Category: fantasy
swords and sorcery, danger and dragons, musclebound men and whimpering women…
Although we discussed imperfect Greek gods, and modern myths of a “more fallible Creator” in the last post, the new Clash of the Titans DOES stray from classic polytheism and polarizes the war between Zeus…
The gods need US! They need our prayers! – Cassiopeia, Clash of the Titans I mentioned in the first Clash of the Titans post that we’d address one of the film’s taglines: “damn the gods”.…
I was SO not impressed. Why did we need a remake of Clash of the Titans? And what about that inaugural tagline: “Titans will Clash”? Ugh, with a marketing team like that on other films…
(this is the last post in a series, click here for the introduction to our series on James Cameron’s AVATAR.) Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and with a loud voice he…
“Every person is born twice. The second time is when you earn your place among the people forever.” – Avatar (click here for the introduction to our series on Avatar) Do not marvel that I…
The human race sucks. Seriously, if there’s one thing James Cameron and John Calvin might agree on, it’s the depravity of man. The pivotal scene in Avatar, where Colonel Quaritch fiddles with his coffee while Hometree burns,…
For introduction to our Avatar review thread from the beginning, click here. “You’re not in Kansas anymore. You’re on Pandora, ladies and gentlemen. Respect that fact, every second of every day. If there is a…
For the first part on AVATAR: Creation, click here or follow the link for the introduction to AVATAR.. But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will…
In my introductory post on AVATAR, it was mentioned that some moviegoers are reportedly “suffering from “Avatar blues”, surrounded by the glorious 3-D world James Cameron and a team of visionaries designed as a feast…
In James-Cameron’s groundbreaking, record-shattering, world-building film Avatar (see Cinemagogue’s introduction) we begin the fantastical journey en route to planet Pandora. Except for Jake Sully’s hyper-sleep flashbacks we never see the planet Earth, and even these…
A little film came out in 1977 called Star Wars and raised quite a controversy amongst Christian fundamentalists. I remember a couple kids I carpooled to Christian school with informed me that they were forbidden…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has changed the Best Picture nomination section to include TEN nominees this year… but somehow I doubt my favorite film of 2009 will make the list… AGAIN…