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New Line Cinema The original "Mortal Kombat" game contained a versatile cast of fighting characters who took turns battling one another. When playing against the AI, the main villain of the game was the shape-shifting Shang Tsung. Any film adaptation would have to follow the computerized story in the game, and Reddit user u/Videowulff reminded us why that opening scene is so legendary.
AMC Each character in "Breaking Bad" is filled to the brim with psychological insights that are sometimes easy to miss. In Jesse's case, a 2013 Reddit post by u/ModestAudust has unlocked some incredible symbolism that speaks volumes about the character's personality.
Before the arrival of paid cable television original series of HBO and Showtime in the 1990s, TV shows could seldom get as dark as what was allowed in cinema. Dark Shadows, Night Gallery, Alfred Hitchcock Presents , and Tales From the Darkside are some of the rare examples of pre-1990s TV shows that explored dark content, but it was always safe and never tipped too far into dangerous territory.
Within the annals of human history, from the epic battles of the Ancient World to the current long-running conflicts in the Middle East, there has never been a war like the Second World War. It is also fairly accurate to say that there will likely never be another war quite like this one.
In the winter of 2016, The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story captivated the nation in what turned out to be a tour de force dramatic retelling of the now legendary mid-1990s murder trial.
Few shows have defined the pop culture zeitgeist quite like David Chase's modern-day, mafia epic The Sopranos (1999-2007), and part of the show's appeal is that it provided something for every viewing taste. The show was a superb fictionalized exploration of Cosa Nostra during the generational split of the late-1990s, and early to mid-2000s.
Clowns are the one sideshow attraction that have an ability to terrify us simply for their smile and friendly disposition. This fright is an actual phobia known as coulrophobia and so it only makes sense that the horror genre would delight in terrifying us beyond belief with sinister clowns.
Since the earliest days of film, animation has always been present. When Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse and then made the first full-length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), animation became popular as a medium aimed towards children. But artists and filmmakers flourished in independent and underground markets where adult-oriented animation was welcomed and embraced.
Have you ever found yourself watching a horror film and been struck at how realistic the story, setting, and characters are? Arguably, there is nothing scarier than horror movies that are based on or inspired by true events. To know that the horror movies we love may not be as fictitious as we thought.
During television's Second Golden Age, much has been made of anti-heroes. A lot of this has to do with male anti-heroes being the protagonist of their respective series, in addition to morally ambiguous characters that inspire love and hate with audiences typically being men.