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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How I Uncover Cinematic Chiasmus

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I’ve written more than a dozen articles explaining how the story structure of some special films fall into the category of Cinematic Chiasmus. These are films that unfold in a particular way in which the events in their first half … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged aliens, back to the future, batman begins, braveheart, chiasmus, dark knight rises, empire strikes back, films, last starfighter, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels, terminator, the dark knight, the sixth sense, wargames | Leave a comment

Bruce Wayne vs. Francisco d’Anconia

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Batman made his debut in Detective Comics in 1939 and then 18 years later a similar character showed up in the Ayn Rand novel Atlas Shrugged. That character is Francisco d’Anconia. These are two of my favorite fictional heroes, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged action movies, atlas shrugged, ayn rand, batman, batman begins, bruce wayne, christopher nolan, comic books, dc comics, drama, films, francisco d'anconia, movie review, movies, relationships | 3 Comments

The Subtle Symmetry of the Entire Dark Knight Trilogy

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

My readers deserve a better class of article. And I’m gonna give it to ‘em. You will never look at Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy the same. This one is a real doozy. Remember my Cinematic Chiasmus on the entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged action movies, batman, batman begins, chiasmus, christopher nolan, comic books, dark knight rises, films, movie review, movies, relationships, science fiction, sequels, the dark knight | 21 Comments

Cinematic Chiasmus: The Dark Knight Trilogy

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

This is not a typical Cinematic Chiasmus. I have written an ambitious article detailing how Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises mirror each other quite breathtakingly. The only problem is that the article is so huge that I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus | Tagged action movies, batman, batman begins, chiasmus, christopher nolan, comic books, dark knight rises, films, movie review, movies, sequels, the dark knight, trilogy | 6 Comments

10 Villains Who Think They Are Heroes

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Not every movie villain is interested in being evil. Some are misguided or wrongly believe that they are completely in the right. They see the supposed heroes of the story as hindrances to their righteous cause. Let’s examine 10 bad … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged a few good men, action movies, animated films, batman, batman begins, christopher nolan, comedy, falling down, films, kung fu panda, memento, misery, movie review, movies, planet of the apes, rob reiner, science fiction, stephen king, x-men | 11 Comments

The Surprising Parallels of Christopher Nolan and M. Night Shyamalan

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

The careers of Christopher Nolan and M. Night Shyamalan are on inverted trajectories. The greater Nolan rises, the lower Shyamalan falls. Their films have a surprising amount in common with each other, in terms of subject matter, but Nolan just … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged batman, batman begins, christopher nolan, comic books, dark knight rises, directors, inception, m night shyamalan, movies, science fiction, sequels, the dark knight, the sixth sense | 10 Comments

Movie Matchups: The Dark Knight Rises vs. Toy Story 3

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

There are several spoilers in this review, so please don’t read beyond this point if you haven’t seen The Dark Knight Rises and you don’t want to know plot details. You’ve been warned. When I first thought of this article, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged action movies, batman, batman begins, dark knight rises, films, movie review, movies, pixar, toy story | 18 Comments

A Tale of Two Satans: The Joker vs. General Zod

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Two of my favorite sequels of all time are The Dark Knight and Superman II. Both of them expand the heroes’ story and deepen the world they inhabit. A lot of the success of these films can be credited directly … Continue reading →

Posted in Random Stuff | Tagged batman, batman begins, christ-type, comic books, devil, drama, evil, films, general zod, God, harvey dent, jesus christ, joker, lucifer, movie review, movies, religion, romance, satan, science fiction, spiritual, superman, the dark knight, villains | 10 Comments

Movie Matchups: Sherlock Holmes (2009) vs. Batman Begins

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

It’s time for one of the greatest showdowns of all time! The world’s greatest detective (Sherlock Holmes, of course) vs. the world’s greatest detective (Batman, naturally)! In honor of the upcoming release of Sherlock Holmes 2, I’m going to show … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged action movies, batman, batman begins, bruce wayne, christopher nolan, comic books, detective, drama, films, gotham city, heroes, iron man, joker, magic, movie review, movies, police, relationships, robert downey jr, romance, sherlock holmes, tim burton | 15 Comments

Movie Matchups: DreamWorks Animation Triple Feature!

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Over the past few years, the quality of DreamWorks Animation’s films has gone up dramatically. They’ve given Pixar a run for its money with great movies like Megamind, How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda. What has suddenly … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie Matchups | Tagged animated films, batman begins, beauty and the beast, comedy, donkey kong, dreamworks, films, fun, funny, hitch, how to train your dragon, kung fu panda, megamind, movie review, movies, pixar, relationships, science fiction, superman | 8 Comments