Movie Review : A Sci Fi, Directed By Christopher Nolan

Directed by Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight is not a film normally considered a member of the western genre by any means. The western genre is meant to captivate a viewer with action on the frontier of the ol’ west. From bank robberies to mining towns wanted for land, the western brought many new film plots and characteristics to the big screen. The main appeal of westerns started dying off in the late 1900s but that has not stopped modern day film makers from producing them. Films such as Django Unchained (2012), True Grit (2010), The Magnificent Seven (2016), and The Dark Knight (2008) all have revamped the western genre in the early 2000s by bringing new modern twists and stories to the genre. Now many would wonder as to why The Dark Knight is listed here as a western, and the short and simple response is that it is a western and can be considered so for multiple reasons, such as characters, the fight between good and evil, setting, and the fact that it compares very well to another well-known western, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence. All of these reasons come together to make The Dark Knight a certified western.

2001- A Space Odyssey is definitely a movie that I liked better in reflection, mainly because I didn't understand it at all while I was watching it. But after reading the plot on Wikipedia I thought that it was a very interesting movie. The movie itself reminded me a lot of some of those Pink Floyd songs with the arguably excessive intros. However it did have many redeeming qualities, namely the cinematography which was consistently visually engaging and moreover the philosophical concepts of human progression and what it means to have a conscience.

In the film Inception one follows Dominic Cobb who is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the vulnerable subconscious while the mind is in the dream state. Cobb's rare ability has landed him a job with a corporate espionage to try and earn his way back home after he has lost everything he has ever loved. This final job could give him his life back but only if he can complete the seemly impossible task of inception. Cobb and his team of highly trained architects and extractors have one chance to complete their task. Now instead of stealing an idea they must supplant a new one. Failure is not an option for Cobb and he has taken extra care to exclude information

The movie is about Graham Hess (played by Mel Gibson) who is a former pastor. He was left as a single parent after an automobile accident in which his wife Colleen was struck by a

“2001: A space Odyssey” opens in the African Rift Valley, where a tribe of hominids encounter a stone monument which has obstructed on their domain. This stone monument transmits radio waves that end up expanding their IQ 's, teaching them weaponry and other tool uses to help them live, as they proceed to defeat a rival tribe. Four million years later, we see the luxurious space travel that the vintage science fiction of the 1960’s, with space stations for air terminals and such. Dr. Heywood Floyd is heading to Clavius Base, a United States lunar station. Along the way, he finds out about gossipy tidbits about an unidentifiable disease going around on the Clavius Base and his responsibility to study a four-million-year-old structure. Floyd

The hero of this film is the father, Richard Hoover. his purpose for going on this journey is to change. He has put his work life in front of his family, and through this his goal is to get closer to his family. In comparison to our model, he is most similar to Jewel Bundren. Both characters are abusive towards their family, one of the strongest members, and something is above their family; for Jewel it is his horse, and as stated earlier, Richard it is his job (Typeset World).

While trying to figure out what to do with the body they go have a look at the cook Mrs. Ho to find her murdered in the kitchen, with the knife in her back. On coming back to the study Mr. Boddy has vanished to be later found bleeding from the head in the washroom attacked with the candlestick.

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a film that will surely make you want to fall out of your chair laughing, and make you want to get up and dance. This film is an absolute classic. It is hilarious, adventurous, and makes you feel good about yourself. The most unique thing about this film is the main characters break out of jail for the wrong reason, and then go on a wild chase trying to get home. Another unique part about this film is that the main character is currently divorced and wanting to remarry his ex-wife. The film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a classic comedy because it has well-rounded characters, adventure, and a little bit of love.

The supercomputer Hal, in Stanley Kubrick’s 2007: A Space Odyssey, begs with Dave Bowman, an astronaut who is disconnecting memory circuits controlling Hal’s brain, to stop because Hal can feel the disconnection. Nicholas Carr, seems to know what his disconnection to staying focused on reading is, he has been spending more of his time on the web. Since he does not have to go to a library and spend time researching for information, he can stay at home and quickly search the internet for what he needs. The internet being our main source for information, there are advantages to having it at our fingertips, but there is also a price that comes with

My opinion, an auteur is a director who leaves a personal message or impact on the films they’re working on. Not only visually, but also utilizing their techniques and motifs which are always used in films. The director I have chosen to write about is none other than Christopher Nolan. I chose to write about him not just because he did one of my favorite superhero movies of all time (The Dark Knight Trilogy), but he is one of my favorite directors of all time. After reading Andrew Sarris article, I will stick with the meaning of what I have said before, but there are three circles I must know: the outer, middle and inner (technique, style, and meaning). Nolan in my opinion, fits within the whole auteur thing because of the way his films are. Hence, why I called him the Modern Master.

Christopher Nolan’s film Interstellar deals with the choices we make once our world cannot be saved any longer. In this essay I will argue that the end of the world can destroy even the best of humanity but ultimately beliefs and rituals are essential to our survival, as they can help us conquer our goals even trough the use of symbols.. The thesis will be supported by looking at theories in Malory Nye’s Religion: The Basics. The first theory regarding belief that will be used is the Reductionist Theory by Ludwig Feuerbach; followed by John Hick’s theory of “the real” and personae; and then concluded with Victor Turner’s theory on Rituals and symbolism. All the theories used will play an integral part in the film as they convey the

Inception is an overhyped blockbuster accompanied by several moving parts that will leave you in awe, but nonetheless it 's a work of art. Dom Cobb (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) is not your normal thief he has the ability to enter people 's dreams and steal their ideas from their subconscious. His skill set has made him very sought after in the world of corporate espionage which has also cost him everything he loves. Cobb gets a second shot at redemption. He’s offered a job, plant an idea in someone 's mind. If successful it 's the perfect crime, but even with intricate planning a dangerous enemy awaits them at every turn. With only one man that could have foreseen this, Cobb. One of the most anticipated movies of the summer, leading to an outrageous amount of hype being built up prior to the premier of the film. It has it flaws but none the less it is truly a masterpiece.

Christopher Nolan is credited as being an illusionist in the way that he directs his films. Inception and The Prestige are two of his films that will keep you pausing and rewinding for the duration while you try to keep up with the complex story lines and mind bending conclusions. Both films share a dark and sinister vibe,putting them amongst the neo noir genre of films, and The Prestige being set in an ominous, turn of the century London, and Inception based around extracting thoughts from the depth of minds it is no wonder they follow such shadowy themes.

Three men shivered in the cold, dark spaceship as it floated through space, unsure if they would return to Earth after the first disaster to occur in space. During the early 1960’s, America was fascinated with the Space Race. The United States became the first country to put a man on the moon, and the exploration did not stop there. Apollo 13 tells the story of three astronauts that were supposed to go to the moon. On the journey there, part of the ship exploded, causing the fuel levels to plummet. Now unable to complete the mission, the crew struggled their own disappointments and frustrations as well as the problem of how they would get home. Against the odds, Mission Control and the three crew members overcame multiple life threatening problems and managed to get the men home alive and safe.

The movie “The Machinist” was a psychological thriller film first written by Scott Kosar then directed by Brad Anderson, it was first on air in 2004. The main character of the film was named Trevor Reznik, who suffered from a psychological disease called insomnia, leads to obsessive compulsions to write down things on a note-it and leave it on the fridge door as a reminder and unusual hallucinations of a new co-worker that cause life threatening and health harming problems for himself and along the people around him. He is hunted by brief flashes of memories such as his car cigarette lighter takes a menacing air, and a mysterious game with note-its, depicting a note-it puzzle game with a “hangman”.