smashingmagazine.com— Let's review how these particular TV episodes were different from what came before, and hopefully this will inspire artists today to become motivated to similarly push their work to a new level.
Aug 13, 2009View in Crawl 4
While I have never seen the Dawson's Creek episode, judging by the writer's description, the list of movies that influenced it would be incomplete without Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon. In fact, the term for what the writer talked about where they show one event from multiple character's perspectives and each character shows the events in a different light is actually called the Rashomon effect (<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashomon_effect)." rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashomon_effect).</a> Rashomon is an immensely influential Japanese film from 1950 that shows the murder of a Samurai from 4 different perspectives, each one tainted by that particular characters distorted perspective on reality. It's one of the most important and groundbreaking movies of all time and many movies, including all of the ones he mentioned, borrow from it.
Just watched that episode last week. (missed out on Buffy when it originally aired) I loved the way the dialogue was a little off and the camera work was a little awkward. It was off-putting and unsettling in a completely appropriate way.
Yeah the Hush episode was a great episode even though I have to say they had done it before in the old show Space Above and Beyond" Episode 13 called who monitors the birds. Which was also a great show and a great episode.
destroyposeursAug 14, 2009
While I have never seen the Dawson's Creek episode, judging by the writer's description, the list of movies that influenced it would be incomplete without Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon. In fact, the term for what the writer talked about where they show one event from multiple character's perspectives and each character shows the events in a different light is actually called the Rashomon effect (<a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashomon_effect)." rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashomon_effect).</a> Rashomon is an immensely influential Japanese film from 1950 that shows the murder of a Samurai from 4 different perspectives, each one tainted by that particular characters distorted perspective on reality. It's one of the most important and groundbreaking movies of all time and many movies, including all of the ones he mentioned, borrow from it.
dothefandangoAug 14, 2009
The Futurama episode where Leela thinks Fry is dead, but SHE'S actually in a coma. Such a great episode.
beautifulbeastAug 14, 2009
I was expecting to find the musical episode though. That was epic.
obeythefistAug 14, 2009
That episode inspired creativity by making me find unique ways to hide my uncontrollable sobbing.
p_o_bAug 15, 2009
Just watched that episode last week. (missed out on Buffy when it originally aired) I loved the way the dialogue was a little off and the camera work was a little awkward. It was off-putting and unsettling in a completely appropriate way.
Closed AccountAug 16, 2009
Madre Dios that sucked!
darksoulAug 19, 2009
Yeah the Hush episode was a great episode even though I have to say they had done it before in the old show Space Above and Beyond" Episode 13 called who monitors the birds. Which was also a great show and a great episode.