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Massive Movie Analysis: Cinderella UPDATED

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Alright, I know I mentioned Popol Vuh in the last post and I hinted at blood and gore and other pleasant things. Unfortunately, life doesn’t go as planned and so I will not be writing about K’iche’ Mayan myths. You will have to learn to deal with disappointing news when you’re older and this is but a small exercise. You’ll thank me someday. Probably Friday. Maybe Saturday. But definitely by Sunday.

Instead, I’ll be talking about Cinderella –  its wonders, its pitfalls, and Cate Blanchett’s amazing wardrobe. Really, you’re getting a great deal. Spoilers after the jump.

UPDATED: I had the wrong day for my PCA presentation. If you’re there, I’ll be going Thursday morning at 8 am!

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Oscars Predictions 2015

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Hey everyone. I spent about an hour typing up a long list, replete with humorous photos and detail explanations of my reasoning behind my predictions for the Oscars this year. And then I accidentally lost it all! Instead of driving myself crazy and going through it all, I’m simply going to link to my and Alex’s podcast, The Hermit Cave. We talked about our predictions and dream wins over there. I’ll be watching and live tweeting the Oscars tonight as well. If you want to follow along, I’m @MythicRamblings. Highly frustrating, but 2014 had too many good movies for me to stay mad. New post next week about our rocking forefathers, so look out for that too!

Building a Hero: Selma and American Sniper

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Hi everyone! I’ve had a great week of watching many shows and movies. But I don’t want to focus on any of them! Instead, I thought I’d tackle something that had been bugging me ever since I saw Selma and American Sniper. I was interested in why Selma made me feel flat, whereas American Sniper didn’t. Don’t get me wrong, American Sniper didn’t inspire or wow me. I simply recognized that American Sniper made the better hero. I have a few ideas about why that is.

If you want to hear more of my opinions about the two films, head over to the podcast I co-host, The Hermit Cave. I go into the films a little bit more generally during the podcast. Here, though, I’ll be focusing on the differences between the two films in terms of their respective heroes. Spoilers after the jump.

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Writing Off a Character: Elementary and Sleepy Hollow

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When I started this site, I had a list of all these bigger, larger posts in mind to talk about the general state of affairs in visual media today. But I also knew I wanted to incorporate some timely reactions to the movies and shows I watch. I settled down today to catch up on my shows, as I do most every Tuesday. I was slightly blown away by the comparisons and lines of thought popping up. And so here I am, with a nice long list in my pocket, about to make a post on how Elementary and Sleepy Hollow recently wrote out a new character. Spoilers for both shows after the jump. Continue reading “Writing Off a Character: Elementary and Sleepy Hollow” →