Gaillo
26th July 2011, 07:05 PM
Greets, everyone.
As many of you know, I do not EVER watch broadcast Tel-Avi-zion, or cable. My only source of video "entertainment" consists of DVD's, and the occasional YouTube clip (mostly posted on this forum). Most of my DVD viewing comes from checkouts from my local library, which is where this tale starts.
I recently checked out 2 movies, knowing NOTHING about either... both during the same library visit. They were both about cars, although I didn't know that at the time... I just browsed the back cover quickly and thought the two looked interesting. The two films are:
Tucker
Flash of Genius
They are both about inventors. Both are about cars and car-related inventions. Both are the story of a lone man (and his family) against a system that wants to chew them up and spit them out... and ultimately succeeds with varying degrees of scummy "success". Both films are about men of uncompromising ideals and an unwillingness to give up or accept mere money for their efforts. Both films portray long, drawn out legal cases where the true DEMONS of this world use their cleverly acidic command of legalese in an attempt to destroy and dominate, on behalf of their corrupt corporate overlords. Both films are about men who have vision, guts, a properly functioning moral compass, and who have more heart and integrity than they have of business savy or legal sense. Put these stories in context with our current world situation, and DESPAIR at how far we've fallen!
If there is anyone on this forum who doesn't know what I'm talking about, who thinks the bottom line is the ONLY line, or hears about the "values of our forefathers" without being able to completely put that concept into perspective, I STRONGLY urge you to rent/borrow these films and give them a viewing... it's well worth the time.
As many of you know, I do not EVER watch broadcast Tel-Avi-zion, or cable. My only source of video "entertainment" consists of DVD's, and the occasional YouTube clip (mostly posted on this forum). Most of my DVD viewing comes from checkouts from my local library, which is where this tale starts.
I recently checked out 2 movies, knowing NOTHING about either... both during the same library visit. They were both about cars, although I didn't know that at the time... I just browsed the back cover quickly and thought the two looked interesting. The two films are:
Tucker
Flash of Genius
They are both about inventors. Both are about cars and car-related inventions. Both are the story of a lone man (and his family) against a system that wants to chew them up and spit them out... and ultimately succeeds with varying degrees of scummy "success". Both films are about men of uncompromising ideals and an unwillingness to give up or accept mere money for their efforts. Both films portray long, drawn out legal cases where the true DEMONS of this world use their cleverly acidic command of legalese in an attempt to destroy and dominate, on behalf of their corrupt corporate overlords. Both films are about men who have vision, guts, a properly functioning moral compass, and who have more heart and integrity than they have of business savy or legal sense. Put these stories in context with our current world situation, and DESPAIR at how far we've fallen!
If there is anyone on this forum who doesn't know what I'm talking about, who thinks the bottom line is the ONLY line, or hears about the "values of our forefathers" without being able to completely put that concept into perspective, I STRONGLY urge you to rent/borrow these films and give them a viewing... it's well worth the time.