Bondan Syamsu’s Portfolio - Broadly Specific

Bondan Gamas Syamsu

Writer, Film Enthusiast, Gamer

International Relations Undergraduate, Ritsumeikan University

Writing Portfolio

Bengawan Solo: How an Indonesian folk song became the post-WWII Asian Zeitgeist

The Doctors of Akira Kurosawa Films: Between Ethics and Paternalism

The Soothing Apocalypse of Studio Ghibli Films

Godzilla (1954): Reconfiguring National Trauma Into National Symbol

The Weird & Wonderful World of Polish Film Posters

The Physical and Sociological Distance of Wealth Inequality: Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Parasite’ and Akira Kurosawa’s ‘High and Low’

Kyoto in Classic Japanese Films

Pulse (2001) Post-Factum Review | An Equivocal Techno-Paranoia That Deconstructs The Meaning of Watching Horror

Doomed Romance in Films: From ‘Brief Encounter’ to ‘In The Mood For Love’

The Crimson Kimono’s ‘Fearless’ Japanese American Representation at a Time of ‘ The Yellow Peril’

The Cinematic Narrative of Frank Ocean’s Pyramids

Chungking Express: The Midnight Gloom and The Unpredictability of Existence

Filmography: Contemporary Kurosawa

God of War Ragnarök: Open Your Heart – A Deep Dive Review

Actor’s Spotlight: 100 Years of Toshiro Mifune

Avatar: The Way of Water Review | The Shaky Pursuit for Pandora

Unto Midnight Short Film Review | In Fear of The Mushroom Cloud

Podcast

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