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Ultimate Suffering in Film
This article is not for the squeamish. The end of 2018 was not kind to me. I was bedridden for a week in September and then spent the final week of December suffering from a number of painful maladies. I … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes
Tagged braveheart, dune, films, incredibles, movie review, movies, pain, robocop, the fly, the passion of the christ, the princess bride, the ten commandments
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A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How I Uncover Cinematic Chiasmus
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
The Lighthearted Side of Braveheart
You might accuse me of having a morbid sense of humor, but I can’t help chuckling a little at the funeral scene at the start of Braveheart. And I think you might just do the same thing after you see the … Continue reading
Posted in Joke of the Week
Tagged braveheart, comedy, films, fun, funny, humor, jokes, movies, puns
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5 Films About Forcing the British to Leave
How about this for a topical article? A lot of people wanted Britain to stay in the European Union, but the Brexit vote last week dashed their hopes. However, through the centuries not everyone has been too keen on having … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged america, braveheart, brexit, britain, china, england, exodus, gandhi, great britain, history, hong kong, india, Israel, rush hour, the patriot
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Braveheart Is a Perfectly Executed Example of Cinematic Chiasmus
Sons of Scotland! I am the Deja Reviewer. And I see a whole army of moviegoers who are here in defiance of casual movie viewing. You’ve come here to dig below the surface of a great film, and dig we … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged academy awards, action movies, braveheart, chiasmus, drama, epic, films, history, love, mel gibson, movie review, movies, oscars, relationships, romance, scotland, war
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10 Movies Whose Hero and Villain Never Actually Meet
Some movies are so well-constructed, they don’t even need their hero and villain to be anywhere close to each other to create lots of suspense and conflict. They might talk with each other over the phone, but they never have … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, animated films, bambi, braveheart, disney, films, heroes, history, hunt for red october, james bond, james t kirk, last starfighter, movies, patton, science fiction, star trek, star wars, the truman show, villains
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Movie Matchups: Braveheart vs. The Conqueror
Some friends of mine recently discovered a forgotten 1956 John Wayne film entitled The Conqueror. Since we all have great respect for that classic Western actor, we decided to watch that movie and see why it’s been lost for all … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Matchups
Tagged braveheart, films, history, john wayne, movie review, movies
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