The Mystical Man

"All men come back to bodily life again if they leave a residue of karma. All karma that is not brought to an end by bringing the mind's bondage to the ego-thought to an end, makes reincarnation inescapable." - 17 "The more I reflect about my global travels, observations, and studies, the more I hold firmly to this truth: 'Character is fate.'" - 46 "We ought not to ask men to express qualities of character and mind which neither experience nor birth enable them to express." - 76 "If it were true that a bad man must always remain bad, where would the hope be for mankind? But in the perfect wisdom of the Infinite Mind, human lives are so arranged that the bad man will go on garnering the untoward results of his deeds until his mind, first subconsciously but later consciously, perceives the logical and causal connection between his act and his suffering and begins the attempt to control his evil tendencies. Both this education and this effort will continue through many births for a single one would be too short in time, too poor in opportunity, for such a total reformation to be achieved." - 225 "Even those who are well-intentioned and spiritually minded make many mistakes in life simply because they cannot see the unfortunate results to which their wrong decisions and actions must necessarily lead. Only experience can lead to their correction and only reincarnation can give enough experience." - 226

"Go to art galleries, listen to music, know what's happening on the news, in the world, and form opinions, develop your taste and judgment." - Alan Rickman

Great theme.

The second half of the movie is great. You can watch the whole movie on YouTube:

The guitar is ?

Week 3 I don't feel anything down there. No urges. But my brain is suffering, because I miss the dopamine. Pineapples help.

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Rhett is such a smoothie.

What a movie. It's worth watching. It's a great accomplishment.

Won't you let me walk you home from school? Won't you let me meet you at the pool? Maybe Friday I can Get tickets for the dance And I'll take you, ooh-ooh Won't you tell your dad, "Get off my back" Tell him what we said 'bout 'Paint It Black' Rock and Roll is here to stay Come inside where it's okay And I'll shake you, ooh-ooh Won't you tell me what you're thinking of? Would you be an outlaw for my love? If it's so, well, let me know If it's no, well, I can go I won't make you, ooh-ooh

The dialogue is enjoyable. I love both dramas and comedies, but I prefer the dramatic and tragic. I'd rather make people cry than laugh.

All our times have come Here but now they're gone Seasons don't fear the reaper Nor do the wind, the sun or the rain We can be like they are Come on, baby (don't fear the reaper) Baby, take my hand (don't fear the reaper) We'll be able to fly (don't fear the reaper) Baby, I'm your man La, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la Valentine is done Here but now they're gone Romeo and Juliet Are together in eternity (Romeo and Juliet) 40, 000 men and women everyday (like Romeo and Juliet) 40, 000 men and women everyday (redefine happiness) Another 40, 000 coming everyday (we can be like they are) Come on, baby (don't fear the reaper) Baby, take my hand (don't fear the reaper) We'll be able to fly (don't fear the reaper) Baby, I'm your man La, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la Love of two is one Here but now they're gone Came the last night of sadness And it was clear she couldn't go on Then the door was open and the wind appeared The candles blew and then disappeared The curtains flew and then he appeared Saying don't be afraid Come on, baby (and she had no fear) And she ran to him (then they started to fly) They looked backward and said goodbye (she had become like they are) She had taken his hand (she had become like they are) Come on, baby (don't fear the reaper)

Vernon Howard is great.

I'm a huge fan of Robert McKee, so I knew this scene already: I finally watched the whole film and it's not bad. Cage's performance is good and the final act is unexpected.

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I did watch Cinema Paradiso because it's on IMDb's 250 list, but, frankly, I didn't enjoy it. I rarely enjoy foreign language movies. I did enjoy, however, Lars von Trier's films. I'll put Dancer in the Dark on my list.

Another wet dream... I don't even remember the dream itself. I just wake up to wetness ?

Another WGA list: 101 Greatest Screenplays of the 21st Century (*so far)

Enjoyable language, satisfying climax, and beautiful music.

An interesting film by Paul Thomas Anderson, director of "The Master" and "There Will Be Blood". It's the PTA movie that I liked the most, but I think none of Anderson's movies are truly great.

He's always on the cusp of achieving greatness, but something is always missing.