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“Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas, from Interstellar (2014) Copyright to Two Takes

The art of losing isn’t hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster Copyright to Two Takes

We come from a society that presents money as an important aspect of every day life. From the struggles of paying debt, the lack of opportunities or even disabilities that can get in our way, money can pretty much solve many problems. But at what cost? We watch eight individuals chosen from their lack of money and need of it, to be introduced to a game that allows them to get paid every minute. Th...

We come from a society that presents money as an important aspect of every day life. From the struggles of paying debt, the lack of opportunities or even disabilities that can get in our way, money can pretty much solve many problems. But at what cost? We watch eight individuals chosen from their lack of money and need of it, to be introduced to a game that allows them to get paid every minute. Th...

7F comes into the game reading the rules with intention and learning it's directive by small experiments, realising immediately that there are cameras in the room and the expense of even the smallest thing is heightened. His direction for the most part is figuring out the game's concept, becoming the voice of reason at the beginning, but then falling into old habits of submitting and compr...

More than half way through the year, how's it going for you?

Alternative realities have been speculated by many people, the curious becoming concerned with our reactions to such drastic differences. What if you met yourself? What would you say? This idea helped the filmmaker Mark Cahill to create the sci-fi motion picture, 'Another Earth'. Within the film, Mark chose these questions to intertwine with a heartfelt story of an ambitious young student...

The idea of the Doppelgänger, particular in the film and literature, is seen as a cosmic occurrence when things are going wrong and nature needs to correct itself. Another self is seen, it is a mirrored image, with one being evil and one being good. Various films such as 'Another Me', and 'Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde' present this idea with a more theatrical quality with either n...

“In your actions, don’t procrastinate. In your conversations, don’t confuse. In your thoughts, don’t wander. In your soul, don’t be passive or aggressive. In your life, don’t be all about business.” -Marcus Aurelius Copyright to Two Takes

Some things in games are feature things in real life. Take Fallout 4 and the Freedom Trail. In the game, it's a trail you follow to find a group named The Railroad. A party wanting independence and freedom. This is the same for the freedom trail in Boston. Every step tells a story, with a unique collection of historic markers and monuments that tell the story of the American Revolution. Check...

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. Think constantly on the changes of the elements into each other, for such thoughts wash away the dust of earthly life.” - Marcus Aurelius Copyright to Two Takes

"You look lonely, I can fix that" we've all seen this scene. But the importance of it, the removal of the bandage symbolises the protective walls coming down, the revealing of the scars and the pain. Joe has lost Joi, he is not human because the memories were not his and so, he finally knows loss. And in this feeling, Joe becomes more than what he was made for. Copyright to Two Takes

This episode was chosen by a YouTuber. If there is a film you wish for me to analyse, let me know! Columbus presents what it would feel like to represent one's own feelings and memories in a physical form, like a building. When we choose to go places that remind us of feelings or memories, we strive for something that has meaning only to us. We sit in it's awe, in it's silence and floa...

"To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles And by opposing end them. To die—to sleep, No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to: 'tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep...

Vampires have always been a fascination of mine, but more so with their thoughts and feeling rather than the transformation or the blood lust. Only Lovers Left Alive invokes the feeling of Interview With The Vampire, with much less about the sparkling and questionable love triangle (like Twilight), and more about the quintessential emphasis on how they simply live. The characters, Adam and Eve, sh...

In Blade Runner 2049, I have wondered why Joi is featured in the storyline, only for her to be killed later on. A theory can be that the inclusion of Joi with Joe explores the concept of love versus mortality. Even though Joe is not human, sometimes we forget this. This might be because love exists so strongly and constantly for humans because of the knowledge of inevitable death. The want to be l...

"There is a pleasure in the pathless woods; There is a rapture on the lonely shore; There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in it's roar; I love not man less, But Nature more..." (By Lord Byron) (Into The Wild) Copyright to Two Takes

In a world blended with the sweetness of sugar and the vulgarity of violence, Bella takes a bite of both and discovers what it means to live again free from the societal pressures in an uncanny steam punk Victorian setting. From the confines of the family setting where social structures can create human perceptions, to the impact of coming into contact with the real world. We follow Bella, a uniqu...

Time becomes non-linear, circular, like the retreat in Iceland. From Darby investigating the Silver Doe crimes in the past with Bill, and then investigating the murder of Bill in the hotel, it presents similar feelings of defeat, judgement, curiosity and more. The feelings circulate and are represented to show parallels between the past and present, whilst opening doors emotionally within our main...

Just a thank you to those who listen and love what I do.

In films where enhancement of intelligence happens, like Lucy, or we are infected with a parasite, like Venom, we are balancing between two extreme opposites it seems; more emotional stimulation and empathy, connecting us more with others of our kind, or the cold logical calculation of sacrificing the many for the few that will deem the ones fit to survive. Like a battle of right and left side of...

What I have come to find is that in both the Lighthouse and in Annihilation, the lighthouse can be seen as something symbolic, presenting an almost end result to the story the characters see themselves in, as well as being it's own presiding presence in both films as the characters find themselves swallowed up in the happenings within and around this striking building. Copyright to Two Takes

It just seems within the world of film, looking outwards with something like a parasite invading is still somewhat looking inwards, at us, at who we are. Look at the anime Parasyte, or the films Invasion of The Body Snatchers, to name a few. We seem to want to explore what makes us who we are, whether that means something enhancing us within or stripping it away; we find ourselves always on the br...

33. "Cats are good. Half in, half out anyway" And what Constantine means, in so many ways, is that cats in many cultures, throughout history, represent a conduit between the spirit world and the physical world. They are the half way point connecting them together, hence why Constantine uses a cat to gain access to another world. Like the Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland, the black cat...

In Squid Game, we follow the Seong Gi-hun as we delve into the crisis of the poor and the desperate as they are given a chance to earn money by playing a game, quickly realising it's their life on the line. It is quite clever when everything is based on choice; the mysteriousness of the organisation is dwindled down into shapes of a child's play thing; of the golden card with only a number...