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Why I don’t review bad books/places/movies/music

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I don't judge people on their worst mistakes.

Sometimes, I read warnings – “This is a poor movie/book/song/place.”

The thing is, if we consider the Pareto principle to be true, most of the things out there are of poor quality.

If 80% of things are bad, and out of the good 20, another 80% is not that great, it brings little value to mention what is of poor quality.

Also, it doesn’t take much to determine whether a movie is worth seeing or not.

On the other hand, if we are talking about something debatable and with lots of pros/cons, in this case, yes, I want to hear some opinions.

For example, choosing to spend a vacation in a place brings a lot of factors to weigh in.

Again, choosing to live in a place/country requires many things to look at.

Sure, it’s not a bad thing to mention “Oh, you’ll waste your time by watching the movie X”.

OK, that’s not bad, although I could surely get that information elsewhere.

Also, if I can, I will write to the author of something and give them negative feedback (not in all cases, of course; otherwise, I’d spend my waking time writing complaint emails).

Also, I prefer not to give definitive solutions – This movie is 100% good/bad. It might be that I like it/dislike it, but it’s almost certainly not 100% good/bad.

It’s also of low importance. The reviews of the Napoleon movie tend to be negative. But there are other criteria for watching the movie.

In conclusion, I prefer to give positive, not negative, recommendations and debate the “big” themes.

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The lone ranger – the only solution in life

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The Lone Ranger (2013) - IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1210819/

I think it’s worthwhile to be the only person doing a certain thing.

Why keep voting, even if your vote doesn’t seem to count?

Why keep an Eco-friendly life (as much as you possibly can), when the planet seems to go down?

Why keep insisting on doing what you perceive is good despite the seemingly low impact?

Read and see The Hummingbird Parable: What We Can Do For Earth.

Also read: The starfish story – The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center.

The answer is this – because it’s worthwhile. Because it’s the right thing to do. Because you can set an example even if no one follows it.

On a practical level, a new iPhone appeared recently. Do you think that people who weep at Avatar (franchise) would think twice about buying the most powerful and newest iPhone?

“Yes, the planet is doomed, but I need the iPhone!”.

No you likely don’t, while the planet will likely suffer.

The iPhone might look like a silly example, but pretty much no one seems to comment, “Oh, by buying an iPhone, you doom the future of the planet!”.

All people seem to think is along the lines of “Oh, but I need it!”. Likely, you don’t.

I’m not saying you should live in a cave, but most people living today don’t need the most powerful phone.

And if you say that Apple does good things for the planet, I’m not to judge that, but it’s impossible to create a $1,000+ product and not have a big impact on the environment. No matter what.

Tell a person buying cryptocurrency that they’re harming the plant. “Who cares?”.

It’s disheartening.

There’s just one solution in life – keep insisting on the good things. Keep doing it. Save the starfish and matter for that precious little being’s life!

Be the lone ranger who keeps doing the good things.

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”
― Mother Teresa

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Despre Sisu (2022)

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Sisu (2022) - IMDb

Cu acest site puteți vedea când apare un film într-o țară pe platformele de streaming: Sisu streaming: unde puteți urmări filme online?

Mi-a plăcut filmul Sisu (2022).

Mi-a adus aminte de Quentin Tarantino (după violență), în special de Inglourious Basterds (2009).

M-a mai făcut să mă gândesc la Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) și The Harder They Fall (2021), tot pentru scenele de acțiune.

De asemenea, ca în Seria Bourne (2002-2012), în general eroul scapă de probleme nu prin forța brută sau dexteritate, ci folosindu-și creativitatea.

Are suspans, nu trăiești tot timpul cu ideea “hai să vedem cum o să învingă și de data asta”.

The hero image in movies – on Mad Max: Fury Road (2015).

Opinia mea e că merită o notă mult mai mare decât 6.9 pe IMDb, cu doar 34.000 de voturi.

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On The Whale (2022)

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The Whale (2022)

Some thoughts after seeing The Whale (2022)?

  • It goes under the skin; it makes you feel things.
  • It’s not easy to watch; it’s not a happy movie.
  • I connected a lot with the main character, I think it’s probably the best play of an actor I saw.
  • The other characters played well, also.
  • It’s on my top favorite movies.
  • Recommended movie, as long as you don’t mind being put into tough, sometimes negative, emotions.

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