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Guest Article-Theodore Joshua Ryan Gercke Godzilla first trampled the streets of Japan on the night of November 3rd, 1954. The enormous cultural impact the movie would have in Japan and across the world was not apparent at the time, but it did leave an immediate impact on the audience that had bought tickets for the…
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“The night is darkest just before the dawn, and I promise you, the dawn is coming”, proclaims District Attorney Harvey Dent, instilling hope and inspiration into the hearts of the fearful citizens of Gotham City. Both the innocent citizens and the criminal underworld of Gotham City have been living in a crescendo of unequivocal fear,…
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“If I may… I will tell you the problem with the scientific power that you are using here: It didn’t require any discipline to attain it. You read what others had done and you took the next step. You didn’t earn the knowledge for yourselves, so you don’t take any responsibility for it. You stood…
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“The world has just changed so radically, and we are all just running to catch up. I don’t want to jump to any conclusions now, but look… Dinosaurs and man, two species separated by 65 million years of evolution, have just been suddenly thrown back into the mix together. How can we possibly have the…
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If you do not live in a hole under the ground, you are probably aware that there have been some recent rumblings and resurrections in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-Earth, this time on the televised medium. Rights have been purchased from the Tolkien Estate, with intentions of producing a multi-season series focusing on events preceding those that…
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GUEST Article By: Taylor Pechter “No evil shall escape my sight,” reads a verse in the sacred oath of the Green Lantern Corps. As pledged through the oath, Green Lanterns are tasked to protect the galaxy from what is considered “evil”. But what constitutes this “evil” exactly? It’s a deeply layered question—there are some obvious evils that…
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What makes a great comic book film? Do they have to be instant classics of iconography? Can they disobey the laws and constraints of formula? Are they the darker, grittier versions of our favorite superheroes put in a grounded reality? Are they merely blockbuster entertainment whose sole purpose is fantasy escapism? Can they transcend the…
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Peter Parker was, and continues to be, extremely important to me. As a kid growing up, I immediately gravitated to this character. As Peter was being bullied through school and trying to fit in, I was going through the same thing. Peter taught me to stay true to myself, even when I had the urge…
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Written by Mossiah Smith The summer blockbuster Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2 is a film from the Marvel Cinematic Universe that managed to reach previously unseen heights of intimacy with its audience that I think no one anticipated. It went down narrative paths that the MCU had yet to travel, and ensured that audiences…
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By-Nick Albright There are plenty of reasons why Man of Steel holds such a special place in my heart. The film, along with Batman v Superman, have been analyzed, dissected, praised, criticized and everything in between. Personally speaking, I have many reasons why these two films connect with me both as an individual and as a fan. My…
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By-Jane Gana I’ve always wondered why visual storytelling doesn’t get the attention is deserves in comic book films. That’s not to say that art is no longer appreciated, because it is, and you’ll see many who will point out the beauty in movie shots and the expertise of the coloring, framing, and so on. Though…
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DREAMER. A word that means something different to everyone: someone that aspires for something greater, that pushes themselves to reach their goals, or simply one that dreams for something greater. But for some individuals being a DREAMER has been a burden they did not choose. I would consider myself one of those individuals. I came…
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Written by Mossiah Smith “Killing me won’t solve anything!” “I know.” The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s branching out into the television space was something that none of us saw coming, yet were open to exploring. Marvel, looking to use Netflix as the platform to spark darker and more mature stories, already produced Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke…
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Born and raised in northern Sweden, the environment surrounding me was often that of hills and forests. I would either spend my days feeding various pheasants by the river or running around forests with woodland creatures and pretending to fight off monsters with my bow and arrow. This lifestyle only became more prominent the day…
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Written by Charles Bowyer “The single point at which everything we know and everything we question exists in one place; the ultimate crossroads in the journey of discovering the true meaning of ‘self;’ the collision point of science and religion, tangible and ethereal, physical and philosophical; the place where a question that may never truly…
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Written by Mossiah Smith I’ve buffered my thoughts quite a bit, trying to formulate the best fashion in which to talk intricately about my biggest disappointment this year. This was supposed to be the magnum-opus of this entire DC Cinematic Universe, a universe sparked by Zack Snyder’s entrance to the world of Superman: Man of…
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June 26th, 2013. Row 6. Seat 44. I still remember the exact day that I first watched Man of Steel in theatres. I remember where I sat. I remember the Chicago Bulls hat the man in front of me was wearing. I remember that the only reason I even went to see that Superman movie was…
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Written by Fiona Zheng Foreword by Editor In Chief-Sheraz Farooqi At ComicBook Debate, we respect and amplify the opinions of the fans. Justice League, regardless of how much you loved or disliked it, seemed to have been specifically manufactured to be “audience friendly” and “critic friendly.” As I pointed in my review, Justice League is…
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Within the DC Films Universe, there has been so many astonishing moments, great revelations, and cosmic attention. An alien coming to our planet Earth and getting accustomed to our lifestyle, an ordinary local Hero realizing his true path, and an inevitable invasion from far away that will force a meta-human team to come together and…
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I always wanted to paint TDKR Batman with a DCEU theme, in Chinese Watercolor. It suits Batman well.
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