Essays from Films and Feelings
This list compiles all the movies that have been spotlighted in an essay through my blog. Gathering them all in one space like this helps me see how they're organized and whatnot.
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- DirectorMorten TyldumStarsJennifer LawrenceChris PrattMichael SheenA malfunction in a sleeping pod on a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet wakes one passenger 90 years early."An Earnest Defense of Passengers"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2019/12/an-earnest-defense-of-passengers.html - DirectorTom HooperStarsHugh JackmanRussell CroweAnne HathawayIn 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever."Do You Hear the People Sing: Les Miserable and the Untrained Singer"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2019/12/les-miserables-give-russell-crowe-break.html - DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom WilkinsonWhen their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever."Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Do Clementine and Joel Stay Together or Not?"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2019/12/eternal-sunshine-of-spotless-mind-do.html - DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsNicole KidmanEwan McGregorJohn LeguizamoA poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke."Moulin Rouge!: Musicals Chasing Authenticity"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2020/01/moulin-rouge-musicals-chasing.html - DirectorJean CocteauRené ClémentStarsJean MaraisJosette DayMila ParélyA beautiful young woman takes her father's place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast, who wishes to marry her."Tale as Old as Time: The Many Adaptations of Beauty and the Beast"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2020/03/tale-as-old-as-time-many-adaptations-of.html - DirectorGary TrousdaleKirk WiseStarsPaige O'HaraRobby BensonJesse CortiA prince cursed to spend his days as a hideous monster sets out to regain his humanity by earning a young woman's love."Tale as Old as Time: The Many Adaptations of Beauty and the Beast"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2020/03/tale-as-old-as-time-many-adaptations-of.html - DirectorChristophe GansStarsVincent CasselLéa SeydouxAndré DussollierAn unexpected romance blooms after the the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times offers herself to the mysterious beast to which her father has become indebted."Tale as Old as Time: The Many Adaptations of Beauty and the Beast"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2020/03/tale-as-old-as-time-many-adaptations-of.html - DirectorRob LettermanStarsRyan ReynoldsJustice SmithKathryn NewtonIn a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a detective.Nostalgia: Please Drink Responsibly
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2020/04/nostalgia-please-drink-responsibly.html - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsBob HoskinsChristopher LloydJoanna CassidyWhen a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.Nostalgia: Please Drink Responsibly
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2020/04/nostalgia-please-drink-responsibly.html - DirectorSam MendesStarsKevin SpaceyAnnette BeningThora BirchA sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend."American Beauty is Bad for Your Soul"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2020/05/american-beauty-is-bad-for-your-soul.html - DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverA paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home."Avatar vs Pop Culture"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2020/06/avatar-vs-grown-up-table-of-pop-culture.html - DirectorChris ColumbusStarsLogan LermanKevin McKiddSteve CooganA teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods."(Almost) A Love Letter to the Percy Jackson Movies"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2020/06/almost-love-letter-to-percy-jackson.html - DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittEmma ThompsonMartin ShortJim Hawkins is a teenager who finds the map of a great treasure hidden by a space pirate. Together with some friends, he sets off in a large spaceship, shaped like a caravel, on his quest."Resurrecting Treasure Planet"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2020/07/resurrecting-treasure-planet.html - DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsPaul NewmanRobert RedfordKatharine RossIn 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid lead a band of outlaws. When a train robbery goes wrong, they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. After considering their options, they escape to South America."Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Westerns Riding Off Into the Sunset"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2020/08/butch-cassidy-and-sundance-kid-westerns.html - DirectorGeorge WaggnerStarsClaude RainsWarren WilliamLon Chaney Jr.Larry Talbot returns to his father's castle in Wales and meets a beautiful woman. One fateful night, Talbot escorts her to a local carnival where they meet a mysterious gypsy fortune teller."Everybody's Got a Wolf Man"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2020/10/everybodys-got-wolf-man.html - DirectorNathan GrenoByron HowardStarsMandy MooreZachary LeviDonna MurphyThe magically long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is."Tangled: Disney Sees the Light"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2020/11/tangled-disney-sees-light.html - DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanClaude RainsThe daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?"Notoriously Human: Alicia and the Strongfemalecharacter"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2020/12/notoriously-human-alicia-and.html - DirectorJohn KrasinskiStarsEmily BluntJohn KrasinskiMillicent SimmondsA family struggles for survival in a world where most humans have been killed by blind but noise-sensitive creatures. They are forced to communicate in sign language to keep the creatures at bay."A Quiet Place: Scaredy-Cats Taking Back the Horror Movie"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2021/01/a-quiet-place-scaredy-cats-taking-back.html - DirectorJosh CooleyStarsTom HanksTim AllenAnnie PottsWhen a new toy called "Forky" joins Woody and the gang, a road trip alongside old and new friends reveals how big the world can be for a toy."Toy Story 4: Pixar's Tribute to Regression"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2021/02/toy-story-4-pixars-tribute-to-regression.html - DirectorLouis LeterrierStarsSam WorthingtonLiam NeesonRalph FiennesPerseus, a demigod and the son of Zeus, battles the minions of Hades and the Underworld in order to stop them from conquering Olympus and Earth."The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Clash of the Titans"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-self-fulfilling-prophecy-of-clash.html - DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsBurt LancasterMontgomery CliftDeborah KerrAt a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his commanding officer's wife and top aide begin a tentative affair."Systemic Heartbreak in From Here to Eternity"
"https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2021/05/systemic-heartbreak-in-from-here-to.html" - DirectorChris ColumbusStarsDaniel RadcliffeRupert GrintEmma WatsonAn orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world."The Many Fathers of Harry Potter"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-many-fathers-of-harry-potter.html - DirectorPhyllida LloydStarsMeryl StreepPierce BrosnanAmanda SeyfriedThe story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA."Mamma Mia: Musicals Deserve Better"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2021/07/mamma-mia-musicals-deserve-better.html - DirectorWolfgang ReithermanStarsPhil HarrisSebastian CabotLouis PrimaBagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization."No, Disney Didn't Ruin Kipling's The Jungle Book"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2021/08/no-disney-didnt-ruin-kiplings-jungle.html - DirectorMike NicholsStarsDustin HoffmanAnne BancroftKatharine RossA disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter."The Paradox of The Graduate"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-paradox-of-graduate.html - DirectorRobert StrombergStarsAngelina JolieElle FanningSharlto CopleyA vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child could be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land."Wicked vs Maleficent"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2021/10/wicked-vs-maleficent.html - DirectorClint EastwoodStarsKevin CostnerClint EastwoodLaura DernA kidnapped boy strikes up a friendship with his captor, an escaped convict on the run from the law, while the search for him continues."My Criminal Father Surrogate: Masculinity in A Perfect World"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2021/11/my-criminal-father-surrogate.html - DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael BiehnA human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation."My Crush on Sarah Connor is Hard to Explain"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2022/02/my-crush-on-sarah-connor-is-hard-to.html - DirectorBill CondonStarsEmma WatsonDan StevensLuke EvansA selfish Prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner."The Belle Complex"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-belle-complex.html - DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsJudy GarlandMargaret O'BrienMary AstorYoung love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family."Meet Me in St. Louis: The Melancholy Window of Nostalgia"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2022/04/meet-me-in-st-louis-melancholy-window.html - DirectorTom McGrathStarsWill FerrellJonah HillBrad PittEvil genius Megamind finally defeats his do-gooder nemesis, Metro Man, but is left without a purpose in a superhero-free world."Some Much Needed Love for Megamind"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2022/04/some-much-needed-love-for-megamind.html - DirectorDon HallCarlos López EstradaPaul BriggsStarsKelly Marie TranAwkwafinaGemma ChanIn a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon."Social Utopia in Raya and the Last Dragon"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2022/05/social-utopia-in-raya-and-last-dragon.html - DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsChris HemsworthAnthony HopkinsNatalie PortmanThe powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders."The Case for Pre-Ragnarok Thor"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2022/07/the-case-for-pre-ragnorak-thor.html - DirectorColin TrevorrowStarsChris PrattBryce Dallas HowardTy SimpkinsA new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, creates a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur, the