Patrick H Wilems – Movie-A-Day Challenge https://movieadaychallenge.com My quest to watch one movie every day in 2019. Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:43:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://i0.wp.com/movieadaychallenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-Site-Icon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Patrick H Wilems – Movie-A-Day Challenge https://movieadaychallenge.com 32 32 172521826 LITTLE WOMEN – How Greta Gerwig Revolutionized a Literary Classic https://movieadaychallenge.com/little-women-how-greta-gerwig-revolutionized-a-literary-classic/ Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:43:15 +0000 http://movieadaychallenge.com/?p=7669

Patrick Willems’ YouTube channel has undergone a bit of a tone change during this time of pandemic but he is still creating insightful film commentary that is worth watching.

One of his latest video essays is on Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Little Women. She has done something with this adaptation that I think should be taught as a masterclass case study on how to find the true spirit of a piece of work and adapting it in a way that plays to the strength of the new medium, in this case, film.

]]> 7669 STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (And Why It’s Great) https://movieadaychallenge.com/star-wars-the-last-jedi-and-why-its-great/ Mon, 23 Dec 2019 14:57:00 +0000 https://movieadaychallenge.com/?p=2201

I watched this before but after watching the debacle that is Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker I need to make sure I post this video essay by my guy Patrick. I have friends that disagree with me on this (dUG!) but I love this movie and as I get further away from it that love grows. My disappointment with Rise of Skywalker is directly related to the missed opportunity by not expanding on The Last Jedi but instead taking (what feels like) a shit all over.

]]> 2201 Rewriting the Matrix Sequels https://movieadaychallenge.com/rewriting-the-matrix-sequels/ Thu, 11 Jul 2019 14:48:00 +0000 https://movieadaychallenge.com/?p=2197

OMG! Patrick nailed it. I was a huge fan of The Matrix and wanted to love the sequels just as much but I didn’t. I did not dislike them by any means. It just felt like the movie I wanted was hidden somewhere in those sequels. Patrick has perfectly contextualize what I was feeling and what I was hoping for in the Matrix sequels. Can someone use amazing editing skills and make this happen??? Please internet respond like I know you can.

]]> 2197 The Broken Formula of Music Biopics https://movieadaychallenge.com/the-broken-formula-of-music-biopics/ Mon, 18 Feb 2019 12:21:00 +0000 https://movieadaychallenge.com/?p=2209

This is probably my favorite video essay ever. It’s so on the nose that it will change how you view music biopics forever. So this is a warning. If you love music biopics such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Ray, Walk the Line, and others and do not want to know the truth then do not watch this (but really you should).

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