"Six Degrees Of Separation:" The Desire For Fame And Riches

"Isn't that what everyone wants? A new world?" Ouisa Kittridge (Stockard Channing) in the movie Six Degrees of Separation. I was stunned when I first saw the movie "Six Degrees of Separation" in 1993 in a theater in Evanston, Illinois. I was visiting my sister who had a party to go to. I went to the movies. I remember walking to my car afterwards in a daze. At the time, I didn't understand why. Now I know. The lives of the rich and famous seem so wonderful. F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of The Great Gatsby said, "The rich are different from you and me" to which Ernest Hemingway purportedly responded, "Yes. They have more money," suggesting that there's nothing special about them. Yet I want to be them. Perhaps you do too. ...

"THE RAILWAY MAN" - A New Film Report

One of the hardest tasks in any person's life is to forgive and learn to love someone's heinous actions that have scarred his senses. Few victims can dare to do that. In this memorable film starring Colin Firth as a British veteran of a Japanese prison camp and survivor of The Thai-Burma Railway work force, we see a man tortured beyond sane endurance. Even after thirty-five years of the World War II end, Colin Firth's character, Eric Lomax, suffers in dreams all the brutality that afflicted him then. ...

Teen Angst Portrayed in Movies and TV Shows

Teen angst is something that has always interested me. The movies and shows about teenage outcasts may seem overused. However, I still get emotionally invested in these characters because I see myself in them. These movies and TV shows are addicting for all teenagers whether you're popular or the loneliest teenager in the world. Note: these aren't all of the TV shows/movies in the world, just the ones that my generation might have overlooked. ...

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Review

Is The Amazing Spider-Man 2 a sequel worth watching? Or should Sony go ahead and find a new cast and reboot the whole thing again? Find out in my review! ...