Brock

 Writing about Pulp Fiction feels almost like talking about a cultural reset. Directed by Quentin Tarantino in 1994, this movie didn't just push boundaries, it shattered them. It became a defining moment in cinema, and its influence is still felt today. Pulp Fiction is the kind of film that rewrote the rulebook, blending violence, humor, and pop culture in a way that was as fresh as it was daring. It’s a movie that reflects a generation’s disillusionment with traditional Hollywood and served as a blueprint for the indie boom of the 90s. One of the first things that stands out about Pulp Fiction is its portrayal of morally ambiguous characters, which ties directly into the ‘anti-hero’ theme that defined a lot of New Hollywood cinema. In Tarantino’s world, no one is truly good or evil. Take Jules (Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent (John Travolta), they're hitmen, but Tarantino doesn’t present them as one-dimensional bad guys, instead giving them depth. These characters exist in a...

  Blade Runner     This is a blog post I am especially excited to write since Blade Runner is one of in not my favorite movie of all time. Directed by Ridley Scott in 1982, this movie is one of the most influential sci-fi movies of all time. It does a fantastic job touching on the themes of a violent and paranoid society, as well as the changing sentiment of civil rights during the time. Teen rebellion themes are slightly present, but not as prevalent.      Starting with the violent and paranoid society, Scott shows a dystopian society that is dominated by huge urban environments basically inventing the genre of cyberpunk. It shows a government that employs Blade Runners, detectives that hunt replicants, genetically modified humans that were created to be superior to regular humans. These Blade Runners kill replicants without any thought or remorse, showing how the consensus during the time period was that people feared the government and its power. Things ...