What were the events behind the movie "Come and See"? Why was it important for the director Elem Klimov to maintain reliability in details? What visual techniques are used by the creators of the film to give the viewer a feeling of horror, fear and despair? And how did the film manage to combine documentary realism and the symbolism of the apocalypse?
What apartments characters of Friends lived in, what they ate and how they dressed. Where did art director Greg Grande find the famous orange sofa? How many cups of coffee did the six main characters drink in ten years of the series? How did the characters' clothing reflect their characters? And how do fans of the series continue to copy the iconic moments?
What visual techniques does James Cameron use in his first "Terminator" film and why can a film be called a horror? What made the second part a successful sequel? And why none of the following sequels could not reach the level of the original diology? In the new video we talk about the development of the cult franchise.
Special issue of the video essay for the 10th anniversary of "Twilight": we prove that watching the first film of the saga is not a shame.
What is the reason for the popularity of Alexei Balabanov's film "Brother"? Why did Danila Bagrov become the main Russian superhero, and what significance does the Chechen war have for his image? How is the "Brother 2" sequel different from the first film? And why is it impossible to imagine these two films without Russian rock in the soundtrack? For the 20th anniversary of the premiere of Brother 2, we examine how the main films in the history of Russian cinema are arranged, and what is the reason behind Sergey Bodrov Jr.'s character's popularity
How "Breaking Bad" works? How do the angles, depth shots and color accents enhance the dramaturgy? And why the sequel "El Camino" could not reach the level of the original? In the new video, we talk about the cult series, its visual style and why "Breaking Bad" can be called a real movie.
Why the film trilogy "Lord of the Rings" is not just a large-scale fantasy film, but a really good film? How does Peter Jackson use plan editing, angles and color to tell a story about Middle-earth? And what two frames could express the essence of the whole trilogy? In the new video we take apart the cult screen adaptation and try to understand why we don't get bored of watching "The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King" over and over again.
On the anniversary of the death of "Titanic" we recall the cult film by James Cameron, dedicated to one of the most famous disasters in world history. How does "Titanic" work in terms of dramaturgy and visual techniques? Why was it the most successful film of all time? Why doesn't the 3 hours and 14 minutes long film seem to be too long at all? And how does the suspense, visual effects and poetic editing immersed the viewer in the amazing story of "Titanic"? In the new video we tell you why this James Cameron's film is great and how it managed not to become outdated for more than twenty years.
How does "The Matrix" coexist with cyberpunk, noir, Hong Kong action movies and Chinese fantasy movies in the wuxia genre? What was the revolutionary special effects used by Lilly and Lana Wachowski, and how is the bullet flight filmed? And how does editing help to show the transitions between virtual and "real" realities? We answer these and other questions about the cult film in a new video essay.
How does Paolo Sorrentino, the director of the series "The Young Pope" and "The New Pope", use works of art? What kind of paintings goes past the Jude Law's character during the famous opening credits? And how do the authors of the series mix religious symbols and contemporary art? In this video essay, we briefly examine the role of art in "The Young Pope" and its sequel, "The New Pope".
On vacation, we review the films about Potter and discuss why the third one is so good in terms of directing.
Korean director Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite" was an Oscar triumphant, winning not only the Best Foreign Language Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay, but also the main category "Best Film". We decided to understand what a good film is in terms of visual techniques and how, through editing, color and light, Bong Joon Ho draws the viewer's attention to the main theme of the film - class inequality.
How is cameraman work arranged in the movie "1917"? Why did Sam Mendes decide to make a film about the First World War in such a way as to create a sense of one continuous shot? How was a long shot used in cinema and what tasks does it perform in "1917"? And why the film was not just a technically perfect creation of the cameraman Roger Dickins, but a very personal and humanistic statement?
How does Rick and Morty look like other animated sitcoms such as The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bojack Horseman? Why is there so much violence in the animated series and how is it different from Tarantino's cruelty scenes? How does Dan Harmon deal with images of mass culture? And how does the series, which pretends to be a psychedelic Sci-Fi, talk to viewers about family problems, the inevitability of death and the dangers of xenophobia?
