The Best, Worst, & Dungy on Film

So... I decided to share something with you guys. No, not naked pictures, this is not that kind of blog. Are you ready?

On my computer, there’s a folder. I haven’t given it a proper name yet, let’s call her Zelda. Inside, there’s a wondrous world of... movies. See, I have a system. And if you’ve read about my OCD tendencies when I write, you know what’s coming.

At first the system was random (hey, even I am not perfect!), but later somehow I made order out of chaos. Basically, Zelda contains every movie I’ve EVER seen. Don’t ask me about the number though; I tried to count them once and gave up. The movies are separated by years. On the basis of the folders-within-folders concept, each year contains three folders called ‘excellent’, ‘good’, and ‘crap’ (because ‘bad’ is not bad enough). And... that’s it. *avoids eye contact*

X-Men First Class Analysis: Elements of Story

(via bing.com)

Warning: Beware! A few minor spoilers ahead. ;)

This is not a film review; it’s what the title says it is.

My housemates took me out for a cinematic treat today and thank God they did. I’ve watched all X-Men movies of course, but like with almost any other series (film or literature), I grew uninterested right about installment three. Like with any good story, it is hard to keep the interest and original idea without stepping into the cliché pitfall. However, there is one element that, if presented at the right time, can overturn this effect, and that’s the prequel.

Think about it. Everybody resists the prologue in the beginning of books. Why?
Because people like to hear the story without knowing what happened before that. They want to guess at it as the story unfolds. Naturally, if a prologue adds to the mystery element, which is rare, it’s okay to include it or so I’ve heard. More importantly, however, the prequel carries such power with it that no other story element has: the power of REFLECTION.