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Darth Vader masks at the movies
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pveugelaers
The Joker, Darth Vader, Hannibal Lecter all wear masks. Their masks disguise the real self. In The Dark Knight (2008, USA), The Joker reveals what happened to him when he was a child to become an underground criminal. He then put on a mask. He is not only physically altered (a permanent ‘smile’), but emotionally…
Monster within and out about
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pveugelaers
A monster in fiction is a deadly creature, a threat to the hero’s life, and a threat to society. They come in various forms. One is the tall, slimy, growling Rancor in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi who wants to overpower the hero and have him for lunch. These monsters are personified…
At the zoo in Zootopia
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pveugelaers
Zoo ‘s as they go can be fun. This was a fascinating visit to the zoo. There are no humans in Zootopia (2016, USA), only animated talking animals that live as people do, in the city, or in the country, in a place called Zootopia. Some zoo, eh? At a story level, this Disney animation…
Power and place in the world
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pveugelaers
Another view of X-Men Apocalypse… Oscar Isaac played the original mutant/god En Sabah Nur in X-Men Apocalypse (2016, USA). In 2015, Isaac played a couple of characters with less than god-like powers, though coming close to that. He played a top-level pilot for the resistance in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Poe Dameron is flawed…
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