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6 Vehicles in Movies That Get Destroyed One Piece at a Time
There are plenty of car crashes in action movies. But sometimes, like enjoying a sumptuous meal, movies take their time to destroy a car (or other type of vehicle) one piece at a time until they’re basically unusable. Here are … Continue reading
Mary Poppins and Our Financial House of Cards
Two financial topics in a row? I promise I’m not going to only talk about money in all of my future articles, but debt and the banking world are weighing heavily on my mind at the moment, and I have … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes
Tagged bank, disney, family, films, mary poppins, money, movie review, movies, movies based on books, music, musical
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Goldfinger Pulls Off a Spectacular Chiasmus for Bond, James Bond
Bond, James Bond. Even the way he says his name is a chiasmus! So it’s fitting that we would find a chiastic structure in arguably the most-famous Bond movie of all time: Goldfinger. This was the third film in the … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged action movies, chiasmus, films, james bond, movie review, movies, movies based on books, romance, sequels
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A New Perspective on an Old Problem
Last year, I wrote about some of the challenges I have faced since I paid off my mortgage in August 2022. I likened myself to Lightning McQueen at the start of Cars. For years I had put off major improvements … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Scenes
Tagged action movies, comic books, family, films, money, movie review, movies, movies based on books, personal, science fiction, sequels, spiderman
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Mary Poppins’ Chiasmus Is Practically Perfect in Every Way
I was going to say that this is my first musical Cinematic Chiasmus article, but then I remembered that I actually wrote about Beauty and the Beast (1991) several years ago. Oh well. In any case, Mary Poppins is the … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged chiasmus, films, mary poppins, movie review, movies, movies based on books, music, musical, songs, soundtrack
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The Oath Is a Good Movie That Brings Up Lots of Big Questions
As I mentioned two weeks ago, I saw The Oath. And I liked it. It’s a heartfelt movie that gave me a lot to think about. What I like most about it is that it takes the concept of the … Continue reading
Posted in Uplifting Films
Tagged book of mormon, chronicles of narnia, drama, films, lord of the rings, movie review, movies, movies based on books, relationships, romance, The Oath
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I Love the Way They Did the Dune (2021) Title Font
I love every version of Dune. From the 1984 David Lynch film to the 2000 Sci-Fi Channel miniseries, it’s just a great story in spite of technical limitations. I’ve heard that the 2021 version is the best by far, but … Continue reading
Posted in Random Stuff
Tagged action movies, chiasmus, dune, frank herbert, movie titles, movies, movies based on books, science fiction
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I’m Excited to See The Oath (2023) Next Week
I don’t usually express excitement about a movie that hasn’t come out yet, but I’m going to make an exception for The Oath (2023). It’s coming out this Friday, December 8. One of my brothers told me about it a … Continue reading
Posted in Uplifting Films, Videos
Tagged action movies, book of mormon, films, movies, movies based on books, scriptures, The Oath, videos
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Goodfellas Is a Chiasmus, as Far Back as I Can Remember
As far back as I can remember, there have always been symmetrical movies. All the way back to the Buster Keaton classic The General, where the film is structured (appropriately enough) like a railroad track. Well, today we’re going to … Continue reading
Posted in Cinematic Chiasmus
Tagged drama, films, goodfellas, mafia, martin scorsese, mob movie, movie review, movies, movies based on books, relationships
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