Annie Kapur
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A Filmmaker's Guide: Characters of Twisted Humanity
Twisted humanity, I must admit, is a phrase I coined and am currently working on within my realm of film analysis. During my MA, I studied the characters of troubling location, personality and disorderly behaviour - but I was also interested in the variant of that. The variant is what happens when a character is not outwardly or overtly 'bad' - what if their perception of what is considered humane or moral is simply twisted? Then, I sought to answer that question. Since my MA, I have not come to a definite answer but I have managed to amass a great amount of film to show you about what Twisted Humanity Theory is and how it works. In short, it is the on-screen personality of the main character who has a twisted perception of either a whole or piece of humanity through variations in their lifestyle, opinions, treatment of other people etc. which makes them either inept to certain emotions, a catalyst for certain situations or a vessel for the main problem within the narrative.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: "12 Angry Men" (1957)
Last night, I spent some time re-watching one of the smartest films of the 1950s. 12 Angry Men (1957) is a film about 12 men on a jury who get to decide whether an 18-year-old boy, accused of murdering his father, should go to the electric chair or not. With at first only one man voting 'not guilty' there is a slow, but steady uncovering of evidence plot holes that cause the jury to rethink their decisions and retract certain scenarios that could not have possibly happened. From re-enactments to copy-cat knives, there are so many holes in the presented evidence that it would only take a matter of time to decide. However, these men cannot be moved - will they spare this boy's life or will they convict? Is he guilty or is he not?
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
20 Books of 2020 (Pt. 7)
As you know, most of what I do is watch films and read books. Recently, I have been working on reading more in the philosophical region of books in a section Waterstones calls "Smart Thinking". Now, I don't claim to be smart and neither am I that much of a thinker, but I like to read these things because sometimes they discuss problems with the world that I only get to see through reading because I don't have any communication with the outside world. My news and discussion topics come from books and I then head to Reddit to see who, if anyone, will be my friend and talk about them with me. Then, as soon as I say I'm a woman, I get sex-talk online and swiftly make my exit. Sometimes, they guess that I'm a woman and I don't know how. But I don't like the way they talk to me after that so I leave the conversation.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Review: War and Peace (2016, BBC)
I first watched this when it initially came on TV some four years' ago and back then, I couldn't put my finger on what was wrong with it, but it was something small and it bothered me. As I had read the book, I was concerned with the casting choices of some of the characters - especially the Rostova's daughter - Natasha. I never imagined her even remotely looking like Lily James, she seemed more classy and mysterious than that in the book and always had something she was hiding in some way or another. I don't think Lily James pulled that off, her acting was a little shallow. This is most of the reason that the show loses one and a half marks - but on with the rest of the review.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
10 Movies to Make You Think
Movies are meant to entertain us. As a medium of entertainment that spurned from the ruins of 19th Century Theatre, the cinema was a means of expanding whatever was left of the remnants of the decadent ancestor of fin-de-siecle stage productions. But, as film has evolved, we have been looking for things to challenge us mentally. In our own day of the 2010s, there is little to look at and practically no films which fit the thought-provoking needs of some of its audience members.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Biography: James Wan
As you may all know, James Wan is one of my personal favourite directors because of his contribution to the post-modern horror film using almost hitchcockian efforts. James Wan’s contribution to modern horror and post-modern horror are pretty unrivalled and his work on the “Conjuring” universe and “Insidious” series just go to show how much he is involved with the process even if he isn’t entirely responsible for the film or in the role of director.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Horror
A Filmmaker's Biography: Nina Simone
Undoubtedly one of the greatest voices in the history of music, she is also a cultural phenomenon. Her music and her message still rings proud today as many still listen and relate to her powerful, often darkly brooding and passionate sound. Her powerful, authentic voice of black power was only one of the major things that made her famous and her image contributed to a mass change amongst the black community of respecting what they looked like as they were, loving themselves and who they were. Nina Simone refused to change her hair for white people, keeping it in afro form and as authentic as possible. She refused to change her sound, keeping the authentic jazz and blues as her go-to song. She refused to change her lyrics to make white people comfortable and her most famous songs include "Mississippi Goddamn" and "Revolution".
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Beat
Mississippi by Bob Dylan; or How I Learned to Stop Worrying…
Bob Dylan has been a massive part of my life for a while and I think we can all name at least one song he has sung. Whether it be from the protest days of “Blowin’ in the Wind” or from the Gospel Era with “Property of Jesus”. Bob Dylan has had a profound impact on the world of music and how we see songwriting today. I never thought that a song could actually change my life so much that I would begin to question what kind of person I was, but here I am today - a changed human being because of one folk song.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Beat
A Filmmaker's Biography: Hunter S Thompson
We don't only concentrate on films and literature here, but we also have a look at cultural phenomenons in the worlds of everything from journalism and literature to our friend, cinema and its brother - cultural movements. Hunter S Thompson has many attributes to make him a focal point of everyone that studies cinema, literature, journalism, art and even culture and American Studies. One thing about Hunter S Thompson we always look at though is the invention of Gonzo Journalism.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
Is It Time to Scrap the Oscars?
The Academy Awards, better knows as "The Oscars" is possibly the most popular awards show on TV ever. Yet, there has been a massive decline in the viewership with scandals coming out left, right and centre and a general disinterest in those who live a lifestyle so far away from our own. Is it that we simply just don't care about them anymore?
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks
A Filmmaker's Biography: Kim Novak
Kim Novak is one of my personal favourite actresses of the old movie scene. She is a versatile and intelligent actress with a great amount of flexibility and talent when it comes to her roles. She is able to portray the more difficult and complex characters that led her to become one of the most recognised faces in the cinema of the 60s. I have seen many of her movies and on this day, we celebrate her 87th birthday.
By Annie Kapur6 years ago in Geeks