PlotAndTheme
@PlotAndTheme
Long-form film reviews, essays, and creative writing from a Romantic Realism perspective by Derek Jacobs (@DMoney_7).
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s "One Battle After Another" isn’t a political fable. It’s Starship Troopers for 2025 — a dead-serious satire that both sides mistook for a sermon. The joke’s on us. #OneBattleAfterAnother #FilmTwitter
Good bit of creative nonfiction in between finishing first draft of 2nd novel and revising: "One Battle After Another": a Complete Satire of Polarization plotandtheme.com/2025/10/23/one…
A GIF explaining the new logo for my film criticism and creative writing blog: Plot and Theme. Come check it out if you enjoy long-form movie reviews and discussions of science fiction writing: plotandtheme.com
This is a strong piece, and shares my main thesis: changing the medium damages the story. And Disney doesn't care about that. Because THE BRAND lives on. Why I HATE Live-Action Remakes youtu.be/Z2m4g54QjrA?si… via @YouTube
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Why I HATE Live-Action Remakes
I just published a long-form essay on the Disney live action remakes, arguing that not only are they uninspired, but that they’re breaking the medium. Stylization is a language. And Disney forgot how to speak it. plotandtheme.com/2025/07/08/fro…
I'm back to reviews, whenever I can find some time to watch a newer film. Check out: "A Real Pain" and the Burden of Survival plotandtheme.com/2025/07/01/a-r…
Introducing Project Drake: A Sci-Fi Novel in Progress plotandtheme.com/2025/06/18/int…
Plot and Theme’s Top Ten Films of 2022 plotandtheme.com/2023/02/06/plo…
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Plot and Theme's Top Ten Films of 2022 - Plot and Theme
People love lists, and none more than ones subjectively ranking assorted items (preferably related somehow). It is in that spirit that I have compiled my Top Ten Films released in 2022, especially...
I've made my own Nebula Class! I break down how to articulate all the intangible feelings that stories invoke by analyzing archetypes, story structure, symbolism, socio-political context, and more! You can check out the introduction, and sign up at: nebula.tv/how-to-analyze…
#babylon was not my favorite. plotandtheme.com/2022/12/31/bab…
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I would ❤️ an honest review and will gladly send u a free copy of my self published sci-fi novel 😎 DM me for a copy if u like the blurb and sample pages 🙏🙏🙏 amazon.com/Tomorrow-Lives…
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