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A New Perspective on an Old Problem
Last year, I wrote about some of the challenges I have faced since I paid off my mortgage in August 2022. I likened myself to Lightning McQueen at the start of Cars. For years I had put off major improvements … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes
Tagged action movies, comic books, family, films, money, movie review, movies, movies based on books, personal, science fiction, sequels, spiderman
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Is a Treasure Trove of Symmetry
This will be the last Cinematic Chiasmus article I write for a while. It’s been a fun run. Starting with Innerspace on January 16, I’ve published seven new Cinematic Chiasmus articles, which is an absolutely breakneck speed compared to my … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged action movies, chiasmus, disney, fantasy, films, movie review, movies, pirates of the caribbean, romance
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Pop Quiz! Which 1994 Action Movie Is a Perfect Chiasmus?
Speed is a perfect action movie. And it also just so happens to be perfectly symmetrical. The first and second halves mirror each other, and the middle point is a particularly dramatic moment. Prepare to have your mind blown similar … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, chiasmus, films, movie review, movies, speed
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Innerspace Is Appropriately the First Mini Cinematic Chiasmus
Dennis Quaid is about to make this third appearance in a Cinematic Chiasmus article. He’s previously appeared in my Dreamscape and The Parent Trap (1998) articles. And today he gets to add another feather to his cap as we explore … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, action movies, chiasmus, comedy, films, innerspace, movie review, movies, science fiction
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I Love the Way They Did the Dune (2021) Title Font
I love every version of Dune. From the 1984 David Lynch film to the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries, it’s just a great story in spite of technical limitations. I’ve heard that the 2021 version is the best by far, but … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, chiasmus, dune, frank herbert, movie titles, movies, movies based on books, science fiction
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I’m Excited to See The Oath (2023) Next Week
I don’t usually express excitement about a movie that hasn’t come out yet, but I’m going to make an exception for The Oath (2023). It’s coming out this Friday, December 8. One of my brothers told me about it a … Continue reading
Posted in Uplifting Films, Videos
Tagged action movies, book of mormon, films, movies, movies based on books, scriptures, The Oath, videos
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Die Hard Isn’t Just a Christmas Movie, It’s a Chiasmus Movie
The story structure of Die Hard forms a really cool chiasmus, meaning that its first and second halves mirror each other. This is the second film I was sent by a reader named Jay. He mapped it all out for … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, action movies, chiasmus, die hard, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books
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George Lucas’s Most Admirable Quality to Me
I once heard the story of when a young George Lucas was in a recording studio working with a sound mixer. The man said he needed Reel 2, Dialogue track 2, but he shortened all of that information to simply, … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, films, george lucas, indiana jones, movies, science fiction, sequels, star wars, videos
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I Finally Found the Full Soundtrack of The Last Starfighter Online!
I can’t tell you how much I love the soundtrack of The Last Starfighter. I’ve searched high and low on the Internet for years to find the complete soundtrack. For a time, there was something close to it on YouTube, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, action movies, films, last starfighter, movies, science fiction, soundtrack
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