Destroy Apathy represents the deconstruction of the myth that people in the 21st Century are apathetic, aimless drones. 2010 went some way to vindicate this stance through the numerous instances of people standing up to the status quo. Through this line of thinking I see it as imperative that all items of popular culture are valued as cultural documents and warrent analysis. This is my way of keeping apathy at bay.
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A Prophet
Amazing film, doing more for the Gangster genre than any other film in my lifetime. It uses genre perfectly to set a very tense and enjoyable film in a recognisable format, whilst subverting certain genre elements to differentiate it and in so doing commenting on contemporary society. For a full writeup see my blog www.destroy-apathy.blogspot.com. There is much discussion to be had.
Style
- Auteur-driven
- Melancholy
- Zip, whiz, and energetic!
- Wildly romantic
- Fashionable alienation
- Deliriously surreal
- Nouvelle vague
- Rebellion!
- Of-the-moment
- Other-worldly
- Coming-of-Age
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Displaying 4 of 5 reviews.
The Mechanic
Creators:
Directed by Simon West, director of the legendary Con Air (didn’t know this before viewing; no wonder I was so pleasantly surprised)
Story and Screenplay by Lewis John Carlino, writer… read review
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
What Happened:
Johnny Depp’s Benjamin Barker returns to London under the alias of Sweeney Todd after a life in exile. He intends to exact revenge on the crooked judge Turpin who raped his wife… read review
The Princess and the Frog
What Happened:
Set in New Orleans, this is an inversion of both the Princess and the Frog tale along with he Disney Princess mythos (see below). The frog-based inversion comes as the Princess… read review
A Prophet
Contains spoilers – taken from my blog www.destroy-apathy.blogspot.com
I know it’s not the first film I have seen in 2010 but Un prophète really does set the precedence for the year. I very… read review
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