Finally, Inception has come out on home video. I enjoyed watching it the second time as much as I did my first viewing in the theater. With that said, I find that this is one of the most over-analyzedfilms in recent times. As I've written previously, the film is very good, but ultimately is not…
Inception: Interesting, but intellectually boring
I watched Inception last week. Yes, it was an awesome movie. Yes, I would like to see it again. Yes, I would buy it when it comes out on home video (but only if it comes with a kick-ass "Making Of"featurette"). But some people I know heralded it as a mind-blowing movie. Unfortunately, all I…
The Shutter Island Mystery: A Visual Analysis (and explanation of the ending)
After eight handwritten pages of notes taken over two viewings (aside from the first recreational viewing), I have only more questions and not enough answers as to the truth of Shutter Island. The easiest explanation is the one that is offered in a straightforward fashion by the film itself. However, there are lots of questionable…
Dualism in Film
Yet another A paper, this one from my 200-level film class. This paper is about duality on the silver screen. As usual, it's not exactly the most exciting work I've done. It is, after all, an academicpaper. As such, it was done in a rushed manner, though not without care and attention to detail. I…
Movie Time! A Single Man
I was eagerly awaiting the release of Tom Ford's A Single Man to home video. This was mostly because I love seeing suits on film and I had heard quite a bit about Tom Ford's fashion background havingan influence on the film. Unfortunately, fashion seems to be all there is to this flick. Colin Firth…
