Just about every scene in Blade Runner deserves in-depth analysis, but unfortunately there’s no time for that in a single post. Instead, I’ll focus on the Las Vegas scene, whose apocalyptic orange mist has become synonymous with the film itself. Roger Deakins, give yourself multiple pats on the back.
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To drink alcohol or not to drink alcohol? That is the question. And it’s a question that should be considered when you’re trying to stay awake for about 24 hours straight. You need that sugar rush to give you that extra oomph so you’re not crashing before the party starts. What if you don’t drink alcohol, you ask? You’ll never make it, you say? Pah. There’s plenty of sugar-related products on hand to keep me pushing through. See below.
Continue reading “Review: Worcester College Ball 2023”Minimalist Moments: Inception
Forget about those braaams for a moment (y’know, that big BWAHH noise which Inception popularised). They were great at the time, but became so overused in movie trailers that they don’t have that same zing. Hans Zimmer certainly wasn’t happy with the way they become so popular, so take some advice from the maestro and give those loud boys a back seat for the moment.
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‘He had made a request for his usual escort, the one from his days on the circuit, to meet him at the pier by way of the Green Line bus. As always, she was late’
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Some orchestral performances can be a bit bland. Beige, to use a funkier term. Sure, they might not be that bad. They’ve got string instruments, wind instruments, the whole shebang. But at the end of the day, it’s just not quite inspiring enough. If you passively listen to Classic FM enough, you’ll probably get tired of it. If you want to get out of that funk, you’ll probably be looking for something different. A bit extra. And not ‘extra’ in the bad sense of the word, but just something more.
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