Intimacy, vulnerability, and power dynamics are themes that have long captivated storytellers and audiences alike. Two films that delve into these complex subjects are "9 1/2 Weeks" and "Fifty Shades of Grey." While both movies attempt to explore dominant-submissive relationships, they do so in markedly different ways.
It's been a great journey to have access to so much great stuff to watch that comes free with Amazon Prime membership, which itself is not necessarily cheap, but the Amazon Instant Video in my opinion completely makes up for it.
Mother! - one of the most amazing examples of modern cinematographic symbolism I've ever decoded. And still will be decoding for a while at least for the fun of it.
1. We are discovering again that we live in deeply mysterious world, full of sudden coincidences and anachronistic encounters that seem destined.
I would like to share with you my most favorite quotes from a book that had a great influence on me and increased my self-awareness - The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. This is a kind of book that can transfer you from a place of grief and insecurity to the state of joy and love. Just start reading - and I promise, that your life will start changing immediately.
I believe that gratitude is a great state of mind and heart that can bring you to an awareness and eventually pure happiness. Even during the hardest times, it’s so easy to bring back this great feeling of understanding that your life is actually full of blessing – just by entering this state of gratitude.
Today I would really like to share information about a series I have recently been listening to. It's a A New Earth webcast videos that Oprah Winfrey held together with the author of A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle, who is also the author of a book I have recently introduced, The Power of Now. Please, feel free to download audio files (mp3) and transcripts of the series from this page or from Oprah.com. Plus, "We Are One Earth," the theme music for A New Earth webcast, is available! Choose from one of the options below
Yesterday I watched a movie (Isn't It Romantic) with Rebel Wilson. (Spoilers!)
Pretty quickly, I realized that excessive sweetness and predictability are comedic techniques. Rebel Wilson is a genuinely funny comedian, and the movie sounded very fresh, and even the blurred idea of having to love oneself didn't stick too much in the context of the film.
For quite a long time, one inconsistency with my understanding of the world troubled me, which I noticed in the very first film Planet of the Apes. One of the astronauts, captured by the apes during the hunt, George Taylor, retained consciousness, while the other astronaut very quickly lost his human face and began to behave like the other people of that society - like an animal.
