Books, movies, and music criticism from a humourous viewpoint. Looking at deep themes throughout history, looking at artists, authors, and actors, as well as their effect on modern society and the degradation of the entire entertainment industry while exploring rare modern gems and hope for the future.
Criticism and praise for the artists at Winter Jam 2024: LIN D, Katie Nichole, Seventh Day Slumber, Newsong, and Joseph O'Brien. My comments range from ones on music and clothing style to facial expressions and hand motions. I bemoan the fact of Elvis' death and bring up questions about the direction of contemporary Christian music in general, as well as point out specific lyrics in songs from Winter Jam artists.
Link to website: explorativegenre.com
Link to Corresponding blog post: explorativegenre.com/2024/02/28/winter-jam-2024-part-one/
22 Feb 2024
The Bourne Legacy: What's in a legacy?
The review of a movie that I went into expecting nothing, and came out of hoping for more. Contrasts between the original trilogy and the recent installment, the original characters and how they interact with the new ones, and musing upon the nature of Hollywood PSYOPS, and the meaning of legacy and respect of those that come before.
Link to website: explorativegenre.com
Link to corresponding blog post: explorativegenre.com/2024/02/22/the-bourne-legacy-how-does-one-make-a-legacy-anyways/
21 Feb 2024
King Solomon's Mines: Finale
The conclusion of a detailed analysis of King Solomon's Mines, chapters 16-20. Exploring love, racism, culture, beliefs, reactions to death, bravery, and cowardice contrasted in characters as well as the nature of silence, time, and the sovereignty of God.
Link to Website: explorativegenre.com
Link to corresponding blog post: explorativegenre.com/2024/02/21/king-solomons-mines-grand-finale/
20 Feb 2024
Selena: The Necessity of Individuality
An exploration of Selena's style of Spanish-American music and what it signals for the entire world of contemporary music and the need for individual cultures and backgrounds to influence works of art.
Link to website: explorativegenre.com
Link to corresponding blog post: explorativegenre.com/2024/02/20/selena-the-necessity-of-individuality/
16 Feb 2024
The Bourne Ultimatum: Characteristics of a Series Hero
A direct continuation of my previous episodes on The Bourne Series, here I give a play-by-play of The Bourne Ultimatum and my experiences, ideas, opinions, and impressions as I watched it. I talk about movie quality and characteristics, background music and scene composition, the reasoning behind character behaviors and audience reactions. I give criticisms, and comparisons between Mission Impossible, and explore similar scenes and themes across this series.
Link to Website: explorativegenre.com
Link to corresponding blog post: explorativegenre.com/2024/02/16/the-bourne-ultimatum/
15 Feb 2024
King Solomon's Mines (part three) Love, Death, and Horror
True love, fierce battles, philosophical questions about life and death, bloodthirsty savages, evil witches, the contrast of gentlemen and cowards, the question of morality, the value of life in rich versus poor people, the reason that characters fall in love with those who save their lives, comedic descriptions of wardrobe malfunctions. This detailed analysis of King Solomon's Mines chapters 11-15 has everything you never knew you needed to know about H. Rider Haggard and his beliefs.
Link to website: explorativegenre.com
Link to corresponding blog post: explorativegenre.com/?p=109
13 Feb 2024
Spicy Margarita: What is and isn't Good.
Exploring a myriad of opinions within a single person: equal parts hating and admiring this song. But it's not just the different sounds and vague impressions based on background noises, it's the deep underlying meaning of the jazz genre, it's the connotations and memories connected with a certain voice, it's the idea of upholding a longstanding legacy or betraying it.
Link to website: explorativegenre.com
Link to corresponding blog post: https://explorativegenre.com/2024/02/13/spicy-margarita-that-which-does-and-does-not-constitute-a-jazz-song/
12 Feb 2024
Bourne Supremacy: Likes and Dislikes
A detailed analysis and play-by-play of a movie that is both wonderful and disappointing. It has all of the elements of a typical spy movie, save one very important one that is the defining factor in making a movie anything but typical.
Listen to discover.
Link to website: explorativegenre.com
Link to corresponding blog post: explorativegenre.com/?p=103
9 Feb 2024
King Solomon's Mines 2 (Racism, Sexism, Colonialism, as well as my Opinions, Comments, and Quotes on such)
What happens when a book is racist? Should we just ignore it, and miss out on all of the other questions brought up by such a work - inside and outside of race presentation? Should we emphasize and focus on racism in order to condemn it? Pass over it for the positive elements of the story? Forget about it and get to the deep questions of life like the connection between a body and soul?
Or should we emphasize and examine all things equally in a detailed analysis of an author and his work?
I think the latter, listen to hear just such an analysis.
Link to corresponding blog post: explorativegenre.com/2024/02/09/king-solomons-mines-part-two-even-more-awesome/
8 Feb 2024
Positive Heartbreak
The analysis of a song that is either pop or country and which dwells on the dichotomy of pleasure and pain.
Heartbroken, by Biplo, Jessie Murph, and Polo G. brings up some of the deepest questions in life, such as the morality of positives springing from negatives, and the constant balance of opposites within our world, without which we could not understand good at all.
Link to Corresponding Blog Post: https://explorativegenre.com/?p=95
7 Feb 2024
Praise and Criticism for, as well as an In-Depth Analysis of, The Bourne Identity
A lighthearted analysis of a very serious movie, dealing with everything from outfit styles and music choices to the deeper meanings of life and the questions of identity apart from past choices or mistakes.
Link to Corresponding Blog Post: explorativegenre.com/?p=91 (https://explorativegenre.com/?p=91)
7 Feb 2024
A Detailed Analysis of King Solomon's Mines (Because it's Awesome)
King Solomon's Mines is the kind of book made for people of all ages and personalities. It has adventure, romance, near-death escapades, a group of misfits traveling together through uncharted territories, and a treasure hunt for famed diamonds. It also has blood, gore, racism, and deep questions about life, death, and eternity.
Listen for an in-depth analysis of the first five chapters --- more to come.
5 Feb 2024
Weak Men, Demanding Women, and Modern Pop
An analysis of modern society and Bruno Mar's song "That's What I Like", as well as deep thoughts on human existence and the nature of silence, and living without being heard.
Link to Blog:
explorativegenre.com/
Link to Corresponding Blog Post:
explorativegenre.com/?p=84 (https://explorativegenre.com/?p=84)
Link to "That's What I Like" YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMivT7MJ41M
4 Feb 2024
La La Land and the Woes of Feminism and Modernity
A tirade against La La Land, a bit about a recent vacation, and a bit against feminism and career women.
Link to website:
explorativegenre.com/
Link to corresponding post:
explorativegenre.com/?p=77
1 Feb 2024
Venus and Adonis, Shakespearean History, and the Right Honourable Henry Wriothesley
This episode is about Shakespeare, and gives an in-depth review of plus multiple readings from his first publication -- Venus and Adonis, with an added commentary about the nature of love, life, and death.
Link to website:
explorativegenre.com/
Link to corresponding blog post:
explorativegenre.com/?p=68 (https://explorativegenre.com/?p=68)
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