‘Pinocchio’, ‘Pacific Rim’ and Guillermo del Toro’s films with religious references

In addition to the influence he has received from mythologies, legends and fairy tales, Christian symbolism has played an important role in the filmography of Mexican director Guillermo del Toro. Shaped by the traditional Catholic religion in Mexico, extreme notions of sin, guilt, and penance were ingrained in a young Guillermo del Toro. Over the … Read more

Matrix Resurrections release: how the saga plays with religious references

Matrix is it a spiritual film? ” Yes ! », responds without hesitation Rafik Djoumi, cultural journalist specializing in geek culture and popular culture, who is also an expert “exegete” of Matrix. “Because the Wachowskis who made the film are people who are sensitive to everything related to the spiritual or even esoteric universe. » … Read more

“Thelma and Louise”, on Arte: five key references that may have escaped you

Feminist, cult, burning, the road movie by Ridley Scott is also a movie for moviegoers full of references and nods to American cinema. To see again on Arte. Released in 1991, Ridley Scott’s film is today considered a standard bearer for the cause of women, of which the formidable Thelma and Louise have become the … Read more