Category Archives: Thoughts about movies

Films that do philosophy: The Invention of Lying

Posted on May 22, 2010 by arnar

The Invention of Lying (2009) tells the story about a man living in a world where the human race has never discovered the concept of lying. Therefore there is no deception and no deceit and everyone pretty much says what … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughts about movies | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Movies that illustrate philosophical problems

Posted on May 11, 2010 by arnar

The Matrix (1999) is probably the most famous example of a movie illustrating philosophy. [vsw id="WnEYHQ9dscY&hl" source="youtube" width="425" height="344" autoplay="no"] But as Jerry Goodenough says in Film as Philosophy, Total Recall (1990) is perhaps a better example of this kind of movie. … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughts about movies | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The world according to movies

Posted on October 8, 2009 by arnar

In his review of the horror movie Mirrors (2008, Alexandre Aja) James Berardinelli writes that the movie fails because: “When it comes to horror films, there’s one basic principal to consider: consistency means everything. A movie can deviate as much … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughts about movies | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Seeing Antichrist

Posted on September 24, 2009 by arnar

In his review of the movie Antichrist (dir. Lars Von Trier), Paul Hurley says that the movie entails “… preposterous, overblown and juvenile stuff that possibly reveals signs of Von Trier as desperately attempting to shock in order to remain … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughts about movies | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment