Posts tagged defamiliarization
Rome (2005) Should Be In the Pantheon of Great TV Shows
Rome (2005) Should Be In the Pantheon of Great TV Shows

Season 1 demonstrates that Rome deserves to be ranked among the highest achievements of the Golden Age of Television.

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TV CornerAnton BergstromRome, TV show 2005, Golden Age of TV, Roman Republic, Julius Caesar, historical drama, John Milius, William J. MacDonald, Bruno Heller, Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Ciaran Hinds, Polly Walker, Max Pirkis, Kerry Condon, Lindsay Duncan, Indira Varma, Nicholas Woodeson, James Purefoy, Ancient Rome, defamiliarizationComment
A Few Thoughts on Defamiliarization in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge
A Few Thoughts on Defamiliarization in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge

Featuring various techniques of defamiliarization, Hacksaw Ridge is war film that is both conventional and original, and, ultimately, deeply affecting.

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Essays, Movies TodayAnton BergstromMel Gibson, war movie, World War II, pacifism, defamiliarization, Andrew Garfield, Robert Schenkkan, Andrew Knight, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Teresa Palmer, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Braveheart, Apocalypto, The Passion of the Christ, Richard RoxburghComment