a mighty heart

a mighty heart, starring angelina jolie, is not a bad film. it's kind of shot documentary style, and you get the impression that you are actually there, that it is happening as it is being shot, instead of a typical hollywood movie style. in general, i try to see the films that angelina jolie is in, and the fact that this is a topical film, part of current events (generally speaking) is one more reason that i checked out this movie. having said all of that, and with the knowledge that this is the best film that they could have made given the story, if you know the end of the story, you know the end, how the story turns out before you start watching the film. as such, it is a rather flat film, but still interesting for fans of foreign policy, how other countries like pakistan work, and so on. so for a serious film lover, i would recommend this film, and if you like films about current events (a few years ago anyway) i would recommend this film, but there were basically no major surprises in the film. still, this film expanded my awareness of what pakistan is like, and as such i love the film, i love angelina jolie, and i love the real story of journalists risking their lives for the truth. yes, it is a tragedy, but it is a heroic tragedy, and you have to respect the heroism of those who put their lives on the line to get the story out.

sarah mclachlan

some great music. sarah mclachlan.

i have a grand total now of 2 of her songs. fallen. and i will remember you.

she speaks truth, with sorrow, but also hope. God bless her.

Jesus is the Savior in Story

to understand this concept.......

everyone's life is a Story.

there are Stories in the Bible.

they are true because they are Stories. they are Stories that are interesting because they are true in the telling of them.

they have a main character.

when the main character needs saving, he needs the Savior.

Jesus Christ is the Savior.

therefore in any Story when there is wisdom, there is salvation. Wisdom was with God in the beginning. the Lady Wisdom.

but if there is foolishness in the main character, it leads downward in a downward spiral to death.

unless he is Saved by Jesus, the Savior. Buddha is also a Savior. anyone can be a Savior. and yet there is only one Savior, an Archetype of that which Saves.

gain wisdom any way you can. buy wisdom and do not get rid of it, do not sell it. study the Proberbs of the Old Testament. study the Words of Jesus. have a set of spiritual practices to learn. we are all here to learn.

forrest gump

forrest gump is an all-american movie. it's all about how we've been, how we've lived, since the 60's, even early 50's. it's about a slow person who can run fast, who can start his own business, who can get the girl and get married and be a father and husband, a good father and a good husband.

having said all that, i decided to buy this movie on dvd because i am paying respect where respect is due. it's a film about vietnam, about the anti-war protests, about all of these things. and i hope to watch this film every so often. yes, maybe we are destined to live the lives we lead. maybe it's chance. maybe we make our own destiny. maybe all of these are true.

bury my heart at wounded knee

bury my heart at wounded knee is an amazing book from the perspective of american indians, a history of the west, the crimes against indians. of course it was a war, a war over land, and there were many casualties on both sides. and there is injustice still, in the poverty of the american indians and their ongoing suffering, living on reservations, living in poverty. but there is hope. we can hope that tomorrow will be a better day, hope that american indians can learn skills to earn a good income, that their children can go to school and make something of their lives. in terms of charities i like red cloud indian school.

http://www.redcloudschool.org/

dial m for murder

i am trying to go through all the hitchcock films i can, watching them, commenting on them on my web site, and trying to understand "what it's all about" (or what hitchcock is really trying to say.)

usually it's a film about someone trying to get away with something. in this film, dial m for murder, it's a husband who wants to get his wife killed. enough said about the plot. i don't want to ruin it for those who have not yet seen it.

but it's a treat to see grace kelly. and to watch a documentary about the making of the film after. i can see why hitchcock liked women like her. in fact in vertigo it seems that hitchcock has a fetish over certain colors, a certain kind of style for his women. i love the hitchcock films.

but i can see why an ardent feminist would put down these films. i am not as much of an equality promoter that i would like men and women to seem the same. viva la difference. God bless those blonde women with thin waists who can find employment by directors like hitchcock. of course, as a Christian i have to say that i believe that all people are born equal. we all have equal rights as citizens of america. that's how it ought to be. as a Christian, as someone who believes in democracy, i have to say no one is inherently superior to anyone else.

many hitchcock films seem to center on someone who's trying to get away with "a perfect murder" but they have another think coming when someone foils their purposes.

vertigo remains my favorite hitchcock film, but i will update this site as i watch more of them.

napoleon hill's individual statement of purpose

one of the best things i got from studying napoleon hill

was this idea of having a statement of purpose, an individual statement

for who you want to be, the qualities you wish to possess, what you wish to accomplish

in your life----

it doesn't have to be just about money.

so i read this statement to myself, the one that i made myself.

i don't say it out loud necessarily, i speak in a low tone of voice

almost whispering

because where i live, the walls are thin

and the window is open, etc.

but i do say my purpose. and it is like a constitution for a country.

if you want to be a better person, determine what qualities you want to have,

what you wish to accomplish, etc. in your life.

and make a statement of individual purpose.