“There is no situation you cannot turn to your advantage.” Unless you're in Redbelt, where Mamet’s stoic fighter navigates a morally rigged system with only dialogue and discipline. A minimalist martial arts parable from cinema’s tersest tactician.
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Verbal Jiu-Jitsu: Narrative Austerity in Mamet’s Redbelt

Redbelt (2008) may not be David Mamet’s best, but it is an intriguing showcase of his sharpest traits and, more importantly, demonstrates that a gifted filmmaker can elevate any genre. Mamet doesn’…

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Howard Roark doesn't think of you — and that's the point. My deep dive on The Fountainhead (1949): a film that turns architecture into a battle for the soul of individualism.
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The Fountainhead: A Manifesto of Unyielding Individualism

There are films that speak so directly to the individual that they transcend art and become manifestos of a personal ideology. Such a film is, for me, The Fountainhead (1949). I never would have th…

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A ★★★½ review of Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Genre:🤖 Science-Fiction Schön gestaltet auf Instagram Teil der Movie Night 2024 Challenge von Holger Haag IM NEON LICHT! FILME IM NEON STYLE Kampf der Filmsammlung 2024 Ranking Kenji Kawai - Utai IV Reawakening (Steve Aoki Remix) [Music Inspired By Ghost In The Shell] 🎶🎵 WORUM GEHT ES IN "GHOST IN THE SHELL"? "Ghost in the Shell" aus dem Jahr 2017 ist eine Live-Action-Adaption des gleichnamigen japanischen Animes und Mangas. Der Film spielt in einer futuristischen Welt, in der Menschen mit Maschinen und künstlicher Intelligenz verschmolzen sind. Die Hauptfigur, Major Mira Killian (gespielt von Scarlett Johansson), ist eine kybernetische Polizeiagentin, die

Just watch #Insomnia (2002), directed by #ChristopherNolan. It feels like a spiritual predecessor to #Inception. The film deals with guilt as a moral compass. Once we stop listening to it, we can tragically go down the wrong path. The main character is just as lost as Cobb from Inception and finds himself in sleepless dreams.

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