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The Post Game of Thrones Landscape: The Rise of Blockbuster TVGame of Thrones demonstrated that shows can be bigger than the movies being watched in the theater. With the ending of Games of Thrones, it seems like networks are investing more and more resources into big event shows. Netflix has The Last Airbender and The Witcher in active development, Amazon is working on Lord of the Rings show, and Disney has its Star Wars and Marvel shows that promise to have the production value of the films. With Game of Thrones' massive success, are big budget blockbuster shows becoming the norm?
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God of War and FatherhoodThe original God of War trilogy saw Kratos as a shallow killing machine, while the latest one gives a lot more depth to the famous character. The game revolves around Kratos and his son Atreus trekking the dangerous realms of Norse Mythology so they can reach the highest point and spread the ashes of his past love. How has Kratos changed and has he changed for the better with a son around? Is this game an accurate portrayal of a father and son?
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The Academy Awards Are A Victim of the MomentWhat makes something the Best Picture? And why have so many of them been forgotten about? Many movies that were considered the best movie of that respective year are not really talked about and pander to many of the voters expectations and agenda during that time. Great movies that are still talked about today like Citizen Kane, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Saving Private Ryan unbelievably lose to something that a lot of people consider lesser. While film opinion is subjective, it's a failure from the voters to recognize and snub a film that has resonated with a lot of people for legitimate reasons. What makes voters so caught up in the moment with certain films that causes the notorious awards snub?
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Pending | Where does Disney's Pop Cultural Domination End?Disney owns Pixar, Marvel, and Star War. Three properties that constantly earn a lot of money for the corporation. Each year one of their movies is a top earner making close to if not surpassing a billion dollars at the worldwide. With Marvel and Star Wars showing no signs of stopping it seems like Disney will continue to dominate the movie scene. Along with the impending Disney/Fox and their upcoming new streaming service, how can Disney be stopped?
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Fatal flaws of the Superhero filmsSuperhero movies are some of the most popular movies coming out today. After so many being released at this point, and two major comic book film universes, some people are getting "superhero fatigue". What that means is that people are starting to get tired of these movies, and are accused of being all the same. What are some patterns and flaws that are commonly seen in superhero movies?
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Pending | Is Intelligent Sci-Fi Making a Comeback?Well done Sci-Fi films like Gravity, Interstellar, The Martian, Prometheus, Arrival, have all been successful with critics and audiences, and the upcoming Passengers, Valerian, Ghost in the Shell, Blade Runner 2, Life, and Alien: Covenant all seem to suggest that quality science fiction films are making a comeback. Is there a reason for this, and do you think this is going to be the next popular genre in movies.
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Pending | What's The Next Big Fictional World To Come To Life?With so many fictional worlds in movies right now like Star Wars, Wizarding World, Middle Earth, the MCU, the DCEU, etc., what should be the next big fictional world from a book to come to life? Talk about some book series that a rich history and world that deserve to have the same treatments as a Lord of the Rings, or Harry Potter, where the worlds come to life on screen.
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Darth Maul: A Triumph of the Star Wars Extended Universe | |
A lot of the people who’ve caused these acts of violence have all suffered. Joffrey dead, Ramsay dead, Stannis dead, Drogo dead, Jaime is missing a hand, Cersei kills everyone who was associated with her shame walk. So it looks like everyone got what they deserved at some point on this show. | Why do the Women of Game of Thrones Suffer So Much? |
I like the fact that this song and its accompanying video have got us all talking. There’s certainly a lot of layers that can pulled back from this video. | This is America: Exploring Lyrical and Visual Symbolism |
Very interesting article. I am a Nintendo fan but I’ve never got into Paper Mario. It’s really interesting that Nintendo explored Vivian like this. Not a lot of mainstream games especially one starring the most famous plumber ever | Paper Mario's Vivian: Transgender Done Right |
This was very interesting article, and it is something seen on a lot of TV shows. Relationships happen on almost every show, and it’s fascinating that you pointed out type of relationships you seen on a show. For fan influence you totally should’ve mentioned the “Olicity” phenomenon on the “Arrow”. | Relationship Entertainment: Navigating the Struggle between Romance and Friendship on TV |
Great article! I love how you went out of your way to find how the prequels and the new movie connect. I am fan of the prequels actaully, and I think they get a little too much hate. I never knew the pod racing flags showed up in the movie, and I will watch the movie again poking for that | Star Wars: How The Prequel Trilogy Enhances The Force Awakens |
This is a very interesting article and, I praise you for pointing out the flaws of this movie. When it comes to movies based off of real life problems, they have to Hollywood it in order to make it interesting to a casual audience | Philadelphia and AIDS: Looking Past the Pedantry |
This article is very on point. DLCs that come in the form of season passes like in Star Wars Battlefront are what’s ruining the game industry. It cost an additional $50 to get the season pass, and is an excuse for developers to release unfinished products | From Expansion Packs to DLC: The Evolution of Additional Video Game Content |
I don’t care what anyone says but Darth Maul is awesome. His further exploration is one of the biggest reasons why I want to get into the animated shows