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Narrative Mirroring in Denis Villeneuve's Dune (2021) & Dune: Part Two (2024)

In Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve mirrors narrative and relationship patterns from Dune: Part One in order to amplify the film’s dramatic impact.

Movies Today, EssaysAren BergstromAugust 9, 2024Dune, Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve, Frank Herbert, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Narrative Mirroring in Denis Villeneuve's Dune and Dune: Part Two Comment

The Violent Provocation of Alex Garland's Civil War (2024)

Alex Garland’s Civil War is more provocative exploitation film than political treatise.

Essays, Movies TodayAren BergstromMay 22, 2024Civil War, Alex Garland, Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman, Jefferson White, Nelson Lee, Evan Lai, Jesse PlemonsComment

Genocide Just Over the Fence: Defamiliarization in Jonathan Glazer's The Zone of Interest (2023)

Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest is like an art installation about what exists just outside the frame.

Essays, Movies TodayAren BergstromJanuary 19, 2024The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer, The Holocaust, Auschwitz, Genocide Just Over the Fence, Defamiliarization in Jonathan Glazer's The Zone of InterestComment

The Images and the Darkness: Why Sound of Freedom (2023) Is a Focused, Sophisticated Message Movie

With restraint, focus, and power, Sound of Freedom exposes the demand and supply sides of child trafficking.

1917 (2019) Is Slick and Relentless, But Unconvincing as a Study of War

1917 can only seem incredibly real and immersive for generations far removed from the actual horrors of 1914–1918.

I'm Thinking of I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

Musings on consciousness, cryptomnesia, strange loops, artistic inspiration, and Christopher Nolan’s Tenet as inspired by Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things.

Essays, Movies TodayAren BergstromJanuary 26, 2021Charlie Kaufman, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, TenetComment

On Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Genre Reflections, and the Franchise Reboot

Anton explores the dinosaur franchise, its science fiction themes, and the nature of the reboot.

The Last Temptation of Luke Skywalker

Anders revisits the fandom-splitting film and considers its treatment of the Star Wars myth. Is it actually Rian Johnson's reverent tribute to Lucas's series?

Essays, Movies TodayAnders BergstromApril 6, 2018Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Luke Skywalker, Rian Johnson, myth, King Arthur, Daisy RidleyComment

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.