I think that one of the main themes found within Boy, directed by Taika Waititi, was how the stories we tell ourselves, and others, represent who we see our own self. Throughout the film, Boy (James Rolleston) would always be telling people these great stories about his dad because, I think that this in turnContinue reading “Boy: How Our Origins Shape Our Present”
The film The Battle of Algiers (1966), directed by Gillo Pontecorvo, depicts the violent struggle between the National Liberation Front (FLN) and the French government in Algiers, the capital city of Algeria. It takes place in the beginning years of the Algerian War of Independence (which waged from 1954-1962) and how the FLN used guerillaContinue reading “The Battle of Algiers: Freedom!”
The film Eye in the Sky, directed by Gavin Hood, follows a day in the life of Colonel Katherine Powell (Helen Mirren), a British military officer who is in command of a joint-nation operation to capture a high value terrorist in Nairobi, Kenya. The film also follows the perspectives of Lieutenant General Frank Benson (AlanContinue reading “Eye in the Sky: Myth and Masculinity in Modern Warfare”