Rant by Nate
In the circles I run with at my church, I’m considered the young pup, i.e. young in faith and age, at least compared to my brothers and sisters. As a matter of fact, the youngest couple at our fellowship group is 60. I greatly appreciate that as they have much spiritual wisdom to impart, especially as it relates to walking with the Lord on a daily basis. You’ll never hear a more fervent and sincere prayer than the one that flows from the lips of my mentor as he prays.
Rant by Logan
If I had a quarter for every time I heard someone say about a movie “It’s good, but…” I’d probably be filthy rich. Sadly, that doesn’t happen, and I don’t have a rich uncle, so I suppose I’ll have to settle for being a poor loudmouth on the internet. Still, this is important.
Rant by Logan
It’s always exciting looking forward to the new year in film, but sometimes it doesn’t always pan out the way you’d hoped. Then again, there are always some surprise titles that make those disappointments worth it. Here are my thoughts on 2014.
Rant by Logan
This week we’re taking a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly of 2013. What were our expectations? Were they fulfilled? Or were they obliterated?
The movies I was looking forward to most this year and the movies that are my favorite from the year ended up being two pretty different lists. Here are the movies I was looking forward to the most (in no particular order)
Rant by Tres
1. The Wolverine (July 26): This movie did NOT disappoint. It wasn’t as much of a back story as I originally expected, but one that I appreciated seeing with time skipping from past and then back to the present. The story is about Logan finding himself after he has killed Jean Gray (X-Men 3). It’s a struggle for him to find his way back, but he does. My biggest worry going into the movie theatre was the portrayal of the Silver Samurai. Continue Reading
Where is the originality going?
Have you noticed similarities in released movies, often even around the same time?
More and more movies pop up with too many similarities. Spoofs (like Scary Movie) are made to make fun of movies. That’s not what I’m talking about here. I’m talking about movies that mimic another movie, taking the idea and changing it just a little.
Look at the following list of mimics:
Transformers – was mimicked by – Transmorphers
Snakes on a Plane – mimicked by – Snaked on a Train
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Slayer – mimicked by – Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies
Disney’s Tangled – mimicked by – Tangled Up
Disney’s Up – mimicked by – What’s Up
Several movies have even mimicked poster art.
Armageddon by Deep Impact
Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters by Hansel and Gretel
The Land of the Lost by The Land That Time Forgot
Brave by Braver
The Princess and the Frog – by – the Frog Princess
And the biggest sham and offense….
Iron Man is being mimicked by a farce called Metal Man!!!
The list goes on and on…
Where’s the originality?
Sadly, creative law allows these mimics currently as long as there are differences. Sadly, one man’s originality can quickly be copied into a distorted vision of his original art.
Just because it is lawful, doesn’t mean that it is right.
Remember: Thou Shall Not Steal ?????
Come on creators, be creative!
~ III
