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In Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island, one of the most recurrent themes within the film is the prospect of the psychological phenomenon of repressed memories. One of the possible reasons that this theme fits so well within the film is due to the plot and setting of where it all occurs. Memory repression is the widelyContinue reading “Shutter Island Film Blog”

Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 film Inglourious Basterds implements an extremely unique form of comic relief to the theme of the movie by bending historical content to fit his own cinematic parameters. In a way, this is the exact opposite of what Michael Haneke did in his theme, who arguably based his plot on the historical eventsContinue reading “Inglourious Basterds Blog”

Michael Haneke’s 2005 Film Cache, also known as Hidden, implements an extremely unique fusion of French historical events and implements them in his personal transition theme within the movie. This self-created transition that Haneke based the plot of his film on, revolves around the main issue which seems to focus on socio-economic related factors butContinue reading “Cache Film Blog”

One of the most notable formalities observed in Arthur Penn’s 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde are the aspects of character relatability in accordance with the time period of both when the film was made and the era it was set in. Penn portrays Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) as an outlaw with a moral compass thatContinue reading “Bonnie And Clyde Film Blog”

In François Truffaut’s The 400 Blows, one of the most notable aspects within the film that makes it unique is the alterations of stereotypical gender identities that generally take place within films that contain this sort of familial set up. Antoine (Jean-Pierre Léaud) is a troubled schoolboy who doesn’t receive the kindness or guidance fromContinue reading “The 400 Blows Film Blog”

In Alfred Hitchcock’s film, Rear Window, a proverb that arguably symbolizes one of the major emotions within the film is “Misery Loves Company”. Jeff (James Stewart) is a photographer who can’t work for the time being due to a broken leg he received that put him out of work for seven weeks. Being chair-ridden JeffContinue reading “Blog Post #3 Rear Window”

In Billy Wilder’s 1950 film, Sunset Boulevard, there are a multitude of ideological themes that certain characters share despite being in completely different situations from each other. One of these themes that Wilder illustrates in the film is devotion, specifically in terms of the willingness to sacrifice one’s ambitions and a more logical choice inContinue reading “Sunset Boulevard Blog”

David Degady                                                                                                             12/26/20 Dr. Toth English-255                                                             Casablanca Blog Post             In Michael Curtiz’s 1942 film Casablanca, there are several noticeable trends, behaviors and symbolizations that reflect common ideological values that were present in the time-period when the film was created. One of the most common symbols in the film that reflect theContinue reading “Casablanca Blog”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”