Released on: 2003
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Friday, Friday, Time for a Body-Switching Mashup on Friday
In the just-released movie "Source Code," Jake Gyllenhaal wakes up on a train to find out that his consciousness has been transferred into another person's body. What he may not realize is that he's part of a long and glorious Hollywood tradition dating back more than 20 years.
Why the two-people-magically-switching-bodies theme has been such a persistent one in the movie world, we're not quite sure - it's not like "18 Again" broke the bank at the box office. Whatever the cause, a surprisingly large number of actors have had to follow the direction, "Now, look into the mirror and realize that you're not looking back at your own face."
You know the moment: The character stares, slack-jawed, reaches up to feel his or her features (now, so foreign), and then more than likely screams in either a comedic or horrific manner, depending on the context. It's a scene that has played»
- Adam Swiderski
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Would You Like to See Zack Snyder Replaced as Director of 'Superman'?
For the record, my answer to the question posed in the headline is... No. The reason I'm asking this question is because a pair of articles over at The Guardian and MTV contemplate the possibility of such a scenario. Personally, I think Snyder is the right director to give the Superman franchise the kick in the pants it needs, a jolt of energy it's been missing... that is, as long as he can tone down the number of slo-mo shots and simmer a bit on the in-movie music video sequences. You know, go back to the days of Dawn of the Dead.
Ben Child at The Guardian is certainly the harshest on Snyder, opening his article saying, "Can one film ruin a career? Maybe it can, if that film is Sucker Punch." He then adds, "Speculation has been rife this week that Zack Snyder might find himself out of the»
- Brad Brevet
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