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    • The Rule of Law’s Absence in “The Mandalorian” – Chapters I-III

      The Rule of Law’s Absence in “The Mandalorian” – Chapters I-III

      The Mandalorian takes place some time after the fall of the Empire, in the outer reaches of the galaxy, which evades the authority of the New Republic. As we witness the beginning of the show, we see the setting similar to that of a western movie. A bar with thugs, and the hero, the Mandalorian […]

      Vigour of Film Lines

      November 29, 2019
      In 1000 Words: Cinematic TV Shows
      Action, Cinema, Entertainment, Politics, Realpolitik, Star Wars, Superhero, Tradition, Trauma, TV Show, Western
    • Silence (Martin Scorsese, 2016) “The Dark Night of the Soul”

      Silence (Martin Scorsese, 2016) “The Dark Night of the Soul”

      Earlier this year, I wrote an article about this very film, “Last Breaths of Christendom in the Land of the Rising Son”, emphasizing the role of the Japanese state (Tokugawa Shogunate) and the Hobbesian reading which implies that the state proscribes the teachings and religions practiced by the populace; in this case the state religion […]

      Vigour of Film Lines

      November 27, 2019
      American cinema, Cinema of the World, Great American Directors, Martin Scorsese
      Art, Christ, Christianity, Cinema, Crisis, Faith, Japan, Japanese, Literature, Love, Religion, Spirituality
    • In Martin Scorsese’s Words: Cinema and Spirituality

      In Martin Scorsese’s Words: Cinema and Spirituality

        When we talk about personal expression I’m often reminded of [Elia] Kazan’s film America America – the story of his uncle’s journey from Anitolia to America; the story of so many immigrants who came to this country from a very, very foreign land. I kind of identified with it and was very moved by it. Actually, […]

      Vigour of Film Lines

      November 12, 2019
      In the Words of the Director
      Art, Cinema, Community, Filmmaker, MCU, Religion, Religious, Sacred, Secular, Spirituality
    • Freedom or Security? – MCU’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”

      Freedom or Security? – MCU’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”

      Chris Evans, the actor who impersonated Captain America, said the following words regarding his character’s transition from the WWII era to the modern day: “It’s not so much about his shock with [technology]… It’s more about the societal differences. He’s gone from the ’40s to today; he comes from a world where people were a […]

      Vigour of Film Lines

      November 8, 2019
      American cinema, Cinema of the World, Marvel Cinematic Universe
      America, Comic Books, Democracy, Fear, Freedom, Ideology, MCU, Mythology, Politics, Superhero
    • 5 Films Inspired By the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (Red Riding Hood)

      5 Films Inspired By the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (Red Riding Hood)

      For the second part of the list dealing with the films based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tales, with a focus on the fairy tale Red Riding Hood, I chose a Japanese animated film “Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade” and a surrealist Czechoslovakian film “Valerie and Her Week of Wonders”, films which deal with this fairy tale in an extraordinary way…

      Vigour of Film Lines

      October 23, 2019
      Uncharted Territory: Film Lists
      Anime, Childhood, Erotic, Fairy Tale, Innocence, Japan, Psychology, Religion, Sexuality, Surrealism, Teenager, Trauma, Violence
    • 5 Films Inspired by the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (Sleeping Beauty & Snow White)

      5 Films Inspired by the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales (Sleeping Beauty & Snow White)

      Brothers Grimm’s fairy tales are now part of our collective imagination (I will not use Jung’s term “collective unconscious” since it is a bit problematic). Isabel dos Santos, the author of the article about Brothers Grimm “Reluctant Romantics”, writes: “Throughout the entire world, fairy tales have for generations played a significant part in children’s upbringing […]

      Vigour of Film Lines

      October 21, 2019
      Uncharted Territory: Film Lists
      Animation, Childhood, Cinema, Disney, Dream, Fairy Tale, German, Imagination, Spanish, Walt Disney
    • The Advent of “Joker” – A Pathological Struggle for Recognition

      The Advent of “Joker” – A Pathological Struggle for Recognition

      Editor’s Note: Since the film is in the cinemas at the moment while I am writing this article, I will not reveal any details about the film’s plot, and I will certainly not write a value judgment of the film. Whether the film is enjoyable or not in the final verdict is a matter of […]

      Vigour of Film Lines

      October 6, 2019
      American cinema, Cinema of the World
      Anarchy, Comedy, Depression, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker, Mental illness, Psychology, Social Networks, Tod Phillips, Violence
    • In Paul Verhoeven’s Words: A Leap into the Unknown

      In Paul Verhoeven’s Words: A Leap into the Unknown

      Verhoeven compared making RoboCop with making Elle and once said that the experience was a “leap into the unknown”. He elaborates it in an interview: So you go to an unknown part of the world where you don’t know the people, and that’s frightening. But also, at the same time, if you do it, it turns […]

      Vigour of Film Lines

      September 28, 2019
      In the Words of the Director
      American cinema, Anxiety, Creativity, Fear, Identity, Interview, Philosophy, Science-fiction, Traveling, United States
    • Dionysiac Union with Art in Aronofsky’s “Black Swan”

      Dionysiac Union with Art in Aronofsky’s “Black Swan”

      Aronofsky’s Black Swan follows the ballet dancer Nina, who gets a part in the production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. She is fragile, innocent, fearful and pure, but lacks the feel for playing the Black Swan, while she is a perfect cast for the White Swan. In the performances of Tchaikovsky’s ballet, the same ballerina sometimes […]

      Vigour of Film Lines

      June 14, 2019
      American cinema, Darren Aronofsky
      Art, Ballet, Cinema, Dance, Dream, Drinking, Literature, Madness, Mental illness, Music, Natalie Portman, Philosophy
    • “Game of Thrones” – Dany’s Agony: Purification Through Fire

      “Game of Thrones” – Dany’s Agony: Purification Through Fire

      Targaryen alone in the world is a terrible thing. Aemon Targaryen Daenerys Targaryen is at Dragonstone, isolated and refusing to eat, looking worn out, pale, exhausted beyond recognition. She is well aware of Jon’s betrayal and the choice to confide with her sister, which resulted in Varys plotting to destroy her, possibly poisoning her in […]

      Vigour of Film Lines

      May 18, 2019
      In 1000 Words: Cinematic TV Shows
      Betrayal, Bible, Daenerys, Entertainment, Fantasy, Loneliness, Madness, Pain, Spectacle, Suffering, TV Show
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