is fresh and intriguing enough to make All Eyez on Me a solid film.
By The Chairport9 years ago in Geeks
The Truth Of Filmmaking
Hollywood was once a magical place of filmmaking. The characters we love today were brought to life, our favourite stories and adventures were crafted onto the big screen. However, everything is about to change and sadly, it's already happening.
By Junior Day9 years ago in Geeks
My Trainspotting 2 Review
Okay, if you're a movie buff and you're a fan of the original Trainspotting, you should know that it revolutionized cinema and made an impact. I watched Trainspotting when I was about fourteen, a better time in my youth, my mum bought it from a charity store and much like how she let me watch 8 Mile (when I was about ten), she allowed me to watch Trainspotting. I've always been a loner, drifter and being a loner movies are always here for me and I love films, so I was not disappointed with Trainspotting. It's only now aged eighteen and miserable in my early adulthood that I truly appreciate Trainspotting, it is not about heroin addicts; it's about friendships, decaying innocence, growing older and growing wiser. Sure we cannot forget Trainspotting's killer soundtrack, cinematography and memorable quotes especially the "choose life" quote which it revolves around; Choose life, choose a job, choose a career...
By Kieren Hayward9 years ago in Geeks
Journalism and The Dark Knight Returns
It may not instantly come to mind, but journalism runs deep through the worlds of superhero comics. Comics first superhero, Superman, lives his alter ego as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for the Daily Planet. Superman’s love interest, the wonderful Lois Lane, famously states in the 1978s Superman: The Movie, that “a good reporter doesn’t get good stories, a good reporter makes them great.” Hop across to the Marvel universe, and you have the likes of Spider-Man (Peter Parker), The Green Goblin (Norman Osborne), Ben Urich, J. Jonah Jameson, and Silk (Cindy Moon), all have prominent ties to either The Daily Bugle, or Fact Channel News.
By Mikayla J. Laird9 years ago in Geeks
5 Media Trends That Will Reshape Entertainment
In 1968, a documentary was released entitled The Shape of Films to Come. It was an overview of the film entries for Expo ’67 and its various attempts to predict the future of cinema, both technically and artistically. In the nearly fifty years since these ideas were first put forth, not much has changed. However, many of the concepts filmmakers of the time were attempting to tackle have suddenly become possible.
By Joshua Yancey9 years ago in Geeks
Anatomy of a Murder Exhibits Stark Change in America’s Sociological Perspective
Anatomy of a Murder says a lot about how much things have changed in America since it was made in 1959 and makes for a very interesting study in the vast difference in sociological perspective. At the same time, the reluctant charm of Jimmy Stewart holds up as well as ever and still finds no actor today who can carry a movie by simply asserting uncertainty.
By Rich Monetti9 years ago in Geeks
'Friday the 13th' Game Review
Friday the 13th and Jason Vorhees, probably the second biggest horror franchise right behind Nightmare on Elm Street. The films, while some are better than others (I'd say the best ones are Part 2", Part 4: Jason Dies and Part 7 ala Jason vs Carrie) all (well except for part 9 and part 10) all have a certain atmosphere to them that makes even the worst of the series, that makes them just work. Camp Crystal Lake is extremely eerie at night, imagine being in that situation, imagine being in one of the camps from the films and trying to survive Jason. That's such a good, simple premise that's it amazing that it hasn't been done before as a video game. Or imagine BEING Jason and just straight up gutting counselors. That's the experience this game tries to duplicate and it does a fairly good job.
By Sebastian Howard9 years ago in Geeks
My Review of 'The Belko Experiment'
The Belko Experiment comes to us from the director of Wolf Creek and The Darkness and is written by James Gunn of Guardians of the Galaxy fame. This film is about 80 employees and a small office building; suddenly large metal doors around the building and a voice comes over the intercom saying if you guys don't kill a certain amount of people then we're going to kill double that amount. Have fun! And, from that moment on we have The Purge meets Battle Royale meets The Hunger Games meets Office Space, I guess. Jhansi McKinley's even in it. All we need is Milton to kill somebody with his stapler.
By Loni Beach9 years ago in Geeks
