A Mind Set Free: Transcendence
A Mind Set Free: Transcendence (2014) In John Boorman’s brilliant 1972 survivalist drama Deliverance there is a short scene which had a profound effect on me as a young man. Lewis, the macho character played superbly by Burt Reynolds, is lecturing his more civilized companions on his belief that we had better learn how to survive without technology because ‘systems will fail’. One of his friends implies that he seems to be...
An Imperfect Storm: Noah
An Imperfect Storm: Noah (2014) I’m trying—I truly am trying—to approach director Darren Aronofsky’s film of the story of Noah with an open mind. Because I believe that he made it with a sincere heart. I think that he wanted it to be the best he could make it. But I don’t get it. I really don’t get what he was after here. Let’s begin with that famous quote from Genesis chapter 6 that kick-starts the tale of Noah; and it’s very...
The Drifters by James A. Michener
The Drifters by James A. Michener The best way to change society is to replace it one man at a time. When I came across a copy of James Michener’s 1971 outing The Drifters in a second-hand bookshop recently, I must have picked it up and put it down half-a-dozen times before buying it. With most loved books, it’s OK to go back. The very worst that can happen is that it won’t be quite as good as you remember. The Drifters,...
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