TV MOVIE BLOG

Perhaps one of the best and well-known Japanese animated movies, Hiyao Miyazaki's Spirited Away , incorporates elements of love, kindness, and generosity in conjunction with the complexity of animation and how Miyazaki's imagination and endless creativity produces a piece of work that is magical and enchanting for the viewer. Spirited Away was released in 2002 to audiences in Japan, and became so popular that it was then released to the rest of the world in which Miyazaki won several awards because of its captivating storyline and graphics. It appeals to other cultures and audiences because of the installation of Western influence; texts such as Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Homer's Odyssey to embellish a narrative that is alluring and exciting for different audiences and cultures to experience. The movie opens with the young protagonist Chihiro in the car with her parents leaving their hometown to live in the provinces; it sets up Chihiro as a spoi...

J ust like how anything is a better love story than Twilight, Moana is better than Frozen.   Disney’s animated film, Moana, directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, follows the physical and emotional voyage of Moana ( Auli'i Cravalho ) , a young girl, unsure of who she is but determined to find Maui (Dwayne Johnson), shapeshifter, demigod of the wind and sea, hero of men and women, in order to restore the heart of Tifinti and restore her island.   The film was an emotional ride from start to end. I was on the verge of tears so many times and well I had to “let it go” around 20 mins in. Seeing the characters on the verge of tears made me also be on the verge of tears.   Characters Really, only two main characters (Maui and Moana). A lot of characters were not necessary, Pau (the pig), the coconut pirates, crab. Hay Hay and the tattoo guy weren’t exactly necessary either but added to the humor element. It’s just many of these unnecessary characters have very l...

Ever wanted to know how film came to be? Its roots are buried deep within history, even before the invention of the camera and photography!  The history and development of film came from the Renaissance (a time period in Europe where science and art thrived) as people experimented with perspective within artworks, utilising light and darkness to create this dimension within their works. There was also a sparked interest in how time and space worked together and by themselves because of this shift in perspective: Time-keeping became a part of the Medieval society (due to the invention of the clock) and became a part of the social fabric as it gave structure to society, and space became objectively defined through cartography (the practise of drawing maps) as exploration of 'new worlds' became an important part of civilisation.  After the invention of the Camera Obscura (dating back to Medieval times), and the Daguerrotype Camera invented in 1837 by Louis Daguerre and...

Bolt To be fair, I haven’t watched it from start to end. It just never grabbed me and I think it’s a waste of time. Perhaps if you like talking animated animals and Miley Cyrus, this film would be worthwhile but other than that, meh? Also, it kind  of  seemed similar to Toy Story  in the “gotta return to my owner” just   way less interesting…  Click here for the trailer! 9 I honestly don’t know what I expected the film would be about when the main characters look like voodoo dolls. 9 was way more  scarring than Caroline . I’m so traumatized I don’t even know what it was about other than the last man alive in some robotic post-apocalyptic world splits his soul into “9” dolls  a nd they somehow save the world...maybe?? I don’t think there was a happy ending… Click here for the trailer!   Rango Don’t really like Johnny Depp and well this was just boring and dry (pun intended - film was about looking for water in a dro...