Indominus Rex, which escapes containment and goes on a killing spree."You're Not Stupid for Loving Jurassic World"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2022/08/youre-not-stupid-for-loving-jurassic.html - DirectorRob MarshallStarsHalle BaileyJonah Hauer-KingMelissa McCarthyA young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince."Part of That World: Understanding Racebent Ariel"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2022/09/part-of-that-world-understanding.html - DirectorYeon Sang-hoStarsGong YooJung Yu-miMa Dong-seokWhile a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan."Your Train to Busan Viewing Companion"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2022/10/your-train-to-busan-viewing-companion.html - DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsBarbra StreisandRyan O'NealMadeline KahnThe accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations."What's Up, Doc?: Why Everyone Needs the Rom-Com"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2022/11/whats-up-doc-why-everyone-needs-rom-com.html - DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsBradley CooperJennifer LawrenceRobert De NiroAfter a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own."Silver Linings Playbook: What are Happy Endings for Anyway?"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2022/12/silver-linings-playbook-what-are-happy.html - DirectorRoss PartridgeStarsRoss PartridgeOona LaurenceJess WeixlerWhen a man meets a young girl in a parking lot he attempts to help her avoid a bleak destiny by initiating her into the beauty of the outside world. The journey shakes them in ways neither expects."Lamb: The Controversy of Vulnerability"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2023/02/lamb-controversy-of-vulnerability.html - DirectorMamoru HosodaStarsKaho NakamuraRyo NaritaShôta SometaniSuzu is a shy high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters "U", a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a globally-beloved singer."A Thousand Words for Mamoru Hosoda's Belle"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2023/03/a-thousand-words-for-mamoru-hosodas.html - DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongA cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg."My Crush on Sarah Connor is Hard to Explain"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2022/02/my-crush-on-sarah-connor-is-hard-to.html - DirectorCharles LaughtonStarsRobert MitchumShelley WintersLillian GishA self-proclaimed preacher marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real dad hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery."The Night of the Hunter: Redefining Childlike Innocence"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2023/04/the-night-of-hunter-redefining.html - DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsJodi BensonSamuel E. WrightRene AuberjonoisA mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love."Bright Young Women: The Legacy of Ariel and The Little Mermaid"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2023/05/bright-young-women-legacy-of-ariel-and.html - DirectorDean IsraeliteStarsDacre MontgomeryNaomi ScottRJ CylerWhen Earth is on the verge of an alien invasion, five teenagers, who are infused with superhuman abilities, must harness their newfound powers to battle this threat - as the Power Rangers."I Will Not Forget That Power Rangers Reboot"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2023/09/i-will-not-forget-that-power-rangers.html - DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinEdna PurvianceJackie CooganThe Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy."Changing Film History With a Smile--and Perhaps, A Tear: Charlie Chaplin's The Kid"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2023/12/changing-film-history-with-smile-and.html - DirectorDonald PetrieStarsSandra BullockMichael CaineBenjamin BrattAn F.B.I. Agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event."Reveling in the Mixed Messages of Miss Congeniality"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2024/01/reveling-in-mixed-messages-of-miss.html - DirectorThor FreudenthalStarsLogan LermanAlexandra DaddarioBrandon T. JacksonIn order to restore their dying safe haven, the son of Poseidon and his friends embark on a quest to the Sea of Monsters, to find the mythical Golden Fleece, all the while trying to stop an ancient evil from rising."(Almost) A Love Letter to the Percy Jackson Movies"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2020/06/almost-love-letter-to-percy-jackson.html - DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsColin FarrellBrendan GleesonKerry CondonTwo lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them."The Banshees of Inisherin: The Death Knell of Male Friendship"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-banshees-of-inisherin-death-knell.html - DirectorAndrew StantonLee UnkrichStarsAlbert BrooksEllen DeGeneresAlexander GouldAfter his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home."Finding Nemo: The Thing About Film Criticism ..."
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2024/03/finding-nemo-thing-about-film-criticism.html - DirectorFederico FelliniStarsGiulietta MasinaFrançois PérierFranca MarziA waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak."Nights of Cabiria: What IS Cinema?"
https://filmsandfeelings19.blogspot.com/2024/04/nights-of-cabiria-what-is-cinema.html