Tag: filmmaking
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On watching movies in the theatre
At film school last semester, I became attuned to the importance of the debate whether movie theatres will still exist or not in the future, and how it’s important to still watch movies in the theatre. (I guess the first time I heard about this debate was in 2021, through my Intro to Filmmaking class,…
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Nolan and the Villanelle (Cinema and Poetry)
So I realised that Nolan’s use of a villanelle for Interstellar is so fitting, considering the poetic form’s mechanics. It’s cyclical in nature, you could say you’re going back in time every stanza…
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What It Felt Like to Watch “Interstellar” In the Cinema
I got in just as the trailers ended. I shuffled through my row in the dark, said goodbye to my friend who got the only seat left near the back – I myself didn’t manage to snag a middle seat, but thought it was okay to be near the side in case I needed to…
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Christopher Nolan: Time, Obsession, Synesthesia (maybe), and other topics
I used to write about bands, TV shows, characters, and so on. And now I’m surprised, because here I am, writing about a film director. I wasn’t counting on it to be Christopher Nolan – I even avoided considering him as my fave director since he’s so mainstream lol…
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Reflections on Celebrimbor as a fallen artist
Celebrimbor stuck out to me as a character I heavily empathised with during the second season of Rings of Power, which surprised me because I was annoyed by him and his hubris during the first season.