Tuesdays with Muerte

S POILERS are the most exciting: There are two big ones. Miranda Tate a.k.a. Talia al Ghul , not  Bane , is the child of " The Mercenary ".  I knew there had to have been an inside man, but it wasn't apparent to me that it would be her. The Dark Knight Rises. (I've been wondering what the title was referring to for months!) Four possible meanings of how the title was derived: Bruce Wayne literally rises from the bowels of a middle eastern prison/pit. Bruce Wayne finally overcomes his fears and lets go of the pain of his past. Officer John Blake figuratively rises to assume the role as the new batman. (Personally, I thought his anger was going to lead him to become the Riddler, but Robin is too inherently good.) Officer Blake  literally rises  in the Batcave as the final scene of the film. FILM REVIEW I felt indifferent walking out of the theater. (It's my own fault. It is practically impossible for me to not compare  Knigh...

This article is too good not to re-post.  I'm afraid that the OP's server might go down and I'll not be able access it  in the future  when I want it.  Without further delay, I present to you,  Brian Ashcraft's Totoro Isn’t All Cute. For Some, He’s the God of Death. My Neighbor Totoro  is a family favorite. Kids and adults alike love the story of two sisters in the idyllic Japanese countryside with magical creatures. But for some viewers, there's darkness seething underneath. Totoro is no cuddly critter. He's the God of Death. The reading of Totoro as the God of Death expounds on the movie's climax—a climax that has always struck me as odd for various reasons. Here is the theory, courtesy of website  cherrypistoru's  (via website  fellowof ) The rumor says that Totoro is the God of Death, so the persons that can see Totoro are actually close to death, or already dead. What that means for the story is that when Mei goes missing a...

The Silent Guardian, The Watchful Protector In anticipation for  the release of  The Dark Knight Rises  Thursday at midnight,  I anxiously rewatched Batman Begins  and  The Dark Knight  this weekend.   The Dark Knight  is, indeed, an outstanding movie. I reflected on what made it outstanding for me and so disturbing for others, and what made Hell Boy a B- movie for me and a great flick to others. And I realized, it was the *human* factor.  (Incidentally, this is why  Dexter and Breaking Bad  are so popular—the heros and the villains are equally fallible. We like that.) Let's take a closer look at the characters.  The Joker, however, is beyond good and evil; he is a madman, which makes him all the more scary.  You can’t reason with a lunatic, so-to-speak. Harvey, with whom the hope of Gotham rests, falls tragically. Batman is questionable at best.  Yet, Bruce Wayne recognizes the fallibility inn...