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Recently seen Movies

1. The Squid and the Whale -
Good portrail of how fucked up parents can be during a divorce. The Jeff Daniels character reminded me of my father. Especially during the final scene.

2. The Corporation -
I think that this is an important movie for everyone to see. Even if the filmmakers who made it use the same strategy of convincing the public that the corporations do to sell their products. It does a good job of asking who is to blame for the mass destruction of natural resources and culture.
Drink hormone free milk!

3. Babettes Feast -
Beautiful movie about the art of food and many important life lessons.



3 Responses to “Recently seen Movies”

  1. Dave Says:

    January 8th, 2006 at 6:44 pm
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    I’ve added all three to my Netflix Queue. The Squid and the Whale doesn’t seem to be out yet on DVD, though. I guess I am fortunate that most of the divorce BS my parents had was when I was already off at college, although my sisters tell a very different story. It is a bad/sad state of affiars, I’ll agree.

  2. Dave Says:

    January 16th, 2006 at 3:25 pm
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    I just watched “The Corporation” last night. I agreed with a lot of the movie, but I tend to think that we live in a culture of fear, as well, and this movie had a lot of fear-mongering in it.

    A good example was the topic of DDT as it related to “better living through chemistry.” DDT was really vilified in its day, to the point where it was banned worldwide. Granted, DDT is not vanilla pudding, but it was an effective treatment against mosquitos who spread malaria. I read somewhere the other day that since DDT was banned, malaria (and other mosquito-spread diseases) have increased into the millions from almost nothing when the pesticide was in use.

    Basically, I choose to remember that today we have the most advanced medicine, the highest lifespan and best standard of living of any culture at any point in history. We need to do a better job of taking care of the rest of the world, and more equitable distribution of wealth, but things are generally pretty good. I’m just not going to worry about terrorists, rBGH milk, etc. Life’s too short (but longer than it’s ever been).

  3. Dave Says:

    January 26th, 2006 at 9:18 am
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    Saw Babette’s Feast the other day when I was sick and really enjoyed it. Good story about generosity, I thought, as well as the necessity of creation. And perserverence/patience (all those crappy Swedish meals she cooked and ate) …