Revolver - The Movie

I just finished watching the movie Revolver. An interesting concept by Guy Ritchie ("Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels" and Snatch). I'll have to watch it again in order to gain more insight into the entire movie. It is a philosophical thriller wrapped up in a mob movie. If you don't like to think when watching movies I wouldn't suggest watching this.
It has references and quotes from Machiavelli and Julius Caesar to name a few. Here are some of my favorite quotes from the movie.

“There is no avoiding war, it can only be postponed to the advantage of your enemy.” - Niccolo Machiavelli

“The greatest enemy will hide in the last place you would ever look.” - Julius Caesar

"The only way to get smarter is by playing a smarter opponent.” - Fundamentals of Chess

“You friends are close, but your enemy is closer.” - The Road to Suicide

I do think that this was a good movie. It certainly is one that you need to pay attention to with no distractions in the room. It would also be a good idea to watch with a friend so you can get their take on the movie after it is done. There is a lot of philosophical stuff in the movie that is hard to soak all of it in while watching it. This is certainly a thinking persons movie. Some people may get lost while watching this and sit there with a stupefied look on their face wondering why they just sat through this movie. While others will soak it all in and begin to question their friends and even their enemies.
I myself enjoy all types of flicks but I usually find myself enjoying flicks that make me think about life, politics, religion, philosophy., etc after I have watched it. Don't get me wrong I certainly do like to be entertained and love love comedies as well but I always go back to movies like Apocalypse Now and V for Vendetta.

The Puppets at Play

Well now this is my first entrance into the world of blogging. I have written so many "random" thoughts down on paper over the years that I figured it was about time to get them out into the world.

I may not even write daily but then again sometimes after watching the 11:00 news at night I get fired up about things going on in the world. So this blog, in the end, will probably take on a political tone more times than not.

Simply because I am so disgusted at the way American politics are today. All of our elected officials say one thing and do another. It's not about being Democrat or Republican anymore. They don't have the interest of you and me in mind. They have the interest of Corporate America! It is a sad reality but we are coming up on some troubled times.

The financial industry is blowing up right before our eyes. The good ole might "greenback" is at all time lows. The price for a barrel of oil is at record levels. (And yet the gas companies are announcing record profits year over year) A large chunk (75 square miles or twice the size of the state of Deleware) of Antarctica just broke off into the ocean with another large chunk just barely hanging on by a thin layer of ice. Tornados are landing in downtown Atlanta. Fires raged out of control in Southern California last year. Homes are foreclosing at an alarming rate. New Orleans still has yet to be re-built but yet we can spend BILLIONS and TRILLIONS of dollars on foreign soil in a "war" that has no end in sight. We have reached 4,000 dead brave American soldiers in the "war" in Iraq and the fighting continues and for what?

We have candidates spending millions of dollars on elections but yet we have not solved the immigration problem, the healthcare problem, or the social security problem. Politicians are blowing smoke up each other's you know whats and not getting anything done. They are more concerned if Roger Clemens took steroids. Wasting our tax dollars to interview professional athletes to determine if they shot a needle full of steroids into their rear ends. Someone please stop the madness in Washington D.C.

Well that might just give you a little hint as to what I will be blogging about.... Until next time I get fired up. Now remember that what I write here is certainly my opinion on the happenings of the world. I am not going to be citing any sources at length. I may mention a few here and there but this is about one man's opinion, one man's beliefs, one man's convictions. That one man being ME!

Spiral Out!