Articles + Quotes on Film & TV

 Something that has become increasingly clear, that when the great pendulum swung in one fell swoop in popular movies, from camp to gritty, the movie makers forgot something rather important. Humour. True, there are moments of comic relief in Marvel films and DC and they are quite funny. No arguments here. One could make the argument that Robert Downey Jr's main purpose was to provide the levity when everyone else was in a brooding stare. But there is a difference between a few moments of levity and imbuing each of the characters with heart and a sense of humour. And that is important, especially with a character like Superman. Sure, he has the weight of the world on his shoulders and that's all well and good. But if he's just a strong guy working hard to prop up a few buildings full of people and rescuing cats up trees, then they've missed something crucial. And the basis for Superman, of course, being Clark Kent, means giving that character a real smile and the abilit...

 Anyone who has studied English literature at any point in their life will know this one. Red means danger, green new life, blue sadness and so on. But there is one colour that usually gets skipped over.  And that is purple. Once upon a time, purple denoted royalty. It was an expensive fabric dye, reserved even back in the day for those who could afford it.  Now, though, it is attached to anything malignant, evil and wrong. Any time there is a vile potion meant to corrupt anyone remotely near it, it's purple. Power Rangers 90's movie, the main plot by the resident baddie was rendering the parents in the local town infected - by a purple goop. Same with Despicable Me 2, Hercules (Disney), Penguins and most recently, the big villain of this decade - Thanos. And let's not forget Madam Mim in The Sword in the stone, Ursula in The Little Mermaid, Yzma in The Emperor's New Clothes, and the list goes on. And on. It's a strange transformation for one colour to go through, b...