Archive for February, 2017

Why Are Villains So Fun To Write?

Posted by Bryan Caron in Books, Entertainment, Film, How To, Movies, Writing on February 28, 2017

The hero of any story is the hero for one simple reason — they triumph over evil. A hero (for all intents and purposes) fights the good fight and does everything they can within the limits of their own conscience to vanquish the men and women attempting to harm good, innocent people. They are strong and they are mighty and everyone cheers for them to win. So why is it, then, that the villain of the story is much more fun to write? It’s simple.

Villains are, for the most part, more complex than any other character and the majority of them represent the id lurking in the shadows of us all, waiting to be released. What type of Villains are there?

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RIP Bill Paxton; 1955 – 2017

Posted by Bryan Caron in Commentary, Entertainment, Film, Movies, Observances, Television on February 26, 2017

“What are we gonna do, man? What are we gonna do?!?”

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Bill Paxton (1955 – 2017)

In Memoriam

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Chaos Movie Awards 2017

Posted by Bryan Caron in Best of, Entertainment, Film, Movies on February 25, 2017

The Oscars are about to reign awards this weekend upon the best in cinema, and though I haven’t seen a few of the nominees this year (more so than usual, in fact), that’s not going to stop me from throwing out my picks for who will win the top six categories, who should win in those races, and a few awards of my own to lighten the mood for those who just finished watching one of the many dour contenders in the race. Herewith, my predictions for the 89th Academy Awards. Who Will Win?

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Movie Mayhem – Rings

Posted by Bryan Caron in Entertainment, Film, Movies, Reviews on February 5, 2017

It’s been 12 years since Samara last haunted cinemas, and it doesn’t seem much has changed. Those who watch Samara’s mysteriously creepy video are sentenced to death in seven days, electronics distort images of those who have been marked, everyone still waits until the very last minute to attempt to show a copy to someone, and communication is still nonexistent. That last example is the most frustrating. It’s a tactic a lot of writers (myself included) use in order to add suspense to a narrative, usually so that they can drive home an effective twist. After all, characters will only act on the information they’re provided, so when someone needs to go in a certain direction, omission (or the falsifying) of information leads them to where the writer needs to take them. However, director F. Javier Gutiérrez uses this tactic so blatantly in Rings, the third chapter in the remake of Japan’s Ringu, that the “twist” ending becomes nothing more than a manufactured attempt to prompt another sequel. Read Full Review

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