Toubib Or Not To Be

1. Foundations of Fear What people fear on screen often reveals what they fear in life, and throughout the history of horror cinema, the face of fear has changed from external monsters to the internal horrors of the human mind. Scary tales are as old as time itself, with varying purposes; maybe it’s creating a mood or sending a message. When it comes to horror movies, the very beginnings were mostly showcases of technology through supernatural stories, with the first-ever horror film The House of the Devil (1896) doing exactly that. It was a fairly simple effort when it comes to frights and scares, but it was a respectable showcase of the genre itself, a realization that this filmmaking medium could indeed be a vehicle for horror. It was only three minutes long, which was considerably long for that time period. However, it was mostly adaptations that gained the genre traction. As technology advanced, we started seeing more attempts at adapting horror classics, with prime examples bein...

Directed by  : Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Written by : Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Starring : Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore - Synopsis : Two goons mistake 'the Dude' Lebowski for a millionaire Lebowski and urinate on his rug. Trying to recompense his rug from the wealthy Lebowski, he gets entwined in an intricate kidnapping case. - Review : To say that “The Big Lebowski” is a film presenting a story would be a massive understatement, with a plot that functions mostly as a backdrop to a study of interpersonal connections, it becomes anecdotal in its approach. Each character has something to offer to the themes discussed, regardless of the impact on the story itself, which is fully noticed by how little the main character, “The Dude” Jeff Lebowski (Jeff Bridges), impacts the narrative. The Dude is somewhat of an anti-protagonist, dropped in the middle of a series of hurdles that he’s supposed to overcome, only he doesn’t want to. He just wants his rug back since it really t...