A Clockwork Orange(1971) and Easy Money(1983) make the same point - real personal change has to come from inside. You just can’t torture or bribe people into moral behavior.
However, Easy Money has an original soundtrack from Billy Joel, so it’s a MUCH better film.
Seriously, my daughter just read Animal Farm, and I had to talk to her about the consequences of the Spanish Civil War. Are YOU prepared for THAT conversation?
Not cool!
I know SOME people are really worked up about book bans lately, but we have consider what might happen if your kids get corrupted by the works of someone like Jack Kerouac.
They might become too cool to hang out with you.
I finally made it to the secret room in Adventure for the original Atari VCS. This was the first “Easter egg” ever in a video game, and I can now confirm that it’s still there.
I found a new variant of the Turing Test.
Apparently, the publicly available Large Language Models can read about the TV show Alice, but none of them seem to understand one important detail:
Flo’s grits were NEVER literal.
The critics were very wrong….
Megamind(2010) is a much better film than The Incredibles(2004) on almost every level. Critics almost always compared the two, but the messages alone justify my point.
And yes, the villains in both are problematic for the same reason.
Strange Brew(1983) is the best cinematic adaptation of Hamlet EVER!
It’s not even close.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NB20SDFEleE&si=_51jTBNOHLE1JwBL
YouTubeRed teams are full of real world anti-heroes. Red team victories are defeats in any other context. We’re all a bunch of Walter Whites, but with better healthcare.
Yes, Full Metal Jacket(1987) is a Batman movie. “The Joker” we see in that movie really is the DC supervillain.
So, why didn’t we get to see Batman?
Simple - there’s no way Bruce Wayne would ever go to Vietnam.
Good news, everyone!
My pilgrimage to The Fonzi Shrine in Milwaukee went well. I successfully made the Sign of The Fonz, so I get to be cool again. See the selfie for proof.
#ThisIsTheWay
