Neo Cro-magnon

Contrary to the rest of arts, the ‘epic’ movie gets worse each time a new iteration or re-envision gets commissioned.

There’s a very clear and defined structure on these type of movies; basically taking the David vs Goliath fable and adding a bit of Greek Tragedy by killing ‘David’ and let the social movement inspired by his act be the winner.

Many other movies seem to be ‘Epic’ or to follow the ‘Epic’ structure or feeling, but to qualify for this all important post, they need to fit within certain parameters I would gladly pull out of my ass.

The candidates to be dissected are, Spartacus, Braveheart, Gladiator and 300

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I’ve been fortunate enough to have lived in Japan for two years.

During that time I watched many movies, I am not talking about the classics like the Kurosawa’s and such, I’m talking about going to the local rental video store and start picking movies without knowing anything about them. Just judging by the cover.

Find out some of my favourites after the jump.

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After the enjoyable viewing of Synecdoche, New York and my constant admiration of Mr. Kaufman’s work, I’ve decided to write about one of those silly ideas that we usually  never share due to the lack of real importance and significance.

Does Charlie Kaufman have a messy female hair fetish?

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synecdoche (plural synecdoches)

(rhetoric) A figure of speech by which an inclusive term stands for something included, or vice versa; a figure of speech in which a part is spoken of as the whole (hand for laborer) or vice-versa (the court for the judge).

“simultaneous understanding”

It’s also the debut as a director of Charlie Kaufman , extraordinarily talented writer of: Being John Malkovich, Adaptation or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

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