The Shawshank Redepmtion
Posted by Alexie
June 10th, 2010
Drama
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The Shawshank redemption is Frank Darabont’s directoral debut film and is full of striking, unforgettable scenes. Perhaps the one that sticks the most is the establishing shot. There’s an overhead shot that moves from the arriving prison bus, goes up to the main tower of the prison building, and looks down on the prison courtyard where prisoners in their drab gray uniforms go to the fence to jeer and gawk at the new arrivals. From this point on, the viewer gets an idea why there’s no other choice but to get busy living or get busy dying in an institution like this.
Cruel Intentions is a flick for older teenagers that’s loosely based on the 1988 film “Dangerous Liaisons”. Rich girl Kathryn makes a bet with her equally jaded stepbrother Sebastian that he can’t seduce good girl virgin Annette. Along the way, Kathryn also tries to help out sexually inexperienced Cecile get some experience points. The prolonged, wet French kiss between Kathryn and Cecile is the most striking moment of the film (and it’s too bad that some cable TV channels censor this out!).
The remake of the 1962 Lolita has a lot of great scenes that will keep you riveted to your seat until the credits roll. The first view of the nymphet Lolita, played by 14-year old Dominique Swain, is of her lounging in the garden next to a lawn sprinkler. What middle-aged professor would get obsessed, or at least, stop and stare? The most provocative scene in the movie, however, is when Lolita nuzzles up right next to Humbert Humbert’s crotch and inches her hand up his inner thigh while she asks for a $2 allowance. This version is by far the most controversial version of the novel dealing with the taboo and touchy subject of of pedophilia and underage sexuality.






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