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Feb
08
The Lion King Rejects Nihilism and Embraces Tradition

The Lion King Rejects Nihilism and Embraces Tradition

But what was fascinating about watching the 2019 remake was how it put the philosophy of the story into a more focused perspective. More specifically, the live-action version highlighted how distinctive Mufassa’s and Timon and Pumbaa’s views on the meaning of existence are.
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Jan
25
Why Disney Should Do a Live-Action Remake of The Sword in the Stone

Why Disney Should Do a Live-Action Remake of The Sword in the Stone

Very rarely do the Disney live-action remakes improve upon their animated predecessors. Almost every creative decision that was added to
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Jan
20
Why Jumping Straight Into the Action Doesn’t Always Pay Off

Why Jumping Straight Into the Action Doesn’t Always Pay Off

There’s a technique that commonly circulates among writers that boils down to this: Plunge the story straight into action
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Jan
11
Minority Report And The Flaws Of A Perfect System

Minority Report And The Flaws Of A Perfect System

One of the more fascinating movies of the early 2000s was Steven Spielberg’s cyberpunk noir thriller, Minority Report. Starring
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Jun
12
Ad Astra Soars But Crashes And Burns

Ad Astra Soars But Crashes And Burns

After Endgame came out earlier this year, I didn’t have my eye on too many movies afterwards. I have
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Apr
17
What’s The Big Idea With Joker?

What’s The Big Idea With Joker?

If I asked you what the first word would be that came to mind when thinking about Heath Ledger’s
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Jun
30
Cobra Kai is the best TV show of the year

Cobra Kai is the best TV show of the year

For a month or two I saw snippets of advertisements for what appeared to be some kind of Karate Kid
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Jun
14
How to Make Memorable Villains

How to Make Memorable Villains

There is a common complaint levied against the Marvel Cinematic Universefilms which is that most of the villains featured in
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