Life is not for Wimps (Das Leben ist nichts für Feiglinge)
How much misfortunate do you need before you feel like life is just too hard and you rather be dead. Many years ago I had stomach flue and I felt so bad that I just wanted to be relieved of my misery. Cowered in bed with excruciating pain, I exclaimed. “God, please let me die.”
Invictus
Nelson Mandela’s story from political prisoner to President of South Africa is an amazing story. Invictus tries to show how he used the almost all white South African rugby team to help unify the country by having the majority of black South Africans rout for the national rugby they previously despised because they symbolize their oppressors.
Django Unchained
The first and last Tarantino film that I saw was Pulp Fiction. There was a deeply sadistic streak in his movie making that revolted me. I found his glorification of murder deeply troubling.
Die Wand (The Wall)
Die Wand wants to reveal the essence of the human conditions. Poets, philosophers and writers of all stripes have been trying for millennia to crystalize for us how to live the good live. So let’s admit it: just coming close to what the great minds have said about this without plagiarizing every word is a tall feat.
Skyfall, Alex Cross, Pitch Perfect
Over the past couple of months, I saw three films that I still need to briefly review. Skyfall. I resisted watching another installment of James Bond but friends vouched that it is really good entertainment.