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A Much Better Man Than Me
I’m not proud of the article I wrote last week. My heart wasn’t in it, but I didn’t know how to refuse to write it. An amazing reader of mine named Jay had sent me a complete summary of how … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged chiasmus, films, movies, personal, relationships, the big lebowski
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The Big Lebowski Has Symmetry to Spare
With apologies to my wonderful reader Jay, I have to admit this has been the hardest of the four movies he sent me to write about. Perhaps it’s because Goodfellas was crammed with so much violence, foul language, and drug … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged chiasmus, comedy, films, movie review, movies, the big lebowski
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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
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged 1980s, action movies, chiasmus, die hard, films, movie review, movies, movies based on books
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It’s Time for Me to Knuckle Down
I have been both looking forward to and dreading this moment for a long time. I suppose that’s true of any major undertaking in my life. And this certainly fits into that category.
Raiders of the Lost Ark Is a Symmetrical Masterpiece
I know I said that I have three more Cinematic Chiasmus articles to write, which were submitted by a reader of mine named Jay. I promise I’ll get to those. But I had such a powerful impression that I needed … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged 1980s, action movies, chiasmus, classic films, films, george lucas, indiana jones, movie review, movies, raiders of the lost ark, steven spielberg
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Who You Gonna Call a Perfect Chiasmus? Ghostbusters!
As I mentioned last week, this Cinematic Chiasmus is not my own. A reader of mine named Jay not only suggested it, but he mapped it out for me. All I had to do was write the descriptions. I’m happy … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged 1980s, chiasmus, comedy, films, ghostbusters, movie review, movies, science fiction
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Four Extraordinary Cinematic Chiasmus Articles Coming Soon
If I say that something is unprecedented too many times, that word will lose its impact. And yet I’ve felt the need to say that six of the last eight Cinematic Chiasmus articles I’ve written, starting with Tron and ending … Continue reading
Pride and Prejudice (1995) Is a Beautiful Chiasmus (Complete)
This is a love letter to my wife. When we got married 14 years ago, I had never read Pride and Prejudice. But it’s my wife’s favorite book, so she encouraged me to read it. Of course, I had to … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged chiasmus, drama, films, jane austen, love, movie review, movies, movies based on books, pride and prejudice, relationships, romance
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Pride and Prejudice (1995) Is a Beautiful Chiasmus (Part 3)
Once again we return to Pride and Prejudice (1995), the famous BBC miniseries that just so happens to be a perfect chiasmus. In the first part, we explored how Episodes 1 and 6 match up. In the second part, we … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged chiasmus, drama, films, jane austen, movie review, movies, movies based on books, pride and prejudice, relationships, romance
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Pride and Prejudice (1995) Is a Beautiful Chiasmus (Part 2)
Let’s continue this in-depth analysis of the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice miniseries to discover more of how its chiasmus works. It’s truly breathtaking. If you thought the first part of this chiasmus was interesting, just wait until you see … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged chiasmus, drama, films, jane austen, movie review, movies, movies based on books, pride and prejudice, relationships, romance
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