Posts Tagged movies

The Social Network

October 29, 2010 by Ian MacKenzie
The most telling scene in The Social Network was between Eduardo Saverin (Zuckerberg’s best friend and CFO) and his unhinged girlfriend. She confronts him after his return from a business trip, and demands why his Facebook status still lists him as “single.” He confesses that he actually doesn’t know how to update his relationship status. [...]

Do Films Like ‘Children of Men’ Warn Us Of Alternative Futures?

June 16, 2008 by Ian MacKenzie
Last year, while watching Children of Men in the theatre, I remember feeling a slight twinge of deja vu. It wasn’t the personal type that makes you wonder if you’ve dreamt a certain experience that actually came true. Rather, it was the unshakable dread that here, on screen, was a bleak vision of a future [...]

Sometimes There’s So Much Beauty In The World

April 28, 2008 by Ian MacKenzie
There’s a scene in The Truman Show where Jim Carrey’s character (Truman Burbank) is sitting in a tourist agent’s office, attempting to book a plane ticket. This would mark his first time ever leaving his hometown. Seems easy enough- except the ticket agent is bent on discouraging him at every opportunity. On the walls of [...]