Hidden Gems

                                                                          (Credit Blueprint Pictures)      When I went on my European trip last year, one of the places I was most excited to visit was Bruges. The town is highly picturesque and beautiful, but I mostly enjoyed traveling through all the locations that appeared in one of my favorite films, In Bruges. This film is meaningful to me because I relate a lot to the character of Ray. While I'm not a hitman who accidentally commits a terrible atrocity, I connected a lot with his personality and style, especially as a high school sophomore when I watched the film.       Welcome back to Hidden Gems, where we go over movies that, despite not getting the traction of big Hollywood blockbusters, are still outstanding and w...

 Analyzing Sunshine (2007)      Hello, everyone, and welcome back to my blog about rediscovering and analyzing what I consider underrated movies worth your time to watch and study. For last week's film, we focused on The Guest, a throwback film to horror/action films from the '80s. While the film is masterfully made with incredible performances, the story is simplistic and linear. While that's not a detriment to the film, this week, the movie we are covering is Danny Boyle's Sunshine 2007, a science fiction psychological thriller whose story contains themes about physics, existentialism, and religion. In 2057, the plot follows a group of Astronauts aboard the Icarus II on a mission to reignite the sun. In this film, the sun is dying, leading to the end of all life on earth. How exactly does the crew of Icarus II plan to accomplish this exactly? By nearing the heart of the dying sun and detonating a nuclear bomb. The ship's name, Icarus II, holds a purpose, as  T...

       Hello everyone, my name is Jose Rabago, and I love watching and analyzing films. Film has interested me from a very young age, making short films on my mom's video camera as a child. This love for filmmaking has evolved throughout the years. As I fell in love with filmmaking, I also grew to appreciate films and the work that comes with making a film. While I love watching the occasional blockbuster that Hollywood comes out with, I also began to enjoy independent films with their particular stories and intriguing ways that they come up with to make stories. I will discuss many films in this blog, but I want to delve into unknown or forgotten films. Hence, the name of this blog is Undervalued Films. The reason for writing this blog is to introduce you all to movies you may have yet to hear about and should probably check out. I will cover all genres since they are important, and having an open view when exploring films is essential. The School of Life's video PO...