More Than One Lesson

Every good drama needs at least one moment provocative enough to leave you dwelling on it long after you’ve left the theater or turned off your TV. These moments could be inspiring, or thought-provoking, or shocking, or heartbreaking, or all of the above simultaneously. I would like to tell you about Flight, the movie directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Denzel Washington. Most specifically, I’d like to tell you about its “one moment.”

SPOILERS AHEAD

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I’m going to assume two things: 1) that you’ve seen the 1946 Frank Capra classic, It’s a Wonderful Life and 2) that you have no real strong desire to see it again. Now, if I’m wrong in either of these assumptions, then feel free to move on to another blog. However, if my assumptions are correct about you, then I’d like a moment of your time, if I may.

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In my previous post I explored some Christian aspects found within Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. I had mentioned Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway) as one of two characters whom I found intriguing from a Christian viewpoint, the other being John Blake (Joseph Gordon Levitt). The basis of both characters’ spiritual arcs depends on looking at the portrayal of Batman (Christian Bale) within the film as an allegoric representation of Christ. Through that lens, Selina’s arc mirrors that of someone struggling to accept God’s Grace.

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Party Time from The Unemployed Mind on Vimeo.

Since its release in July, I’ve had a hard time not thinking about Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. My interest in it began to fade late last month, but then I finally had the opportunity to see a 70 mm print of it on in IMAX, and my appreciation of it increased all the more. While I don’t think it’s the best film in Nolan’s Batman trilogy, it provides a fitting and satisfying conclusion to the story and character that was introduced in Batman Begins.

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In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss John Lee Hancock’s The Blind Side and Barbet Schroeder’s Reversal of Fortune.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:44- Intro, For The Title, updates
00:09:30- The Blind Side
01:20:20- Reversal of Fortune
01:31:50- Episode wrap-up

In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Paul Haggis’ Crash and Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:46- Intro, Aurora
00:08:50- Crash
01:07:00- Do The Right Thing
01:49:25- Episode wrap-up, Josh’s Crash article

In this episode, Tyler and Josh discuss Sean Penn’s Into The Wild and Wes Anderson’s Rushmore.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN
00:00:45- Intro, football
00:08:42- Into The Wild
01:12:55- Rushmore
01:45:30- Episode wrap-up

Well, it has once again been three years, which means it’s time to reorganize my top 100 list again. This proved to be surprisingly difficult, but, after a few days of thought, the list is below. A few of these are films that I saw for the first time within the last year. There will be a * next to each new addition. Enjoy.

1. CITIZEN KANE
2. JAWS
3. 12 ANGRY MEN
4. NASHVILLE
5. NETWORK
6. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER
7. BICYCLE THIEVES
8. THE MALTESE FALCON
9. THE THIRD MAN
10. THE LAST LAUGH

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THE ARTIST (2011)
Written and Directed by: Michael Hazanavicius
Starring: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, James Cromwell, John Goodman

Do we remember silent film? There are lots of us cinephiles who have watched many great silents, sometimes out of genuine enjoyment, and other times out of curiosity. But the further we get from the era of Chaplin and Murnau, the less likely it seems that the casual movie-goer has ever seen a silent movie. When Michel Hazanavicius brought the genre back into the limelight with The Artist, audiences revisited their feelings about this long-lost style of filmmaking.

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