ITALIAN NEOREALIST MOVEMENT
Italy was free of its fascist dictator but not of fascism. Filmmakers incited criticism from conservative forces for producing films that showed the harsh aftermath of the war. Acquiring funds and even basic pieces of equipment became a task for them. At times copies of their movies were destroyed.
WONG KAR WAI AND HIS INDIVIDUALISTIC STYLE
Wong puts his characters in a situation where they are dancing on the edge of being intimate, but never come close enough. The audience lives vicariously through his characters as their story unfolds.
ODE TO
FIGHT CLUB
A world with no purpose, where life is just passing by and is full of shallow “single-serving” events. A life that is ending one minute at a time. Chuck Palahniuk introduced an aggressive nihilistic world, where one can attain freedom only when they hit rock bottom.