Christopher Nolan’s passion play is the most successful super-hero movie series to date, in my mind. While I will admit there are some rough edges in the writing and plotting of the individual movies, the true genius of the series is only apparent when examining it as a whole. It is only at that scale can we see what this movie series offers that others do not: a emotional journey that evolves over more than one film, and provides real closure for that arc.
Prince’s Puppet Show: Purple Rain
I hadn’t seen Purple Rain for years, and I may have been trying to get to second base when it was last on the tube. In any case, I didn’t come to my recent viewing remembering very much. Let’s get one thing clear up front: Purple Rain is not for everyone. If you’re not into poet shirts and eyeliner--or the music of Prince--you should probably flounce right on by this movie. But you’d be missing a seminal example of rock and roll filmmaking.
