The Manchurian Candidate Film Analysis
10 Top Conspiracy Theory Films
Humans have always been intrigued by secrets. From the earliest times we've tried to find conspiracies, sometimes even where none exist. There are thousands of conspiracy theories, ranging from the esoteric and the paranormal to regular assassinations and wars. And cinema too has had its fair share, some of which are definitely worth looking into. Here are the ones that have conspired to get into the top 10 list.
“The Manchurian Candidate” (1962) is a political thriller directed by John Frankenheimer and stars Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Janet Leigh. Based on a 1959 novel of the same name by Richard Condon, the story is about the brainwashing and hypnotism of American POWs, one of them being Sergeant Raymond Shaw, the son of a prominent politician. Shaw has been primed by his captors to become an assassin who will …show more content…
“The Matrix” (1999), written and directed by The Wachowskis, is an action, science fiction, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving. The premise of the film is a dystopian future in which humans are inside a shared simulation, which is perceived by them as reality, and the machines, that have achieved consciousness, use the body's energy as a power source. Neo (Reeves) is a computer programmer who comes to the realization that the world is not what it seems and is soon drawn into a rebellion against the machines.
The Matrix, one of the most technically brilliant films, won Academy Awards for film editing, sound effects editing, visual effects, and sound. It also received BAFTAs for Best Sound as well as Achievement in Special Visual Effects and was nominated for production design, cinematography and editing. In 2012 it was added to the National Film Registry for
Humans have always been intrigued by secrets. From the earliest times we've tried to find conspiracies, sometimes even where none exist. There are thousands of conspiracy theories, ranging from the esoteric and the paranormal to regular assassinations and wars. And cinema too has had its fair share, some of which are definitely worth looking into. Here are the ones that have conspired to get into the top 10 list.
“The Manchurian Candidate” (1962) is a political thriller directed by John Frankenheimer and stars Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Janet Leigh. Based on a 1959 novel of the same name by Richard Condon, the story is about the brainwashing and hypnotism of American POWs, one of them being Sergeant Raymond Shaw, the son of a prominent politician. Shaw has been primed by his captors to become an assassin who will …show more content…
“The Matrix” (1999), written and directed by The Wachowskis, is an action, science fiction, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss and Hugo Weaving. The premise of the film is a dystopian future in which humans are inside a shared simulation, which is perceived by them as reality, and the machines, that have achieved consciousness, use the body's energy as a power source. Neo (Reeves) is a computer programmer who comes to the realization that the world is not what it seems and is soon drawn into a rebellion against the machines.
The Matrix, one of the most technically brilliant films, won Academy Awards for film editing, sound effects editing, visual effects, and sound. It also received BAFTAs for Best Sound as well as Achievement in Special Visual Effects and was nominated for production design, cinematography and editing. In 2012 it was added to the National Film Registry for