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Jul 13, 2024 · Explore the world of indie film with our roundup of Broken Social Scene Movies. From captivating narratives to stunning cinematography, these films offer a unique perspective on the human...
- 1984 (Michael Radford, 1985) The ultimate example of an allegorical film, 1984 is an adaptation of George Orwell’s novel of the same name and tells the story of Winston Smith (played excellently John Hurt) as he goes through his oppressive and confined life within a dystopian world of which “Big Brother is always watching”.
- Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927) Metropolis is a landmark film in cinema, not just in German cinema but in film as a whole. A classic German surrealist picture whom many Australian students may be familiar with as a studied text in year 12.
- Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999) Neo-noir film David Fincher master took a step back from his hit crime thriller Se7en to deliver a surprisingly brilliant satirical drama based on Chuck Palahniuk’s novel by the same name.
- Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001) A beautiful film which featured prominently in many people’s early lives, Spirited Away follows a girl Chihiro (Rumi Hiiragi) whose parents are promptly transformed into swine after ‘pigging out’ on the food of spirits.
- Black Panther. Director: Ryan Coogler. Issues: Representation, technology, colonialism, racism. It was a landmark year for representation one that boasted, among other cinematic milestones, an Afro-Latino Spider-Man in Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse.
- Minding the Gap. Director: Bing Liu. Issues: Addiction, domestic violence, economic opportunity. In the great tradition of 1994s Hoop Dreams, Bing Lius film about his skateboarding community in the fading industrial city of Rockford, Illinois, is a sports documentary in name only.
- Boy Erased. Director: Joel Edgerton. Issues: Sexual identity, gay civil rights. Is it possible to live a religious life when your very identity contradicts what many insist are the basic tenets of that belief?
- The Hate U Give. Director: George Tillman Jr. Issues: Institutional racism, police misconduct. On the surface, The Hate U Give was one of the few films this year to directly respond to the recent rash of police killings of African-Americans, calling to mind the deaths of Philando Castile and Sandra Bland.
May 30, 2023 · From Brokeback Mountain to Bambi, these 11 films have turned their stories from awareness and education into movements of social change.
Oct 6, 2022 · With thrillingly naturalistic performances from the cast, Arnold’s film offers a particularly vivid and deeply felt portrait that goes way beyond ‘Broken Britain’ cliches. Never descending to sentimentality, Arnold and cinematographer Robbie Ryan still find small pockets of joy and beauty in Fish Tank’s harsh environment, poised between ...
Aug 21, 2017 · Four Lions is a perfect example of a film asking us to sympathize with those that we do not understand and, in a world plagued by fear and terror, an attempt at consideration for the other side (even if it is for our safety) is extremely relevant.
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Apr 15, 2021 · In the 16 years since the release of Crash, the U.S. has rushed through a series of milestones in race relations: a Black president, a new chapter in the civil rights movement, a white backlash, a...
