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ODESSA, UKRAINE - JULY 26, 2023: Barbie doll and barbie doll accessories concept

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Author
Peter Biles
Date
August 7, 2023

Categorized
Arts & Culture, Transhumanism

Tagged
Barbenheimer, Barbie, Cinema, Feminism, Greta Gerwig, Movies and TV, Oppenheimer, Public Discourse, transhumanism}

Barbie: A Subtle Critique of Transhumanism?

_{Reviews for the new "Barbie" movie abound. But have most of them missed the point?} _{Peter Biles

August 7, 2023

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Arts & Culture, Transhumanism}

Since its release in July, Barbie has proved as controversial as it has popular. Its joint release alongside Oppenheimer has had movie theaters across the country teeming with “Barbenheimer” fans, those zealous people who watched both movies on the same day in an unprecedented feat of pink glitz and existential dread. But what is Barbie about? Is it a takedown of the patriarchy, a gentle comedy, or something a bit more subtle and powerful? The reviews have ranged between harsh critique and lavish praise. With the flood of commentary, though, have most people missed a central and yet subtle point? Elayne Allen, writing for Public Discourse, offers an alternative interpretation of the movie which might have bypassed the imaginations of Read More ›

View of planet Earth from inside a space station

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Author
Gary Varner
Date
June 3, 2023

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
Arts and Culture, Avengers, Cinema, Gary Varner, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel, Movies and TV}

Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Part 2

_{When an otter and a raccoon make you cry} _{Gary Varner

June 3, 2023

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Arts & Culture}

Last time, we talked about how the newest addition to the Guardians of the Galaxy movies had a decent script but suffers from tone issues, mostly regarding how the film treats Gamora’s death. The Guardians had just broken into a space station, hoping to find a way to bypass a device that is keeping them from healing Rocket’s wounds which he received from the mysterious Adam Warlock. They break into the station and manage to steal Rocket’s records, but the code that would allow them to bypass Rocket’s kill switch has been removed. However, the records also show the Guardians the face of the man who took the code, and presumably, he has transferred it inside his own hard drive Read More ›

Golden Ring and Mountains Digital Art 3D Render

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Author
Peter Biles
Date
March 15, 2023

Categorized
Arts & Culture

Tagged
Arts & Culture, Cinema, J.R.R. Tolkien, LOTR, New Line Cinema, Peter Jackson, Rings of Power (Amazon film series 2022-), Screen Rant, The Lord of the Rings, Warner Bros}

Don’t Turn The Lord of the Rings into Star Wars

_{When you have something as good as the world of Middle Earth, it becomes ever easier to injure the original vision and trade quality for commercial success} _{Peter Biles

March 15, 2023

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Arts & Culture}

Amazon’s The Rings of Power, which is based on the appendices in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, was an ambitious and expensive project that arguably provided little more than a surface-level and underdeveloped interpretation of Middle Earth and its characters. The show, while entertaining and with its strengths, exemplified a flaw many fans feared: commercializing Tolkien inevitably leads to compromise. Even Peter Jackson’s highly praised rendition of the fantasy epic has its critics, including Tolkien’s son and heir of the family estate, Christopher. The show was visually stunning but had some storytelling issues. For one, we don’t ever get a sense of Middle Earth’s size. Characters pop in and out of different places as if it’s a five-minute Read More ›