Avengers: Age of Ultron – Sokovia, what’s in the name?
The recent installment in the Avengers franchise has a curious plot. I found it exciting not because of all the action but rather because of the American subconsciousness related to the world of politics emanating from the story.… Read the rest
At the moment, the world is fascinated with the film adaptation of the penultimate sub-chapter of the Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay. The YA dystopia has gathered an unprecedented popularity amongst adults too. Its theme of oppression and totalitarianism reflects our modern history, the states of North Korea or the Soviet Union are two examples.… Read the rest
I’ve been telling everyone for months before releases of Frozen and Guardians of the Galaxy that they’re going to become box office hits.
Okay, we can deconstruct their success now and say that these stories are well produced, have the right character arcs, story structure, plot progression, amazing attention to detail, but one thing I’ve spotted in them that makes spectators absolutely crazy about these flicks is the weird funny character.… Read the rest
Still haven’t been to the movies to see Hobbit, part 2? Sauron knows about that… (boo)
December holiday season is an ideal time to watch films released throughout the autumn, especially because many of them are contenders for winning Oscars.
Captain Philips was the first for me to catch up with since it’s been released in October.… Read the rest
November 2013 is a rather atypical month as multiple Oscar contenders, normally appearing on the screen in January/February, have already been released in the UK. Also massive blockbusters made November as big as summer months in the box office.
Your humble Russian sampled the latest Hollywood cuisine and here is my verdict.… Read the rest
What victory to one is extinction to another.
Ender’s Game is a film adaptation of the first book in Orson Scott Card’s famous YA sci-fi series. It’s the story of a young boy called Ender Wiggin becoming a commander of the spaceship fleet built to rid the Universe of the race of insectoid creatures called Buggers (coincidence or not, Card is known for his homophobic views).… Read the rest
