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Brad Pitt: Realism in Post-Cinema
Bullet Train ‘Bullet Train’ (David Leitch, 2022), is a 2022 movie about five assassins on a bullet train with connected missions. The Film is full of action, including a sword fight, a train crash, and a battle with a rigged gun. Very famous and well known actor Brad Pitt starred in this film, but his…
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How does the movie “Spirited Away” embody the Chaos Cinema theory
“Spirited Away” (:千と千寻の神隠し) is a classic animated film directed by the famous Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. It was released on July 20, 2001. The film tells the story of a 10-year-old girl Chihiro Ogino who strayed into a mysterious ghost world with her parents while moving. In this world, her…
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Post-Cinematic Form and the Conquest of Space
In the digital age, movies no longer only convey emotions through traditional narratives, but directly affect the audience’s sensory experience through complex audio-visual effects and non-linear narratives. Take< Blade Runner 2049 (2017)>as the example in this blog, as an iconic work of digital cinema, demonstrates how digital special effects, surrealism and fragmented narrative can be expressed in…
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Netflix’s “Season Dumps” and The Crown (2016)
In Mareike Jenner’s TVIV (fourth stage of television), Netflix is no longer just a distribution platform outsourcing cinema, it now has the power to produce it. An example of a Netflix Original would be the historical drama television show, The Crown. Reaching 60 episodes in 6 seasons, The Crown looks at the British monarchy and…
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Tom Cruise: Realism in a Post-Cinematic World
Tom Cruise performing the motorcycle stunt in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One highlights the importance of an intriguing aspect of post-cinematic form: indexicality—the idea that audiences can connect to the physical reality of an event depicted on screen. This indexical connection is key to the appeal of Cruise’s films, as viewers appreciate knowing that these…
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Post-Cinematic Affect and the Power of Audiovisual Video Essays: Insights from The Big Short
The concept of post-cinematic affect, as theorized by scholars like Steven Shaviro (2010), explores how digital media technologies reshape the ways audiences experience emotion and meaning in contemporary cinema. In the post-cinematic landscape, films often eschew traditional storytelling and stylistic norms in favor of fragmented, hypermediated, and affect-driven techniques. Adam McKay’s The Big Short (2015)…
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Breaking Boundaries: Post-Cinema’s Disruption of Traditional Film Language
As technology evolves, films have richer content and a greater variety in storytelling. Thus, the idea of ‘post-cinema’ has emerged, reflecting these changes in filmmaking. Post-cinema refers to films that break away from the traditional methods of making and watching movies. In the book Post-Cinema: Theorizing 21st-Century Film, Shane Denson and Julia Leyda explain that…
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Post-cinema Emotions in the Chinese Film Red Sorghum
Red Sorghum is a classic film directed by the famous Chinese director Zhang Yimou, adapted from Mo Yan’s novel of the same name. Released in 1987, the film tells the love story of a young girl Jiuer and a winery owner in rural China in the 1930s, as well as their lives and struggles against…
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Digital Animation: The Evolution from Hand-Drawn to 3D and Beyond
The evolution of animation, from simple hand-drawn sketches to today’s digital animation, has undergone tremendous change. This journey reflects not only rapid technological advancements but also changes in storytelling, creativity, and audience expectations. Moving from traditional hand-drawn methods to modern 3D animation, and with even more possibilities in the future, animation as a medium has…
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