Category Archives: Movies
Sunday’s Wisdom #418: Love, More Than Money
“I must say, Regina, now our son really is the richest boy in the world.” “He has friends.” – Richard & Regina Rich, Richie Rich This comes at the end of a movie which, from beginning to end, is about … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #413: It’s Worth the Burden
“To have memories of those you loved and lost is perhaps harder than to have no memories at all.” – Gabriel Van Helsing, Van Helsing When Van Helsing says this, he is in company of a woman who has lost … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #412: The Meaning of Hope
“Things don’t get better. Things get worse.” – Colonel Grigio, Warm Bodies The plot of Warm Bodies involves a zombie apocalypse, with humans fighting desperately to survive by killing all the zombies whilst the zombies are killing all the humans … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #411: A Humanity Worth Survival
“If you’ve got to kill all my friends to survive, maybe it’s time for a change.” – Marty Mikalski, Cabin in the Woods What this particularly means, in context of the movie, is that humanity does not deserve to survive … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #407: Working Together
“Guys, you’re all so talented and imaginative, but you can’t work together as a team. I’m just a construction worker, but when I had a plan and we were all working together, I mean, we could build a skyscraper! Now … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #401: Pioneer Spirit
“The pioneers gave up their safety, their comfort, and sometimes their lives to build our new West. They were determined to make the New World strong and free, an example to the world. Some would say that those struggles are … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #398: Spirit of Freedom
“Greed? Deception? Abuse of power? That’s no plan. …See, according to Cocteau’s plan, I’m the enemy, ’cause I like to think. I like to read. I’m into freedom of speech and freedom of choice. I’m the kind of guy who … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #394: Protecting Those We Care About
“What can be more important than protecting the people you care about?” – Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog When Sonic says this, he is talking to a new friend of his, Tom Wachowski, and what he’s really asking is, what can … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #392: The Right to Be an Ass
“You can’t take away people’s right to be assholes.” – Simon Phoenix, Demolition Man Demolition Man is one of those sci-fi action films that examines the human condition and summarizes with beautiful simplicity the struggle between chaos and order, freedom … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #385: Many Hands Are Needed
“Two people in a room can get more done than a hundred.” “Unless you need to move a piano.” – Prince T’Challa and King T’Chaka, Captain America: Civil War When T’Challa says this, he is speaking to Natasha Romanof, the … Continue reading
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