Today, at Blood Stained Ink, we continue our exploration on the nature of humanity, particularly as we see ourselves through the unique lens of films that look into the future. To date, the series includes the following posts:
And now, for the top-10…
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Tags: A Clockwork Orange, Blade Runner, Brazil, Children of Men, Fight Club, Metropolis, Minority Report, Sleeper, Terminator, The Matrix
Today, at Blood Stained Ink, we continue our exploration on the nature of humanity, particularly as we see ourselves through the unique lens of films that look into the future. To date, the series includes the following posts:
And now, we return to the countdown as we enter the top-20. Interestingly enough, there are four films in this section that I have never seen… Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Akira, Alphaville, Battle Royale, Ghost in the Shell, Planet of the Apes, Robocop, Serenity, The City of Lost Chidlren, The Trial, Twelve Monkeys
Today, at Blood Stained Ink, we continue our exploration on the nature of humanity, particularly as we see ourselves through the unique lens of films that look into the future. To date, the series includes the following posts:
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Tags: 28 Days Later, Dark City, Fahrenheit 451, Gattaca, Mad Max, On the Beach, The Hunger Games, Total Recall, V for Vendetta, War of the Worlds
Today, at Blood Stained Ink, we continue our exploration on the nature of humanity, particularly as we see ourselves through the unique lens of films that look into the future. To date, the series includes the following posts:
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Tags: A Boy and His Dog, A Scanner Darkly, Artificial Intelligence: AI, Escape From New York, I am Legend, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Oblivion, Silent Running, The Road, THX 1138
In the interest of continuing to explore humanity’s perceptions of its own innate goodness through the lens of contemporary film, Blood Stained Ink has compiled a list of the 50 “greatest” movies to explore apocalyptic and dystopian themes. Of course, any such list is bound to be highly subjective in nature, and thus somewhat limited in usefulness. Nevertheless, in an attempt to fashion a fair and balanced perspective, I have taken the films that are most commonly cited as being influential in this genre, and I have ranked them by developing a composite score using both the Internet Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoes. [1] The first website captures public perceptions of the film, while the later attempts to track critical evaluations. In cases where there were sequels and remakes, I have scored only the original film, as it was the source of the initial “vision” that is being examined. And now, on to the countdown … Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Equilibrium, I Robot, Idiocracy, Logan's Run, One Point O, Rollerball, Soylent Green, Starship Troopers, Strange Days, The Island
Earlier this week, I posted a list of films that I am eager to see over the coming few months. But what I didn’t note, at the time of my original posting, however, is a trend that I spotted as I was busy compiling the list. In a Western world that is largely built upon the cultural foundations of the Enlightenment Project – in world that purports to believe in the essential goodness of humanity and its inevitable progress towards a technologically fueled utopian future – why are so many of our films and movies apocalyptic and/or dystopian tales of a future gone horribly wrong? Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Answering the Question: What is the Enlightenment?, Christian, culture, dystopia, eschatology, film, future, Immanuel Kant, movie, Nietzsche, redemption, review, utopia
Each year, I try to put together a list of films that I am anxious to see. Some are big-budget blockbusters that will make hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars, while others are films so tiny in scale that they’re easy to miss if you’re not paying attention. As always, this list is mine and mine alone, which means it may not represent your tastes. But take a look through it and see if you can’t find at least few treats that won’t get you in your car and on your way to the local multiplex. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: 12 Monkeys, 127 Hours, 2013, 28 Days Later, 300: Rise of an Empire, Alfonso Cauron, Baz Luhrmann, Before Midnight, best, Brazil, Christian, Christoph Waltz, Comac McCarthy, Danny Boyle, Dave Grohl, District 9, Edgar Wright, Elysium, Ender's Game, Ethan Coen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, film, Foo Fighters, Gravity, Hot Fuzz, Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Inglorious Basterds, Inside Llewyn Davis, Iron Man 3, J.J. Abrams, Jack Ryan, Joel Coen, Joseph Kosinski, Josh Whedon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Man of Steel, Martin Scorsese, Matt Damon, Millions, Monster's University, movie, movies, Much Ado About Nothing, Neil Blomkamp, Nirvana, Oblivion, Oldboy, Orson Scott Card, Pacific Rim, Peter Jackson, review, Richard Linklater, Ridley Scott, Romeo + Juliet, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Side Effects, Simon Pegg, Slumdog Millionaire, Sound City, Spike Lee, Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Wars, Steven Soderbergh, Sunshine, Terry Gilliam, The Beach, The Counselor, The Great Gatsby, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Lone Ranger, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Wolverine, The World's End, The Zero Theorem, Thor: The Dark World, Top 20, Trainspotting, Trance, TRON: Legacy, World War Z
When Henry, Maria and their three sons touch down on the stunning shores of Thailand, they see nothing more than the raw beauty of the tropical paradise that awaits them. But on the morning of December 26th, 2004, their whole world changes in a matter of moments. For as the family laughs and plays in the deceptive comfort of their resort surroundings, a deep and guttural sound rises up, as if the earth itself has been shaken loose of its moorings. And as Maria looks on in horror, an enormous, surging wall of pitch-black water comes crashing across the well-manicured grounds, engulfing the family in a swirling vortex of death and destruction. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Christian, critic, critique, Ewan McGregor, film, gratitude, movie, Naomi Watts, Oscar, power, review, Southeast Asian Tsunami, The Impossible, Tom Holland
Warning: This review contains a few minor spoilers that may or may not impact your viewing of the film.
While some films aim for nothing more than popular appeal and a massive return on initial investment (e.g. Transformers), other films set their sites on something entirely different, something more lofty, even transcendent perhaps. Without question, Beasts of the Southern Wild is firmly entrenched in the later camp, as it is a small, offbeat and yet visually arresting film, complete with a break-out performance by an unknown child actor.[1] Add to that a storyline that is simultaneously gritty and yet fantastical at the same time, it almost seems as if Beasts was intentionally designed to actively court the Oscars. But the question is: does the film have anything to actually say? Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Beasts of the Souther Wild, Christian, film, movie, Quvenzhané Wallis, review, Spike Lee
Last year, in the early days of May, I put together a short list of upcoming films that I expected to shine. Looking back upon it now, it seems quite clear that 2012 was not a great year for films. Not only did many of these movies fall short of my expectations, not a single film stood out as a game-changer. There was no Tree of Life, or The Mill and the Cross like there was in 2011. Instead, there was a steady slate of good films that were often quite entertaining, even if they ultimately fell short of being truly memorable. So without further adieu, I give you my final grades for the films I most wanted to see in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Argo, Avatar, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Brave, Christian, Christopher Nolan, Chronicle, critic, critical, Django Unchained, film, Gravity, Lincoln, Looper, Marvel's The Avengers, Moonrise Kingdom, movie, Pirates: Band of Misfits, Pixar, Prometheus, review, Salmon Fishing in Yemen, The Bourne Legacy, The Campaign, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, The Grey, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Impossible, The Master, We Have a Pope, Zero Dark Thirty
Today, at Blood Stained Ink, we continue our exploration on the nature of humanity, particularly as we see ourselves through the unique lens of films that look into the future. To date, the series includes the following posts:
