Keyword: fight
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The Dark Knight Rises
There are films you watch once and forget, and then there’s The Dark Knight Rises — a 2012 action from director Christopher Nolan that has kept audiences talking long after the credits roll. “The legend ends.” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. Strip away…
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A Bug’s Life
A Bug’s Life arrived in 1998 with a simple pitch and a director, John Lasseter, who clearly had bigger ambitions for the adventure genre than the logline suggested. Even the marketing knew what it had: the tagline “An epic of miniature proportions.” sets the mood before a single frame plays. The setup is straightforward enough…
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The Raid 2
There are films you watch once and forget, and then there’s The Raid 2 — a 2014 action from director Gareth Evans that has kept audiences talking long after the credits roll. The film’s own tagline — “It’s not over yet.” — tells you almost everything about the tone it’s going for. Here’s the hook,…
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Princess Mononoke
Not every adventure movie needs to reinvent the wheel, but Princess Mononoke manages to feel fresh anyway, thanks largely to Hayao Miyazaki’s confident direction. “The fate of the world rests on the courage of one warrior.” That’s the line the studio chose to sell the film, and it doesn’t oversell it by much. Here’s the…
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Fight Club
Every so often a film shows up that seems built for exactly one mood, and “Fight Club”, released in 1999, is one of those titles. That reputation, as it turns out, is well earned. “Mischief. Mayhem. Soap.” That is the tagline, and it does a surprisingly honest job of setting the tone before a single…
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Bridesmaids
Not every film needs to reinvent its genre to be worth your time, and “Bridesmaids”, a comedy and romance entry, proves the point. It is the kind of film that tends to outlast whatever else came out the same year. The marketing leaned on the line “Save the date.” — and once you are a…
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(500) Days of Summer
Word of mouth is a strange thing, and “(500) Days of Summer” from 2009 is exactly the kind of film that earns it one recommendation at a time. It is the kind of film that tends to outlast whatever else came out the same year. The marketing leaned on the line “Boy meets girl. Boy…
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The Notebook
Some movies announce exactly what they are within the first few minutes. “The Notebook” (2004) is refreshingly upfront about its ambitions. It is easy to see why it keeps getting recommended long after its initial release. Everything the film wants you to feel is right there in its tagline: “Behind every great love is a…
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Moonlight
When Barry Jenkins sat down to make “Moonlight”, the goal was clearly to deliver something that sticks with an audience long after the credits roll. It is easy to see why it keeps getting recommended long after its initial release. Everything the film wants you to feel is right there in its tagline: “This is…