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Real Terror Through Cinema: The Sublime in Cannibal Holocaust

Article

Gideon De Pan

26/04/2023

14 minutes to read

This paper delves into Cannibal Holocaust's status as a sublime object by discussing what impact the inclusion of real animal cruelty has on Cannibal Holocaust’s ability to deliver a sublime experience.

The sublime of Miyazaki: how the movies of Studio Ghibli give us a feeling of sublimity

Paper

Beau Swierstra

29/06/2022

14 minutes to read

Studio Ghibli movies, of the Japanese director Miyazaki, are famous all over the world. Together with the breathtaking scenes, his formalistic approach, and the complex narratives, sublimity is reached in many of his animation movies.

Lady Bird and the Celebration of Womanhood (Greta Gerwig)

Review

Lola Vos

28/10/2020

7 minutes to read

Greta Gerwig's 2017 film Lady Bird is a celebration of femininity and its strongest point is the message it sends. The film signifies an important breakthrough in male-dominated Hollywood.

The power of online reviews in decision-making

Article

Nadine Visser

15/01/2020

11 minutes to read

Online reviews are widely used for decision-making in daily life. Reviews of entertainment objects (e.g. films, books) are used as evidence of their quality. In this paper, we discuss the construction of "experts" on cultural knowledge online.

Dunkirk: History Re-created for the Big Screen

Paper

Fernanda Delgado

09/11/2018

14 minutes to read

How much truth can we find in fictional representations of history? This paper explores the real and fictional elements in Chrsitopher Nolan's Dunkirk, and how they work together to immerse its audience in the historical event.

Whitewashing is not oversensitivity, it's a big problem

Article

Nilsa Farias

11/04/2017

5 minutes to read

Whitewashing in film is as old as the medium itself, but isn't it time we should get rid of this phenomenon already?

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In Broad Daylight

Article

David Antonie Hollanders

24/11/2016

12 minutes to read

Does Hollywood help us understand what caused the financial crisis? In this article David Hollanders analyzes four Hollywood blockbusters dealing with the Great Financial Crisis.