Category Archives: Movies
Sunday’s Wisdom #429: Be Bold
“You don’t have time to be timid. You must be bold! Daring!” – Lumière, Beauty and the Beast This seems like an appropriate quote to share as Valentine’s Day looms over us, coming up next week, eh? Lumière says this … Continue reading
I Really Liked Troll
I saw the trailers for Troll, and I was not particularly interested. My mother, however, was insistent on my seeing it and, being from Norway, she is not the type to be easily dissuaded (a quality she passed on to me … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #427: Seeing Belief
“You have to see it to believe it, that’s what they say. It’s the opposite. You have to believe in something to see it.” – Tobias Tidemann, Troll These are the words spoken by a father to his daughter as … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #424: Learn From It
“Oh, yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.” – Rafiki, The Lion King Happy New Year! It suddenly occurred to me that I couldn’t ask for … Continue reading
Joyeux Noel: The Merry Christmas Miracle
Joyeux Noel came out back in 2005. I have seen clips of it and even quoted it before, but, I must confess, I had never seen it until this year. Knowing that it depicts the famous Christmas Truce of 1914, … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #423: The Best Present
“There’s no better present than a future.” – Death, Hogfather I was searching for a perfect Christmas quote to share on Christmas Day itself, an lo, I find it in a Christmas-themed fantasy that I’ve surely seen a dozen times … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #422: Each Life Touches Every Life
“Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives.” – Clarence, It’s a Wonderful Life Clarence says this to George Bailey, a man who has done far more good in his life than he has ever realized. As … Continue reading
Sunday’s Wisdom #421: Believing in Them
“I’m not just a whimsical figure who wears a charming suit and affects a jolly demeanor, you know. I’m a symbol. I’m a symbol the human ability to be able to suppress the selfish and hateful tendencies that rule the … Continue reading
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
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