Filmmaking Club's Cut/Splice

Welcome to Cut/Splice, YPICA Filmmaking Club’s exclusive space in Spring. Cut/Splice is a term used in film editing when scenes are cut and then put together into a more cohesive narrative.

For this issue, Matthew James Borrill (6C) lists three of his most anticipated films for 2021. But let's be honest, we can't know for sure when it is safe to reopen the cinemas, so don't hold your breath.

On the Hype Train

Matt James Borrill

A single mother and her two kids move into a small town where mysterious and unexplained earthquakes occur. The kids are the descendants of the original Ghostbusters and they have got to suit up to save the world from evil paranormal entities.

Ghostbusters is one of my favourite movies of the 1980s. It is a funny supernatural adventure. Even the sequel was decent. I've always wanted to see a Ghostbusters 3 that would continue the story in a new direction. The forgetful reboot was disappointing but it seems that this third chapter will finally push through with many promising aspects--a great cast and an ingenious choice for a director, Jason Reitman, the son of the original Ghostbusters director, Ivan Reitman.

After the events of Godzilla: King of the monsters, Godzilla has now taken back his throne from Ghidorah and is the true king of the monsters, but there's another king looking to take the throne, Kong! The world falls apart as an all out war between the two god-like titans break out.

After the death of Superman in Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman unites several super-powered individuals to form the Justice League, in order to prepare for an alien threat that is coming to Earth--Steppenwolf's army of Parademons and their leader Darkseid.

The ultimate upcoming movie for me has to be Godzilla vs Kong. For many years, I've always wanted to see these two iconic giant monsters have a rematch after their first battle in King Kong vs Godzilla (1962).

As a fan of these two characters, I can finally celebrate the battle of the century. Along with a promising director, great cast, and new additions, like the first live action Mechagodzilla in 18 years, this film is defnitely one to watch in March 2021.

When Justice League was released in 2017, many fans (including myself) were disappointed because it was a mediocre, bland, run-of-the-mill superhero movie. On top of that, the film suffered terrible visual effects, bad color-grading and a lack of respect for the previous DC Extended Universe movies.

Zack Snyder’s original version is darker, longer, and with more action set pieces and sequences. There is a lot more character development as well and, simply epic. The fact that all the cast members are back to reprise their roles intrigues me. After a huge fan petition, Warner Bros, HBO Max and Zack Snyder are going to release his true vision on HBO Max in March, 2021.