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May 24, 2019 9:22:57 GMT
Post by geode on May 24, 2019 9:22:57 GMT
Gun Crazy has a very high Rotten Tomatoes rating of 97% link
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Post by geode on May 24, 2019 7:17:31 GMT
I watched this yesterday in the one showing of the day at House RCA (my favorite theater in Bangkok) along with four other people. This is a low budget first directorial effort by Brazilian director Joe Penna. Its country of origin is Iceland, where it was shot. It stars Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen and is a minimalist effort with very little dialogue, about 2/3 of which n English, with the remainder in Danish. None of the dialogue is essential and anybody anywhere could basically understand what is happening without the subtitles. The movie starts some weeks into the start of the the challenge faced by a man marooned in the frozen North. Virtually no backstory is given. The location is unknown. The name of the main character is only known because it is stitched on his jacket. The only other character remains unnamed and for the most part unconscious. There is even a Thai connection that added to the mystery. A couple of words in Thai are scrawled as a message on a wrecked plane. I think some assumptions about the nationalities of the characters were made after casting the parts. For instance their seems no reason to have made the main character Danish. My original plan was to watch this at the nearby cineplex where it had one showing the day before, but "Aladdin" opened and took over most screens. I could have watched that or "Avengers: End Game" but I wanted to see this International cinema Indie so I went way across town to do so. I think I made the correct choice.
However, it does not seem to have done all that well at the box office.
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Post by geode on May 24, 2019 5:47:47 GMT
Was the intent of this thread to reveal the failings of the concept of The Trinity? There really is no way to adequately explain how it is valid, as you have seen in this thread. I grew up in a non-Trinitarian Christian sect. Of course simply for not accepting the concept of The Trinity the Mormons are called non-Christians by many in the Trinitarian sects. I had a pastor who once admitted to me that The Trinity dosn't really make sense, he said that it is just a construct to explain what humans are unable to comprehend. I don't think humans can really grasp something that is infinite. In my opinion The Trinity concept emerged after the time of Jesus and the Apostles. Christian leadership started to accept Jesus as divine, but they wished to still be monotheistic. The Trinity was an attempt to have both ideas at the same time. The concept of the Mormon Godhead attempts to do the same thing, but has three gods that are separate personages. Their critics claim they are polytheists, and when they are honest they will essentially admit this is true. Their tenuous way of still claiming to be monotheists is to place The Father higher than Jesus or the Holy Ghost. But if Trinitarians are honest they will admit that they are really polytheists as well, no matter how they attempt to cut it. Listen to them at Christmas and Easter they sound like the Father and the Son are totally separate. Press them on the nature of God and they attempt analogies that don't work at all. Compared to Muslims and Jews, Christians really struggle to get a grasp on the nature of their God. Good knowledgeable post HOWEVER I feel the need to answer your first question with what I just posted on another thread where my 'motives' were also brought into question. There are some Christians here who think that this Board is for religious discussion of THEIR faith on THEIR terms ( Erjenious I am looking at you and your mates) On a free public international forum I refuse to be questioned on my 'motives' for posting, just because many Christians /theists find it difficult to justify the answers that they give on this forum. The other point is that they don't 'have' to, if their belief is enough for them and they are secure enough in it. If they choose to enter the discussion, then it is fair to challenge everything written. This is not 'rocket surgery'! OK, I understand, you don't wish to answer my question.
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Post by geode on May 24, 2019 5:38:44 GMT
Was the intent of this thread to reveal the failings of the concept of The Trinity? There really is no way to adequately explain how it is valid, as you have seen in this thread. I grew up in a non-Trinitarian Christian sect. Of course simply for not accepting the concept of The Trinity the Mormons are called non-Christians by many in the Trinitarian sects. I had a pastor who once admitted to me that The Trinity dosn't really make sense, he said that it is just a construct to explain what humans are unable to comprehend. I don't think humans can really grasp something that is infinite. In my opinion The Trinity concept emerged after the time of Jesus and the Apostles. Christian leadership started to accept Jesus as divine, but they wished to still be monotheistic. The Trinity was an attempt to have both ideas at the same time. The concept of the Mormon Godhead attempts to do the same thing, but has three gods that are separate personages. Their critics claim they are polytheists, and when they are honest they will essentially admit this is true. Their tenuous way of still claiming to be monotheists is to place The Father higher than Jesus or the Holy Ghost. But if Trinitarians are honest they will admit that they are really polytheists as well, no matter how they attempt to cut it. Listen to them at Christmas and Easter they sound like the Father and the Son are totally separate. Press them on the nature of God and they attempt analogies that don't work at all. Compared to Muslims and Jews, Christians really struggle to get a grasp on the nature of their God. Interesting point though, there are actually infinite gods in Mormonism. However if Jesus and Satan are brothers, at some point Christ was less than a god. Or Satan is a god as well. The idea of the possibility of infinite gods has been falling out of favor the last few years with the Mormon leadership. I think it might disappear completely with time. No longer is there a focus upon Mormons attaining godhood in eternity, but of individuals becoming more like God. The existence of gods other than The Father (and a goddess mother) before the creation of Earth does not seem to be a concept that is speculated anymore. Yes, you point out an inconsistency in Mormon beliefs. Satan has never been considered a god but is considered the brother of Jesus. But Mormons also think that you, I, and everyone else are also the siblings of both of them and we are not gods. So when did Jesus become a god? Mormons believe he created the Earth. Wouldn't he need to be a god to accomplish this? They tend to equivocate by saying it was done through the power and authority of The Father. They tend to teach that Jesus was born as The Messiah and the Son of God, but not so much a god in his own right when walking the Earth. But they accept the resurrected Christ as "God the Son"...
