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Chris Lambert is the co-founder and lead writer of Film Colossus. He specializes in film interpretation, narrative structure, and explaining how movies use story, imagery, and technique to create meaning. His work on Film Colossus has reached millions of readers, with more than 500 articles covering films ranging from Fight Club and Black Swan to Perfect Blue and The Odyssey.
Watchmen Explained (2009) | Easy Answers
What is Watchmen about? The initial wave of comic book heroes involved figures like Superman, Captain America, Wonder Woman, and Captain Marvel. Their positive morality mirrored the idealism of America following World War I. But, by the 1980s, the nation…
Hit Man explained
What is Hit Man about? Hit Man shares a lot of themes with Fight Club but is much more happy-go-lucky and for a wider audience. The various hitmen personas that Gary adapts are part of a journey to change for…
Bad Boys: Ride or Die explained
What is Bad Boys: Ride or Die about? Ride of Die is about faith. Whether that’s a spiritual faith after a near-death experience, a crisis of faith that results in panic attacks, or believing in someone’s character despite evidence to…
Mad Max: Fury Road explained
What is Mad Max: Fury Road about? The entire Mad Max franchise is a series of allegories. In Fury Road, George Miller explores where we put our belief, hope, and faith. That manifests in ideas of religious figures and the…
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome explained
What is Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome about? The entire Mad Max franchise is a series of allegories where two opposing aspects of human nature come into conflict. Beyond Thunderdome explores the relationship between art and commerce. It connects the idea…
In a Violent Nature explained
What is In a Violent Nature about? In a Violent Nature’s final scene builds to a moment that transcends physical horror and leaves us with the sense of existential dread that’s at the core of trauma and PTSD. It positions…
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior explained
What is Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior about? The original Mad Max was all about showing Max’s loss of humanity, his transition from an MFP officer to just another crazy person on a highway to hell. The Road Warrior…
A literary analysis of Mad Max (1979)
What is Mad Max about? The first movie of what would become a massive franchise, Mad Max uses the tropes of a standard 70s revenge thriller to trick people into watching a speculative science fiction story about societal collapse. George…
The Giant Explanation of 2001: A Space Odyssey
What is 2001: A Space Odyssey about? 2001: A Space Odyssey isn’t as complicated as it seems. The film is about humanity’s relationship with technology and the next stage of our evolution. It came out in the midst of both…
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga explained
What is Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga about? Furiosa is about what motivates us. For some, it’s merely survival. For others, it’s hope. Or hate. We see how, in the wasteland, survival and hate dominate, while hope is a quality…
Past Lives explained
What is Past Lives about? Past Lives explores the very powerful experience of opportunity cost. If Nora’s family stayed in Korea, it’s a much different life than what they end up having in Canada. Likewise, if Nora stayed in Canada,…
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