“How” a crime is solved is so much less important than “Why” the cops are doing what they are doing and “Why” they are affected by the job. If there is no “Why” it’s just cops going through the motions.
Category: Power of Idealism
What is Power?
Different Character Types have very different views of what power is.
Battleship
My expectations for Battleship were low, my aisle seat afforded me a quick painless getaway, and yet I stayed. I actually enjoyed the movie.
#TypesTuesday – The Avengers
#TypesTuesday – Each Avenger is absolutely true to their Character Type.
The Artist
Writer-director Michael Hazanavicius is one of the rare filmmaker-artists whose pictures are worth a thousand words.
Dog Day Afternoon – Day Thirty One – #40movies40days
Today Dog Day Afternoon is an unabashed classic, a template by which other movies are based and a formula which is periodically tweaked and refined.
The Quiet American – Day Twenty Eight – #40movies40days
The Quiet American is a wonderful 2002 film starring Michael Caine (Power of Idealism) as a jaded newspaper reporter who moves from being an observer, passionately in love with a young Vietnamese girl, to a direct participant in the tangled politics of her country.
The Mating Season – Day Twenty Four – #40movies40days
The Mating Season is a good old fashioned Power of Love story in the best sense of the word.
Ladies in Lavender – Day Twenty Two – #40movie40day
Ladies in Lavender is a slight wistful film filled with yearning, jealousy and regret. Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith give tender nuanced performances filled with love and longing.
Bright Star – Day Seventeen – #40movies40days
Bright Star starts a bit slowly but builds and burns with a growing intensity. The longing, the loss, the passion and the separated lovers make it a classic Power of Idealism film with two young Power of Idealism lovers.