Extremely Loud and Incredibly Controversial (Film Analysis/Minority Opinion)

The date is February 26, 2012—the academy awards are celebrating their 84^th ceremony with the theoretical best films of 2011.  The best picture nominees contain several popular and/or critically acclaimed films, yet also several controversial picks—The Artist finds detractors shocked at its primarily silent format, while The Tree of Life gains disdain for its incredibly unconventional style.  Yet at the controversial peak is Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, a polarized film some believe the worst best picture nominee ever.

The Solo Network? aka The Social Network Review (Film Analysis/Minority Opinion)

“You Don’t Get To 500 Million Friends Without Making A Few Enemies.”  This was the slogan for David Fincher's 2010 drama The Social Network.  The film tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg as he creates the now multi-billion dollar website known as Facebook.  The story switches between flashbacks and the present, showing how through the creation of Facebook Mark ultimately loses what his website is most known for, friends…or does it!?  I've seen The Social Network a total of three times (in theaters, on DVD, and in a classroom) and I doubt I’ll watch it again.  Admittedly I enjoyed my first viewing, yet only to a certain degree; after seeing its mass amount of critical acclaim (on Rotten Tomatoes, its Top Critics average surpasses that of Citizen Kane) I became self-conscious and convinced myself I hadn't “fully grasped” what made it so great. 

5 Major Reasons Why I Hate Boyhood (Film Analysis)

Boyhood; raved by critics as the best movie of the year, greatest movie of the decade, and an absolute masterpiece…I hated it.