Arriving Somewhere

Here’s a quote from a fantastic speech I just read:

If humanism were right in declaring that man is born just to be happy, he would not be born to die. But since his body is doomed to die, surely his task on earth must be of a more spiritual nature. It cannot be unrestrained enjoyment of everyday life. It cannot be the search for the best ways to obtain material goods and then cheerfully get the most out of them. It has to be the fulfillment of a permanent, earnest duty so that one’s life journey may become an experience of moral growth, so that one may leave life a better human being than one started it.
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, A World Split Apart, 1978

Films I’ve seen recently:

• Atonement was awesome. I love the way they told the story. I also love a tragedy with a happy (kind of) ending.
• Once was awesome. If music touches your soul, if you love to experience music – see this movie. If music is just a distraction, even an enjoyable one this movie may not be for you.
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age was okay. I really enjoyed it until the last 20 minutes or so when it moved from historical-fiction to art-film. Pick your genre, please!

Upcoming films I’m excited about:

• Battlestar Galactica season 4 – April 4, 2008
• Prince Caspain – May 16, 2008
• Star Trek – May 8, 2009
• The Hobbit – 2010?