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Representations of Belief in Mad Max: Fury Road and Hot Fuzz
In both Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) and Hot Fuzz (2007), belief is not simply an internal idea held by characters - it is a force that shapes identity, controls communities, and drives narrative change.


A Farewell to Movie Quotes
“Witness me!” A battle cry and one of the last cinematic memes I can remember. Sure, movies are re-made and copied and in a way, those are memes too, but I mean a real meme - a line of dialogue that’s quoted and said by thousands of people in their daily lives for years - that line that is instantly recognisable or tickles your memberberries.


Dune & Determinism vs Free Will
Dune positions free will not as an innate human right, but as a fragile illusion sustained by culture, belief, and ignorance of deeper systems at work.


Originality and Its Appropriators: The Goonies, Super 8, and Stranger Things
Originality is often mistaken for total invention, but in reality, the best stories are echoes — not replicas — of what came before.


The Matrix as a Philosophical Mirror: Consciousness, Self, and the Illusion of Freedom
What is the self? Do we possess free will? What is consciousness, and can we truly know reality? In an era defined by artificial intelligence, digital identities, and growing alienation, the film’s inquiries resonate with urgent clarity.


The Language of Eternity: A Reflection on Arrival and the Power of Words
In Arrival, language is not merely a means of communication—it’s a current that reshapes the mind, a cycle that binds past, present, and future into a single, shimmering orbit.


The Spirituality of Annihilation
Annihilation is a film deeply imbued with spiritual undertones, exploring the human condition through themes of disconnection,


The Stereotypes in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands: Part Three
Tim Burton stereotypically represents The Desperate Housewife to emotionally manipulate his audience. Joyce has all the trappings we have se


The Stereotypes in Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands: Part One
Tim Burton may have a stereotypical representation of The Outsider, but Edward is not like any we've seen before. Yes, he is represented


An Analysis of Edward Scissorhands
This analysis of the film, Edward Scissorhands, analyses the film's gothic fairytale genre, and its theme of conformity
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