The Silence of the Lambs: U Mad?

Last year, I took a course in “Story Design and Script Writing”. All the students were required to read through the screenplay for “The Silence of the Lambs” and to watch the film (if we could). I read the screenplay and watched the film. Several times. Something felt off. Rewatching the film and rereading the screenplay did not reveal the secret I was looking for, so I ventured to its Wikipedia page, hoping to find information about the film’s development and reception to understand my feelings. It apparently won numerous Oscars, including the Oscars for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, etc. Why?

I enjoyed the film. (I did!) But what made it so special? What wasn’t I getting? Watching the film one last time before bed, I decided that during this viewing, I would try something interesting: I would attempt to watch the film from Hannibal Lecter’s perspective. And it worked. My mind opened up. I finally understood the brilliance of the film. I accepted the gospel…through my own unique interpretation.

A witty, clever man, down on his luck, must escape to freedom by defeating numerous dimwitted opponents. How didn’t I see it before?

“The Silence of the Lambs” is a comedy, written by Hannibal Lecter himself.

Dragon! Dragon! Rock the Dragon! Dragon Ball Z!

You know what’s fun to do on a Saturday night? Taking a trip down Memory Lane! No, not the bad part of Memory Lane, with bullies punching and cute girls who friendzone you. Not today. I’m taking you to the good part of Memory Lane, with TV shows, video games, and orthodontic headgear. Today, we’re going to one of my favorite spots: Dragon Ball Z

For those of you that didn’t grow up in the 90’s, Dragon Ball Z started off as an anime inspired by the old Journey to the West and ended with muscular monkey men with glowing, golden hair that just keeps growing, destroying solar systems with their fists. Seriously.

Sucker Punch: Girls go to Jupiter to get More Stupider

Last Friday night, I was scrolling through the Amazon Instant Video Rentals, and I came across Sucker Punch.

I said to myself (because it was 1 AM and everyone else in the house was asleep) “I forgot about this film. I was gonna see it, but things came up and I didn’t. Hmm. The trailers look stupid, but my inner 15-year-old pervert is tugging on my arm to let us watch it and Watchmen wasn’t awful, so sure, why not?"

Dear lord. What have you done, Zack Snyder?

Die Hard: Quite the Courageous Feet

I’ve always heard how Die Hard was the greatest action film ever and now that Die Hard recently became available on Netflix Instant Streaming, I could finally see what all the “hoo-hah” is about! So, is, in my opinion, Die Hard the greatest action film EVAR?

Probably!

At the very least, it is definitely one of the best action films ever. And while I’m tempted to analyze the entire film, scene by scene, I haven’t the time or the OCD for it, so I’ll try to focus on what I consider the central theme of the film to be and why it’s unlikely any current action films will top it.