Seeking Cultural Truths
Time. We watch it slip away, complain there’s never enough of it. We blink… and a moment, a day, a decade, is gone. And we can never get it back. Young Jake (Asa Butterfield) never ponders the nuances of lost time. He has no interest in such things. He works a dull but ordinary job …
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The new Star Wars (don’t worry, no spoilers!) is an interesting reflection on the modern era, about a villain becoming a villain through his choices, and heroes becoming heroes by facing similar choices and selecting the moral path. The Jedi are a myth; the next generation grew up without them. Kylo Ren believes returning to …
In a high pressure, intense situation… what would you do? Airlines tell you, in the event of a disaster, to put on your own oxygen mask before attending to the mask of the person next to you. The implication is that in disastrous situations, many would be selfless. And, human beings have proven this time …
My entire life has been a never-ending quest for real conversation. The people I like talking to the most are capable of truly talking to me. Conversation is valuable to me. I like to talk. I like to share ideas. I like to have random conversations. Some of the happiest times in my life were …
I almost didn’t go see this because the trailers were just a two minute segment from the film. It told me nothing and gave me no reason to have any interest. If I hadn’t been bored on a Friday afternoon and decided to go to the movies, I might not have discovered my favorite “chick …
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I’ve been listening to David by Chuck Swindoll. The first chapter is about what God looks for in David, which is character – being the same person in private as in public: reliable, honest, wholesome. David is responsible because tending sheep has made him so; he handled the little things in life with integrity, which …
Here's a running tally of the posts revolving around Anthony Andrews -- those published and coming soon. I'll update it as links go active. Lest you think this is just a gush-fest, it isn't. We are striving for relevance, spiritual lessons, and things to think about as we muse on each role and film.Blog Posts:I'm …
I was recently encouraged by a reader who likes my MBTI typing posts to write up one on the three main characters in The Hunger Games, like I did for Hannibal Lecter and Spock. Ha, ha… talk about a nightmare. Suzanne Collins, like many authors, bounces her main character around between types in different books. …
Some of the best villains in literature and film are INTJ’s, from Magneto to Hannibal Lecter. What makes them villains is probably their higher percentages than your average, ordinary INTJ off the street -- higher percentages that result in a diminished lack of concern for the well-being of others, an increased curiosity for "watching the …
I noticed something recently.The Host bombed.And when I say, “bombed,” it went down in a burning hellfire of “do not want.”It proved a theory I’ve been forming for quite some time: it’s not who it is, it’s what it is.Twilight was huge. It’s not because Stephanie Meyer wrote it. It’s because people loved the story. …