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May 23, 2019 21:06:19 GMT
Post by geode on May 23, 2019 21:06:19 GMT
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Post by geode on May 23, 2019 20:49:55 GMT
Was the intent of this thread to reveal the failings of the concept of The Trinity? There really is no way to adequately explain how it is valid, as you have seen in this thread. I grew up in a non-Trinitarian Christian sect. Of course simply for not accepting the concept of The Trinity the Mormons are called non-Christians by many in the Trinitarian sects.
I had a pastor who once admitted to me that The Trinity dosn't really make sense, he said that it is just a construct to explain what humans are unable to comprehend. I don't think humans can really grasp something that is infinite. In my opinion The Trinity concept emerged after the time of Jesus and the Apostles. Christian leadership started to accept Jesus as divine, but they wished to still be monotheistic. The Trinity was an attempt to have both ideas at the same time. The concept of the Mormon Godhead attempts to do the same thing, but has three gods that are separate personages. Their critics claim they are polytheists, and when they are honest they will essentially admit this is true. Their tenuous way of still claiming to be monotheists is to place The Father higher than Jesus or the Holy Ghost. But if Trinitarians are honest they will admit that they are really polytheists as well, no matter how they attempt to cut it. Listen to them at Christmas and Easter they sound like the Father and the Son are totally separate. Press them on the nature of God and they attempt analogies that don't work at all.
Compared to Muslims and Jews, Christians really struggle to get a grasp on the nature of their God.
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Post by geode on May 23, 2019 20:20:25 GMT
...what is your favorite cult film? Can't tell you that. I need to remember.
But I will keep posting some of my favourites as I remember them.
Gun Crazy (1950) is pretty entertaining. A move set at a good pace and in which something happens all the time or at least you anticipate so. "Gun Crazy" is a good choice. I have not seen it in decades, I should do so again soon.
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Post by geode on May 21, 2019 15:39:47 GMT
They have issued a series of shorts to promote the Para Olympics in 2020.
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May 21, 2019 15:16:19 GMT
Post by geode on May 21, 2019 15:16:19 GMT
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May 21, 2019 13:03:28 GMT
Post by geode on May 21, 2019 13:03:28 GMT
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May 21, 2019 5:38:27 GMT
Post by geode on May 21, 2019 5:38:27 GMT
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May 21, 2019 3:01:39 GMT
Post by geode on May 21, 2019 3:01:39 GMT
25 Best Cult Movies of all time? link
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May 20, 2019 17:50:37 GMT
Post by geode on May 20, 2019 17:50:37 GMT
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Post by geode on May 20, 2019 14:40:34 GMT
Absolute dreck. One of the worst things ever made. Then don't vote for Pedro.
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May 20, 2019 14:37:50 GMT
Post by geode on May 20, 2019 14:37:50 GMT
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May 20, 2019 2:51:34 GMT
Post by geode on May 20, 2019 2:51:34 GMT
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May 19, 2019 1:33:31 GMT
Post by geode on May 19, 2019 1:33:31 GMT
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May 18, 2019 17:15:34 GMT
Post by geode on May 18, 2019 17:15:34 GMT
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Post by geode on May 18, 2019 4:18:51 GMT
I have a signed leather-bound copy of "The Caine Mutiny"....
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Post by geode on May 17, 2019 14:27:01 GMT
"I love California . I practically grew up in Phoenix ..."
-- Dan Quayle
Although this is an actual quote it is not really as funny or absurd as people assume. Context is very important. When Vice President Quayle said this I found nothing to really be amiss. I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona at the same time Dan Quayle was also doing so. Back then just about everyone I knew was on vacation in California every summer as it is only about a six hour drive to Southern California cities. I once ran into one of my best friends on a beach in San Diego. Neither of us knew the other was not in Phoenix. If a fad started in Los Angeles, it would be upon us in Phoenix within six months. We were basically in its orbit. This was most certainly what Quayle was thinking, he just used shorthand that only some of us would understand without further explanation.
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