Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
And they say I’m wordy, they should meet this guy.
I’ll bottom-line it for you: The “classic” movies worked an old-fashioned, cowboy-movie-style, clear distinction and delineation between good and evil. The author of the article likes the newer ones better because there’s drama involving the difficulty in seeing what’s good and what’s evil. Rather like the difference between a Marvel comic book and a DC comic book. The prequels are better because the good guys are kinda bad and the bad guys are kinda good. Also, the much discussed mistake is made in which excessive power is invested in the police state to deal with the crisis, then of course the state becomes the crisis. Hippies like that story.
It’s an architect-medicator divide. You aren’t going to convert anyone on either side of this yawning chasm; people who like it when there’s a lack of definition, like it for reasons that have nothing to do with drama or making a good space opera movie. They like it because, when good and evil are not clearly defined, the necessity of confrontation is obviated.
It’s nice to see him getting his ass handed to him in the comments.
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