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This Video Improves Upon My Back to the Future Trilogy Chiasmus!
Five years ago, Netflix did a short video about my Back to the Future Trilogy chiasmus article. I was thrilled to see it, of course, but I wished that it had included more information about the connections found in the … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus, Videos
Tagged back to the future, chiasmus, films, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels, videos
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The Latent Christianity of Star Trek
Star Trek is a Christian TV show in the same way that the United States is a Christian nation. There’s very little explicit reference to Biblical teachings in the show’s scripts and in our country’s founding documents, but they are … Continue reading
Posted in Uplifting Films, Videos
Tagged christian, Christianity, God, history, morality, science fiction, star trek, TV shows, videos
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I Was So Wrong in This Old Article
I make a lot of definitive statements as the Deja Reviewer, judging this and that movie in ways that I think are reasonable and sometimes daring. But doing this leaves me open to the possibility of having to eat humble … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff, Videos
Tagged alien, films, groundhog day, movies, personal, videos
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This Is What I Aspire to Do with Movies
I went a little overboard with my verbosity in the last few weeks, so I will be brief this time to balance it out a bit. There are many people I admire and respect, and Bill Whittle is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged bill whittle, comic books, films, movies, science fiction, superman, videos
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Social Distancing in Young Frankenstein
Remember when social distancing was the stuff of comedy, not intended to be real-life drama? Just take this scene near the start of 1974’s Young Frankenstein. In it, Dr. Frankenstein is bidding a tender farewell to his love, but she … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged comedy, covid-19, films, funny, humor, mel brooks, movies, relationships, videos, young frankenstein
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Asking a Simple Question: Does It Make Any Sense?
Have you ever seen a lie so big and audacious that is repeated so many times, you actually started to believe it? It seems impossible that anyone would be so brazen as to lie to your face to get you … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged 1980s, cold war, films, movie review, movies, videos, wargames
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10 Great Standoffs in Movies
Standoffs are great because they create instant drama and force characters to reveal important parts of their personalities by how they react. When two or more characters face a situation in which they can’t win by taking direct action, they … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes, Videos
Tagged action movies, aliens, die hard, dragonheart, face off, goldeneye, robocop, science fiction, sequels, speed, the naked gun, the thing, videos, waterworld
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Attitude Is Everything
I recently found a video of the most incredible man who refused to be a victim in life in spite of his facial disfigurement. I did a double-take when I saw this video’s featured image, not because the face looked … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff, Videos
Tagged adoption, attitude, beauty, blessings, deformity, disfigurement, gratitude, Isaiah, thanksgiving, triumph, victim, victor
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What Makes Superman Super
What makes Superman super? Is it his superpowers? Is it his heroics? Is it the red S on his chest? All of those are elements of it, but they’re not the whole answer. The real answer to this question is … Continue reading
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Tagged comic books, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books, relationships, romance, science fiction, superman, videos
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Movies That Force Heroes to Make an Impossible Choice
Great movies force their protagonists to make hard choices that help us understand their true character traits and motivations. Sometimes those choices are extremely difficult, messy, and uncomfortable while others only have the appearance of being like that while they … Continue reading
