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Pride and Prejudice (1995) Is a Beautiful Chiasmus (Part 1)
Pride and Prejudice (1995) is not only quite possibly the best BBC miniseries of all time, but it is also the most complex Cinematic Chiasmus I have ever found. For this reason, I have chosen to separate this article into … Continue reading
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Tagged chiasmus, drama, films, jane austen, movie review, movies, movies based on books, pride and prejudice, romance
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The Most Epic Cinematic Chiasmus I’ve Ever Done
We’re starting 2023 with a bang. I’ve taken on the unprecedented task of uncovering the incredible chiasmus found in Pride and Prejudice (1995). That’s right, the BBC miniseries. Not a two-hour movie or even a trilogy of movies. I’m talking … Continue reading
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Tagged chiasmus, drama, films, jane austen, love, movie review, movies, movies based on books, pride and prejudice, romance
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Miracles I’ve Seen This Year
Every day is a miracle. I am grateful for every opportunity I have to keep living and being better. This Thanksgiving, I would like to acknowledge some of the biggest miracles I’ve seen this year.
Whoso Discovereth The Sword in the Stone’s Chiasmus Is King
It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to claim a Cinematic Chiasmus article as totally my own. I haven’t done that since Quigley Down Under in April 2021. All the ones I’ve done since then have been inspired … Continue reading
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Tagged animated films, chiasmus, disney, films, king arthur, magic, movie review, movies, movies based on books, the sword in the stone
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So Much to Write, So Little Time
I’ve been writing Cinematic Chiasmus articles for 10 years, and I’ve never had a dearth of ideas for them. The only limit on my output of them has been the fact that those articles are always ambitious projects to put … Continue reading
What Is the Value of Cinematic Chiasmus?
Whenever I write a Cinematic Chiasmus article, I answer a lot of questions involving the what and how. I explain what a chiasmus is and exactly how the story structure demonstrates a chiasmus as the events fall into place perfectly. … Continue reading
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Tagged chiasmus, movie review, movies, science fiction, sequels
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The Parent Trap (1998) Is a Doubly Symmetrical Film
You’re about to see double, and not just because we’re talking about a movie with twins. The Parent Trap (1998), in addition to being one of my favorite films, is an example of Cinematic Chiasmus. That means that the first … Continue reading
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Tagged chiasmus, comedy, disney, movie remakes, movie review, movies, parent trap, romance
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Behold the Awesome Symmetry of Akira
Okay, this has been one of the most extraordinary experiences of my 11 years as the Deja Reviewer. Several months ago, a reader of mine named Jordan sent me three movies he had a feeling about being examples of Cinematic … Continue reading
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Tagged action movies, akira, animated films, anime, chiasmus, films, international, japan, movie review, movies, movies based on books, science fiction
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Unfinished Work
Have you ever almost completed a project, but then left it for weeks and not gone back to it to finish the job? I ask because I find myself in that position right now. I recently went through my old … Continue reading
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