Cadeem Lalor

Great article, I always wondered about the correlation between popularity and Oscar wins myself. Although there are examples to the contrary I think you’ve done a good job of showing a relation between the two here. I would also be interested in examining the impact of favouritism or racism in the Oscars.

What I loved about It Follows, in addition to the concept, was that the director still managed to make the monster terrifying even though it only walks.

One thing I hate about all the comparisons to NGE is that people seem to be oblivious to the fact that mecha movies are an entire genre in anime. Numerous properties involve giant robots. So saying Pacific Rim is like NGE is like saying The Dark Knight is just like Catwoman just because they are both superhero fims.

Although Disney’s Marvel films may not have a monopoly on superhero films I find that so many Marvel fans see the superhero film industry as a competition between DC and Marvel, where they can only enjoy one side. Plus Marvel does have the better reputation for films, which also leads to a lot of bias for their films and relentless nitpicking of DC films.