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Coming back to movies again.  I like well done movies.

I think that "Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is likely a possible winner for best movie of the year.

And this is for a story that I loved as a child.

I liked Aeon Flux.

As a movie, in and of itself, I think that "The Matrix" (the first one especially) deserves high honors.

I recently finished reading "The Invisibles" (7 part series) by Grant Morrison which I think is a wonderful metaphor/description for what may be happening here.  It's a comic book (graphic novel) series.  I think that "The Invisibles" was a primary inspiration for the Matrix, but The Invisibles goes much further.

If I were to suggest a movie that resembles what may be happening here, I suggest "Dark City".  I think that montalk has suggested that idea earlier.

For heroic exaltation in movies, there is Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, and Star Wars (plus many others).

There may be some somber elements of realism in Dark City.  By the way, lots of people are waking up now, so the scenario is different.

Keanu Reeves had this old movie called point break. I watched mabye a week ago.
It's about sufers who want to escape the system.

I recommend it for fun, but some parts a really good.

Yep yep

A high recommendation for "They Live" (1988).  In a more literal way, I think that this film is in contention with "Dark City" as the closest film representation for what may be happening here on this planet.

The movie is based on a short story called "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson who was friends with and sometimes collaborated with Philip Dick.

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A group of aliens has infiltrated human society and is covertly manipulating human society.  Two "regular guys" find out about this and join a small resistance group.

Some of the humans have willingly "sold out" to the alien controllers.  There is a vast campaign to keep humanity asleep to what is really happening.  The aliens has advanced technology including teleportation and the ability to move through solid surfaces.

This is a feature film, but clearly a "B" style movie.  Take it with humor and enjoy the ride!!

I watched an extraordinary documentary yesterday about the life of Timothy Treadwell, and his quest to protect the Grizzly bear. The name of the documentary is Grizzly Man. Treadwell spent 13 summers in the Alaskan wilderness living with, studying, and documenting his yearly journeys. He then educated others, like children in public school classrooms, during the remainder of the year. At the Amazon link below you'll find a trailer to view--

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BM … p;v=glance

When I first saw the DVD on the shelf and brought it home I thought I was going to be watching a film much different from the one I saw. I fully did not expect what I got, though I was far from disappointed. I was assuming it would be a movie that one could watch with their children, but it's not (not that I have a child who is still young). At least for the youngest of children this movie is not suggested. It is rated R, I just didn't notice the rating when I picked it up. It's not that I wouldn't have rented it because of its rating, it's just that I wouldn't of played it with the preconceived notion that it was going to be Disneyesque. In fact, I had picked this movie up a few times before, but didn't rent it, just because I thought it would be Disneyesque.

One of the review statements shown during the trailer says, "An astonishing portrait." No kidding. Not only was there the portrait and stunning footage of Alaska and grizzlies (and foxes), but it was also an astonishing portrait into the unique human that was Timothy Treadwell...and by unique I don't mean he's something along the lines of a virtuous paragon, I mean unique along the lines of he's "something else." He is crazy, he is wild, he is often like a child. Even so, he is not short for big, big bravery, by any stretch of the imagination. In many ways he appears to be a tortured soul. He, and the others that knew him, made comments about this aspect of his person during the film.

Warning--

If you're a person who takes issue with people who are tree-huggers, like naturalists or environmentalists, you'll not want to spend the money to rent this film, and even if you could get it for free, you'd not want to watch the film. There are commentaries by others in the film that disagree with what he was doing there in Alaska, and his reasoning for such--both environmentalists, and those otherwise, disagreed with what he was doing. This documentary is not one-sided.

I myself, an environmentalist, and a literal tree-hugger, had a "tsk, tsk" moment when Tim restructured the course of a river during a drought period in an attempt to create a river run for fish. I believe certain events in nature happen for a reason, and it's not a human's place to recourse the wisdom of nature. Protection of the planet's nature and vital, living resources from capitalistic earth rapists, although, is a completely different story in my book.

If you're a person who practices tolerance for these types of people, but necessarily aren't one of those types of people, you may enjoy the stunning photography of Alaska, the grizzlies, and both their natures.

If you are a student of the human condition, regardless of your environmental stature, you may want to watch this movie. Timothy Treadwell is at the least eccentric, my mate respectfully called him "bizarre," but Timothy Treadwell is also disarmingly honest about who he is, and how he chooses to be his own person. Much to his credit, imo, he is unashamed of who he is, and his humanness, regardless of whether or not any of the rest of us find him to be beyond "out there."

I read another watcher's review of this movie when I was looking for the movie trailer, and bolded some pertinent words. This review was written on 12/22/05 and can be found here (for the sake of documentation)--

http://search.hp.netscape.com/hp/boomfr … %253D22068

Grizzly Man is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen.

As well, if you like watching movies about nature and wildlife, March of the Penguins was stunningly beautiful and educational. It is an amazing piece of film. I suggest anyone watch this, if even just to take a break from all of the sensationalistic movies available in the mainstream. And it can watched with children, if you do have children in the home.

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
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Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we might as well dance.
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If you spin around on your chair really fast, things around here will make a lot more sense.

I look forward to reading your impressions of the documentary, morningsun... .

Given your suggestion, and although I'm not a big fan of amime, I'm sure to give "Spirited Away" a go tomorrow. A big thanks for all the tools to make it possibe for me to view the film!

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
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Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we might as well dance.
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If you spin around on your chair really fast, things around here will make a lot more sense.