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Duality Duality

13/2/2014

By Zurab Andronikashvili

After the past two issue of The Kallipolitan Magazine we sat back and listened to the feedback that you all gave us. First off, we appreciate that so many of you are connecting with the articles as much as we do when we discuss them collectively and as when we write them individually. Secondly, we are really appreciative that so many of you wanted to share your thoughts with us and support a project that means so much to us.

More Than Really Really Gook-Looking

12/2/2014

By Gabriel Zultanic

Ben Stiller’s 2001 comedy Zoolander is the smartest movie about a dimwitted model that has been done to date. This ‘Frat Pack’ production features more than the regular members Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughan, and Will Ferrell. It features a strong cast, star cameos, sharp humour, and senseless charm accompanied by a story that is gloriously entertaining. Zoolander is an enthralling descent into madness and tomfoolery; but it’s all very stylish so it’s socially acceptable madness. The movie follows male model Derek Zoolander and his adventures through the underbelly of the fashion world, which coincidentally never looked so good. Yet this exercise of so-called lowbrow humour has more to offer than first meets the eye.

Scarface

12/2/2014

By Toshiro Diggs

The documentary film Tough Guise: Violence, Media, and the Crisis of Masculinity presents sharp critiques of representations of masculinity in the media. Jackson Katz, an American educator and social activist, communicates his ideas about the problems and their solutions. He asserts that boys are increasingly pressured by various forms of media to project a masculinity defined by violent physical confrontation and eliminating emotional vulnerabilities.

Gundam Wing

12/2/2014

By Osvaldo Guillermo Turco

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing or Gundam Wing for short is an anime series in the mid-1990s that culminated with the movie, Gundam Wing Endless Waltz. The storyline on the surface is one of rebelling against oppressive institutions by using machines made for evolved mechanical warfare. Astonishingly though, there is so much more at play in Gundam Wing when you consider that this cartoon sets out to capture the great duality, war and peace. Gundam Wing has a constantly-evolving socio-political landscape. The changing alliances are complicated by enigmatic and conflicted characters. The final product is a powerful and stirring anime that jolts both emotional and rational debates, much like real politics. They present audiences with an understanding that nothing is black and white without context; yet the audience must piece together the context in order to see who the villain is and who the hero is. Complexity and duality is the name of the game here, nothing in life is as simple as villain and hero. And just like real life, they ignite our imagination with characters that switch sides for moral reasons, questionable reasons, emotional reasons, and personal reasons.

Duality Duality

More Than Really Really Gook-Looking

Scarface

Gundam Wing

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