The best part of this movie is its earnestness, be it thematic elements, scenario development or dialogue, it strives to be true to the core belief’s of the production team. Purely from the perspective of those under currents of ideology, there may have been other similar movies made earlier, but in this case it is [...]
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The Great Debaters… An earnest effort
Posted in Movies, tagged Denzil Washington, Oprah Winfrey, The Great Debaters on December 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
American Gangster: Trite
Posted in Movies, tagged American Gangster, Denzil Washington, Gangster movie conventions, GodFather, GodFather Part II, Ridley Scott, Russel Crowe, Steven Zaillian on November 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
They say real life inspires drama. American Gangster too claims to be fiction inspired by fact. The problem with the movie lies in the process of dramatization. It seems like the script writer and director picked up a book, like this one for instance, and went about making the movie. Which is a surprise since [...]
