Overall Impression — A teen love story with vampires, not a vampire story with teen lovers. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? — Bella. What’s she trying to accomplish? — Fall in love with Edward and have him love her back…without it costing her life. Who’s trying to stop her? — Edward (and also… Continue reading TWILIGHT
Author: Jeffrey Alan Schechter
QUANTUM OF SOLACE
Overall Impression — Gone are the quips, the easy going air of superiority. It’s an action movie, first and foremost and a well-structured one with an interesting stakes character. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? — James Bond What’s he trying to accomplish? — Defeat the plans of the evil Dominic Greene (professional), keep… Continue reading QUANTUM OF SOLACE
GET SMART
Overall Impression — At first I was embarrassed at how much I liked this movie, and then I realized that I had nothing to be ashamed about! THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? — Maxwell Smart. What’s he trying to accomplish? — Prove that he’s a capable field agent, impress Agent 99, and save… Continue reading GET SMART
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
Overall Impression — I don’t know what they were smoking, but I want some. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s the main character? — Jack Sparrow, but only by default. At various times Will drives the story, Elizabeth drives the story, Barbossa drives the story, there’s probably some sub-plot I missed where the third pirate… Continue reading PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END
INTO THE WILD
Overall Impression — A beautiful movie experience which DELIBERATELY DEFIES NARRATIVE STORY STRUCTURE. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? — Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch). What’s he trying to accomplish? — Go to Alaska and have an existential experience living in the wild. Who’s trying to stop him? — Nature, resources, the amazing people that… Continue reading INTO THE WILD