Gabo
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Just saw it today. It was great!
If you haven't even seen the trailer, this might be a *little* bit of a spoiler ---
His appearance in congress was so AWESOME! I don't think I've ever seen such a great moment of selfishness in any movie since The Fountainhead.
Yes, the Congress scene is priceless (and the ending too!)
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Would you say it's necessary to see the first movie before the sequel?
It´s not absolutely necessary, but it´s advisable. Unless you already know more or less who Iron Man is from the comics
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Saw it today, and it´s GREAT. Even better than the first. And the political content is AWESOME
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Doesn't that movie end with Batman offering one last sacrifice, a lie which everyone agrees is the only means of allowing the city to go forward? Isn't that evil?
Only if you take it as the ultimate sacrifice for Batman, which it really isn't. If people consider him evil or whatever, he just doesn't care. He does what he believes is right for achieving his ideals.
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The Joker did win.
No, he didn't. Out of all the citizens he put to the test, he only broke one: Dent. Supposedly "the best of all", but that's in Batman's quite humble opinion. Considering the facts, Batman is easily the "best": he got his parents and the love of his life killed yet he still fights for justice. Dent, on the other hand, wants to start killing little children when his girlfriend dies.
The movie's message should perhaps have been more clear, but after some thought it's evident that the Joker failed in most of what he was trying to accomplish: he couldn't make the citizens of Gotham "eat themselves up", and he couldn't corrupt Batman (he says this explicitly to him in one of the last scenes.) He only succeeded with Dent. This, I guess, is true for real life: for some people it may take a "push" to fall into insanity, others, though, are unbreakable. This message is not so clear in the film since it finishes with the Joker's victory (Dent) rather than with his failures (corrupting every other citizen and Batman.) But the defeat of evil in the film still comes across.
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The point is The Joker isn't an unbelievable character.
Of course not! Most philosophers are actually very much like him
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One of my favorite movies of all time. Though, I've seen it a few times, I still don't know if V was a double identity for another character or simply V.
Yeah, the fact that you never get to see his real face is one of the most effective elements of the story.
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Has anybody seen this film? It´s actually quite good. It´s the true story of how a congressman, a CIA agent and a socialite helped strike a fatal blow to the Soviet Union.
Very satisfying in terms of content, and also as a film in itself- brilliant, quick dialogue and very good pacing.
The bonus documentaries in the DVD, with the real Charlie Wilson, are also very interesting.
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Both the graphic novel and film, though with slightly different themes, are very good
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There is a religious symbolism to the 2112 logo. According to Nancy Garden's book Devils and Demons, the naked man represents the calling up of the spirit or demon of man for a spell.
Is that book about Rush? That doesn't seem to be what the band intended with the logo.
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93 by Victor Hugo, and Pillars of the Earth and World Without End by Ken Follett.
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I found a very interesting piece called "Ditko shrugged", which focuses about Ayn Rand's influence on Ditko with lots of detail. In general it's very respectful of Objectivism (although the author didn't quite get that Rand considered herself a Romantic only as regards literature).
Here is is: http://www.comicsbulletin.com/soapbox/118945139174676.htm
Universehead, I agree. Tom Strong is an excellent comic book series, highly recommended.
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How can Greenspan say the things that he's saying? The most logical thing is to label him as a complete traitor, but I still don't understand WHY.
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In both fiction and nonfiction lists, the gap of quality between the board's and readers' list is stunning (in favour of the readers, of course.)
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When will this movie be released?
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Gone! That's a nice catchy tune. The whole While Mood Swings album was very good, despite what fans and critics say.
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I like The Cure.
Any connection to objectivism I missed?
Explicit? Not that I know of. But this song in particular seems to be a clear anthem for individualism.
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This is the b-side to one of The Cure's newest singles, "The Perfect Boy" (a great song on its own). I found the lyrics to be specially significant, and the music is beautiful and uplifiting too.
WITHOUT YOU
ANYTHING AT ALL
BUT YOU KNOW I CAN’T STOP
IT’S LIFE ON THE MOON
ALL THIS TALK OF GIVING UP
LIFE IS TOO SHORT
FOR IT NOT TO BE TRUE
THE BEST IDEA I THINK
IS FOR ME TO GO MY WAY…
ANYTHING AT ALL
BUT DON’T WANT ME TO CHANGE
HARD TO UNDERSTAND
WHEN A PLAN IS THIS STRANGE
AND LIFE IS TOO BIG
Yeah IT HAS TO BE TRUE
Oh THE BEST IDEA I THINK
IS FOR ME TO GO MY WAY…
IF ALL THAT YOU WANT
IS HOW IT COULD BE
YOU MAY AS WELL GO NOW
THERE’S NO WAIT AND SEE…
ANYTHING AT ALL
BUT DON’T ASK ME TO FADE
YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT
I CAN’T EVER PLAY SAFE
LIFE IS TOO REAL
FOR IT NOT TO BE TRUE
Oh THE BEST IDEA I THINK
IS FOR ME TO GO MY WAY…
IF ALL THAT YOU WANT
IS HOW IT COULD BE
YOU MAY AS WELL GO
NO THERE’S NO WAIT AND SEE
IT WILL ALWAYS BE WRONG
IF ALL I WON’T GIVE
IS ALL THAT YOU WANT
IT’S A STRANGE WAY
TO LIVE AND LET LIVE
WHEN ALL THAT YOU DO
IS MEASURE ME UP
FALLING SHORTER THAN YOU
IT’S A STRANGE WAY TO LOVE
ALL THIS ‘BE AS I WANT’
WHEN I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW
I CAN’T FADE
CHANGE
OR STOP
SO ANYTHING AT ALL
BUT YOU KNOW I WON’T CHOOSE
IF ALL YOU COULD WIN
IS ALL I WOULD LOSE
WHEN LIFE IS TOO RARE
Yeah IT HAS TO BE TRUE
THE BEST IDEA I THINK
IS FOR ME TO GO MY WAY…
…without you
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I've finally read the book and it was much better than I expected. Lots of interesting concrete examples and very reasonable throghout.
There are some flaws, like his failure to identify all socialism with religious attitudes, not just Stalin's. But anyway, a great read.
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Very nice! Reminds me a bit of "Broon's bane" by Rush, or their acoustic intros from the 70s. I left a comment on the site
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I found out about your youtube songs through reading this thread. After watching just a few of the songs I thought I'll come back here and make a post and tell everyone how they should go watch them right now, and now I see this thread is actually made by the same guy who made all these songs!
Excellent - Now I can tell everyone to go watch these songs right now, AND congratulate you and tell you how much I love your songs!
Thank you very much for all your kind comments, both here and on Youtube (I assume you're the same person who commented on two videos recently.) I'm really glad that you like them so much!
The album will be available as a free mp3 download sometime soon, after I finish remixing some tracks. I'll let you all know.
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I generally dont like music with prominent lyrics but I enjoy the aesthetic of 'I am the Counterculture', its very krautrock.
Thanks! It does sound a bit Kraftwerkian. Probably that song is my favourite of the bunch.
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The last video, at least for the time being, is "Don't let it go": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xmPtLktEqs
I hope you enjoy it!
By the way, all 10 videos are now easily accesible through the THINK! Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=0E8940913AE04E08
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Yet another one: "Globalize" -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlAVFDu-_uQ
Is Ken Follett a closet Objectivist?
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A while ago I finally sent the email asking him about the parallels I saw between WWE and The Fountainhead. I supposedly got an answer from the man himself... in which he said he was glad about the fact that I liked his book but totally dodged my question! I don´t know what´s the purpose of having that "send Ken Follett a message" feature is if in the end one is just going to get a bot.