Articles and reviews from Zach

  V for Vendetta: The Answer to 1984 That We Still Need Today By Zacharias Liangas Some films entertain. Some films provoke. And some films become a mirror held up to society, reflecting our fears, our hopes, and our deepest anxieties about power. V for Vendetta belongs to the third category. It is, in my view, the direct continuation of—and the ultimate answer to—George Orwell's * 1984 * . The Question That Remains There is only one question the film leaves unanswered: Who exactly was V? The answer, of course, is that it doesn't matter. As Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman) says in the film's final moments: "He was all of us." V is not a man. V is an idea. And ideas are bulletproof . Why V for Vendetta is the Answer to 1984 In Orwell's * 1984 * , Winston Smith breaks. He betrays his love, Julia. He learns to love Big Brother. The novel ends with the terrifying image of a man who has been hollowed out, his spirit crushed, his individuality erased. It is a warnin...

     my humorous poster version  This month I'm watching Anne Hathaway push forward, taking on roles in film after film, with Verity being her  latest. It's a role a lot of people disagree on, saying both actresses give flat performances. I, on the contrary, noticed that the role fit them like a glove. First, Verity , who was channeling all her neurotic repressions through her creations, while Lowen was constantly in a state of psychological turmoil because she could sense that something strange was going on. I was paying very close attention to how they both looked at each other, as well as their body movements, and I honestly think most people commenting negatively must have been wearing sunglasses at the time! The dialogues were quite good, but even more so when Lowen was reading Verity's story - that intense, descriptive, literary part of it! The story had quite a few twists, especially towards the end of the film. The whole atmosph...

    "Easy A" | A Composite Review from the Web Α pleasant rom-com with Emma Stone in the role of Olive, a student who, after a lie, becomes famous at her school as... "easy." The result? The time comes for payback, and Olive must find a way to get out of the problem she created herself. She is quite smart to find a good and near out of box solution.  Pure American style with plenty of cheap laughs. Just enjoy it as much as you can, rather than thinking about it! A fairly good role for Emma Stone, with good actors overall. Positive assessments: Stone is the bright spot, the script is clever. Rotten Tomatoes gives it an 85% fresh rating, with the general critical consensus being: "although it owes a lot to classic teen movies, the film is a smart showcase for the charming Emma Stone." Roger Ebert praised it as "funny and engaging," believing it made Stone a star. Screen Rant considers that the film uses a modern approach to discuss sex educat...

  When Cruise Dances Between Two Worlds Digger revolves around Tom Cruise, who finds himself in a constant shift between two worlds. In his role, he plays a wealthy businessman in a remote area who behaves like an extremely egotistical, stubborn man. When he learns that the locals have begun to break away from their central hub and extract methane, he moves at the speed of air to other regions — creating destruction across Europe. In collaboration with the country's president and his assistant, who was involved in climate change, he tries to find a solution to prevent nature from being destroyed. The film has quite intense humour and a very theatrical style — not to mention it was weird. As the film progressed, and I moved past my anger towards him, he self-deprecated to the highest degree within his role. The story seems very complex, though towards the end the plot becomes clearer. If you didn't understand anything, then you'd better watch the film. The film was two-spee...