Mon, Jun 20, 2016
Most disaster movies are comprised of boring characters, uninteresting antagonists, and a ton of so-what deus-ex-machina action scenes. Independence Day manages to avoid these pitfalls and succeeds where most movies fall short, making it a memorable and exciting film 20 years after its release.
Mon, Jul 4, 2016
The screenplay for Ghostbusters is actually pretty underwhelming if you only focus on the details. But if you zoom out and look at the macro-scale of writing - coming up with a premise and figuring out how to execute it - Ghostbusters stands as a great example of the importance of execution. It's not just what your story is about, it's how you tell it.