This Week in Movies with Meaning
Reviews of "Sing Sing," "Green Border" and "Widow Clicquot" are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network.
Reviews of "Sing Sing," "Green Border" and "Widow Clicquot" are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network.
There are so many things that can go wrong in life that it hardly seems wise, practical or prudent to go looking for ways to make our existence needlessly grueling. Yet, if we’re truly honest with ourselves, there are plenty of situations that can all too easily yield undue stress, pain and difficulty – and all as a result of our own making, too. But why would we do that?
What makes us successful as creative beings? That’s a question that scholars, philosophers and artists have been asking rhetorically for eons. Much, of course, depends on the nature of the creation. A lot also depends on the traits and temperaments of the creators. But the actual mix of attributes necessary for achieving such fulfillment may ultimately be difficult to define – or, as the French might say, a certain je ne sais quoi.
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When everything gets taken away from one’s life, it must be nearly impossible to find something that provides a meaningful reason to carry on. The pervasive sense of hopelessness that sets in makes it difficult to establish a purpose in one’s existence. And so it often is for the incarcerated, individuals faced with an uncertain future of indeterminate duration. Under conditions as difficult as these, realistically speaking, one can’t help but wonder whether even the prospect of rehabilitation will actually pan out as a viable option.
Select movie reviews from my web site are now available on the Articles & News page of BringMe2Life.com.
Tune in for the latest Cinema Scribe segment on Bring Me 2 Life Radio, beginning Tuesday August 13.
Select movie reviews from my web site are now available on the Movie Reviews page of BringMe2Life.com, available at https://bringme2life.com/. My latest post features a review of the eye-opening documentary "Your Fat Friend."
Reviews of "Touch," "Network," "Downwind" and "Little Richard: I Am Everything" are all in the latest Movies with Meaning post on the web site of The Good Media Network.
Innovators are indeed a rare breed. They have ways of seeing things that many of us lack or haven’t yet developed. When they ply their abilities, they come up with inspiring, original conceptions that often attract huge followings and many imitators. And yet, despite these gifts and accomplishments, they sometimes don’t receive the credit or recognition they truly deserve.