On Big Bad Alien Movies

The saying goes, a fight between good and evil in the movies is always better when the villain is really strong and believable. During the Cold War, it became popular to portray aliens in the movies as enemies. It ranged from Invasion of the Body Snatchers to the 90s hit Independence Day, and thus aliens as enemies became a fixture of cinema. If I were to choose a symbol for alien enemies, the aptly named Xenomorph from the Alien series would be it.

Credit to artist at DeviantArt

About Ant-Man

One of Marvel's latest flicks this July 2015 is Ant-Man. I haven't seen it yet, and I don't know if I will, but here's something I like about it: Ant-Man's and Yellowjacket's costumes. They look like Kamen Riders.

Let me compare their costumes with some favorite Kamen Riders.

Mad Max Fury Road: The Center of Fury

Speaking of Fury (from Kung Fury), there's the recent Mad Max movie that people have been raving about, saying that it's one of the best action flicks ever seen.

There recently was this article that explained why it may have been so. Center-framing was one aspect. It made the action easy to follow and less messy. It would become a more palatable digital feature than so many elements over the screen that draw your attention, while the center shows nothing in it. Maybe Michael Bay could take a hint.

The Beauty of Kung Fury

One recent phenomenon on the Internet that earned accolades from me was this short film from Sweden, Kung Fury.

Growing... Mechanical

This time, it's about something heard rather than seen, a piece of music. But it's as artful and anything visual. In fact, I'd consider this among the most artful music works of all time.

Although many have blogged about this, this thing is so good that it just has to go "viral" again.