Big Fish
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy,
2003
Directed by Tim Burton
The Way We Were
Drama, Romance,
1973
Directed by Sydney Pollack
Mprint:
love story,
political activism,
bittersweet ending,
persistent abrasiveness,
confident and captivating,
redundant and moody melodrama,
told in flashback,
college professor,
boyish good looks,
crucial dinner scene,
meaning of a scene
Pulp Fiction
Crime, Drama,
1994
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Mprint:
boss and gangster,
homophobes and thugs,
gang lord,
old-time noir passions,
depth and wit,
shock and hilarity,
independent cinema,
pop icons,
imitative and innovative,
parallel pulp tradition,
evoking the scene
The Lovely Bones
Drama, Fantasy, Thriller,
2009
Directed by Peter Jackson
Mprint:
life after death,
child murder,
ethereal and emotional,
visual effects,
life and death,
joy and heartbreak,
crime and punishment,
tension and humor,
stricken with grief,
emotional and intellectual meat,
evoking atmosphere
With Honors
Comedy, Drama,
1994
Directed by Alek Keshishian, Alek Keshishian
Titian
1485 - 27 Aug 1576
Mprint:
paintings and drawings,
mythological and religious subjects,
influential and audacious figure,
diverted from painting,
own tomb chapel,
sculptor and architect,
mastery and maturity,
old age,
clearness and certainty,
superb and heroic brilliancy,
meaning of the scene
A League of Their Own
Comedy, Drama, Sport,
1992
Directed by Penny Marshall
Mprint:
real life,
passionate kiss,
major league baseball,
sibling rivalry,
best friend,
huge manly appetite,
massive inferiority complex,
flashback sequence,
fighting in war,
great skill,
revealing the backgrounds
I Am Legend
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
2007
Directed by Francis Lawrence
Mprint:
solitary confinement,
tone and exploration,
empty urban environments,
victims of the virus,
killing vampires,
survival in the virtual world,
dark and scary,
collapse and persistence,
medication and blood,
social interaction,
flashback scenes
Ben-Hur
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance,
1959
Directed by William Wyler
Mprint:
injuries or deaths,
stunt man,
epic film,
arranged marriage,
protests and uprisings,
galley slave,
several urban legends,
grisly fatal injuries,
spectacular action sequences,
destroying a fleet,
memorable scene
The Fox
Drama,
1967
Directed by Mark Rydell
American Beauty
Drama,
1999
Directed by Sam Mendes
Mprint:
incest and homosexuality,
mood and rhythm,
love and sexuality,
cynical tone,
beauty and materialism,
heart and soul,
mordant and bright,
subtle sarcasm,
anger and cynicism,
drug dealer,
tone of the scene
Once Upon a Time in America
Crime, Drama,
1983
Directed by Sergio Leone
Mprint:
prohibition era,
betrayal and loss,
police officers,
killing the mobsters,
childhood flashback,
love and lust,
organized crime,
opium dream,
greed and betrayal,
rape scenes,
childhood scenes
Shutter Island
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller,
2010
Directed by Martin Scorsese
The Italian
Drama,
1915
Directed by Reginald Barker
Mprint:
italian immigrant,
social consciousness,
falling in love,
love and faith,
happy ending,
newspaper story,
high spirits,
anger and fear,
shameless melodrama,
social history,
vivid scenes
The Brothers Karamazov
Written by Fyodor Dostoevsky
First published on Nov 1880
Mprint:
patricide and guilt,
redemption and resurrection,
spiritual redemption,
courtroom drama,
love triangle,
atheism and socialism,
logic and reasoning,
religion and philosophy,
illegitimate son,
philosopher and thinker,
taste of revenge