Category: Drama
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One day in 1905, a group of soldiers on the Russian naval battleship Potemkin complain about the quality of rations they are given on the ship, only to be violently suppressed by the higher-ups. As a result, a mutiny erupts, leading to the death of Vakulinchuk, a passionate supporter of the revolution in Russia. When…
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One of the most stirring images in The Thin Red Line (1998) is the shot where the camera appears to float over the grass in the Guadalcanal battlefield. After all the bloodshed and destruction, Terrence Malick’s tendency to focus on the more peaceful and philosophical shines through, not unlike how the sun shines through the…
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Shane was a very interesting experience for me. I have not seen that many Westerns, but I was aware of their legacy, especially concerning masculinity and the pro-colonialist messages they contained. When I heard this film mythologized violence, I took it to mean that violence was mystified to become an unconscious part of the American…
BEYOND THE FRAME 