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D.A.R.Y.L. Demonstrates Simple Solutions to Complex Problems

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I love the SR-71 Blackbird sequence at the end of 1985’s D.A.R.Y.L. for many reasons. It’s the culmination of an already-good film, and it shows that it still has a few tricks up its sleeve. Plus, it contains a lesson … Continue reading →

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Man of La Mancha and How to End a Story

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Man of La Mancha is a movie that’s grown on me over the years. I first saw it as a child, and I didn’t understand it at all. The only musical I enjoyed at the time was Fiddler on the … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of Superman’s Father Jor-El

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I talk a lot about Superman because he’s my favorite superhero. Some people laugh at a statement like that because they think it’s silly to idolize a fictional character as perfect as him. He seems too simple and boring. But … Continue reading →

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Why Is Each How to Train Your Dragon Film a Chiasmus?

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

Each Cinematic Chiasmus article I write explains the what and how of a film’s symmetrical structure, but they don’t tend to go into the why. Why are these films a chiasmus, and what does that say about them? I’d like … Continue reading →

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7 Reasons Why Coneheads Is Worth a Watch

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

After Wayne’s World became a surprise hit in 1992, Saturday Night Live skits became all the rage in Hollywood for the next decade. Sometimes it gave us A Night at the Roxbury and other times it gave us It’s Pat: … Continue reading →

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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Completes the Trilogy as Yet Another Chiasmus

Posted on October 1, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

I feel like Astrid soaring through the clouds with Hiccup for the first time on a dragon in How to Train Your Dragon. After the initial fear and exhilaration have worn off, she is left with a sense of calm … Continue reading →

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An Important Lesson from The Karate Kid

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

In every aspect of life, it’s important to have honor. In other words, the ends don’t justify the means. That is something that is demonstrated in this scene from The Karate Kid (1984).

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How to Train Your Dragon 2 Is a Special Chiasmus

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

How to Train Your Dragon is one of my favorite films of all time. So its sequel had a lot to live up to. I mean, the first one introduces us to a village called Berk under siege by a … Continue reading →

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10 Actors Who Became More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine After Being Struck Down

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

In Star Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi told Darth Vader, “If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.” And he was right. Not just about the character becoming more powerful in a spiritual existence after … Continue reading →

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Serenity Answers the Question: What’s Worth Dying for?

Posted on August 27, 2024 by Robert Lockard, the Deja Reviewer

“A world without sin.” That is how Captain Malcolm Reynolds in Serenity describes a planet called Miranda in which every inhabitant was given an airborne drug called the Pax to calm them down. The Alliance did that. It thinks of … Continue reading →

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