It is that time of the year again when everyone is writing about exciting spooky stuff, and to accomplish two objectives with one action, I am contributing to the “October Birthdayz” blogathon hosted by Nuwan at No Nonsense with Nuwan Sen to celebrate the birthday of his sister. The theme is famous people who were born…
Tag: Repulsion
Mirrors in Films: Duality, Secrets and Revelations, and the Passage to the Otherworld
In this piece, I am focusing on three interpretations of mirrors in films: (i) the character’s dual nature; (ii) secrets revelation; and (iii) clandestine passage to the Otherworld.
Gloves in Films: Hiding True Character and Desires
This will be my 200th post on this website, and I thought I would do something different. I have always been fascinated with objects and their symbolic meanings in films, and some object-placements in films evoke powerful imagery that is open to different symbolic interpretations. On the face of it, gloves in films do not…
Spotlight on Film 