With more time to develop characters and the availability of good special effects, is instant streaming the evolution to movies?
Author: BilboBarnard
A Film & TV Graduate, Brewer of Fine Ales and Archer (to make sure people leave that keg alone!)
A film a day keeps the bad grades away?
I like to think that a good film is one that sits with you once you've left the theatre. Either because your brain is struggling to comprehend what the Matrix is; you're blown away at how an animated character could make you feel emotions; or because you've learnt something new, something that changes the way you now think about the world. Whether this is about a country, a culture, or simply the most well known Prime Minster to lead England.
Is Early Man the new Avatar?
In an honest and early answer to the titular question, no, of course not. But you can't deny that there are a few similarities.
Liking a Film vs Enjoying a Film
So this week I went to go see Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (I'm just going to refer to it as Three Billboards from now on), and I came away from it with the familiar feeling that watching Dunkirk gave me. Now don't get me wrong, both of these films are very good, excellent in fact. They're thought provoking and very clever in their own ways but I'm not sure I'd ever feel the need to watch them again.
Some People Have Money For The Cinema, I Have A Blu-Ray Shelf!
It is commonly known that some people can feel the pinch of Christmas upon their wallets during January. The pinch of the festive spirit stealing of your money that is! Not wanting to stand out from the crowd, I too was visited by the festive spirit. Seeing as going out was a no-go, it was with due haste that I got round to watching the limited edition version of Serenity that I purchased months ago.
Childhood Movies Ruined?
So this week I went with my Mum to go watch Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (the amount of people saying they've seen Jumanji - as in the original one - at the cinema on Facebook is weirdly infuriating...) and you know what, it was a lot of fun!
Oh The Times They Are A’ Changing!
Last year saw a few awesome turns from the film industry as it slowly cranked the gears and chains to face a changing audience.
Do You Want New Storytelling or Not?
Now there appears to be a bit of an uproar about this film which I gather revolves around the creative choices made around the development of certain characters as well as the inclusion and exclusion of plot twists, both those that are resolved and those that aren't.
Can the Big Guys Win Awards?
With 2017 coming to an end and Oscar season coming up faster than Dwayne Johnson driving a muscle car, I started to have a think about my favourite films of the year and I surprised myself.
Emotions at the Picture House
So unless you're emotionally frozen or your hard ass scale is equivalent to Aliens' Sgt Apone, then you've probably got a bit teary, shocked, scared, or laughed uncontrollably at the cinema.
