2 movies you have to see

The Kings Speech - Great acting by Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and one of my fave actresses Helena Bonham Carter (I would love to have a drink with that woman!).

The premise: Man (a Duke, who later becomes King) has stutter, has tried everything, comes across an unqualified speech therapist with unusual methods and after a shitload of hard work, triumphs..

Message: Do a shitload of hard work and you will triumph, even when you think it cannot be done :)

The Black Swan -  Natalie Portman and yummy French Actor Vincent Cassel. See it!!

Have you ever have such negative thoughts that you couldn’t even voice them to someone else? Thoughts that made you feel guilty even thinking them? Society wants us all to be happy conforming people. Sweet people. I know I was raised that way. Don’t cause trouble, don’t make a fuss, just get on with it.

What if you had the chance to be that alter ego (lest we say evil person) for a while. Would you be able to summon up the courage to let it out?

The Black Swan that deals with exactly this topic.

A sweet, fragile girl who is a perfectionist in her craft (ballet). She auditions for the role of The Swan Queen which requires her to play not only the beautiful and delicate White Swan but the evil destructive Black Swan.

She plays the While Swan to perfection but has trouble channelling the darkness within her to make the Black Swan performance realistic. The movie is about her devastating journey to let this dark side out…something that is within her but she has learned to control, up to now.

 Turns out she is obsessed with ballet and has total OCD, but she played it so well it was believable and she got me thinking for a long time afterwards.

Message (for me anyway): Be a little naughty every now and again, let go, let loose because keeping it inside will only end up destroying the one person you are trying to protect. Youself.

Comments

[Tom Lyon]

Thanks for the write-up, K. I didn't know anything about either of these movies, but I know I'd like to see the Black Swan now. That's also a topic that I have pondered (morality) quite a bit.

It seems particularly apparent to me in people whose religious beliefs are full of moral absolutes. By trying to adhere to them (even, say, something as delightful and innocent as dancing and a few adult beverages), they deny themselves permission to be fully human. When the dark side does come bursting out, it's horribly destructive.

As I've aged, I've narrowed my sense of these things (narrowed in that I worry about fewer "absolutes" and have become less judgmental) to the point that kindness is about the only one left. If a person leads with kindness in his/her heart, I try not to look down my nose at his/her behavior. I'm sure there are some instances where I would say "Yes, I supposed my "Kindness-Only" policy doesn't fit, but not many. It works for me and helps me feel charity in my heart. I wasn't always like that.

Thanks again. Your insights and honesty make your blog one of my favorites to visit. I read a lot of them. :)

[Orla]

I know Ka.... I cant wait to see both of them but they are not out in Rome yet!!!

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The Kings Speech and The Black Swan, both of the really best of movies forever. I really like The Kings Speech very much. The performances are really found very highly in both of films. And the scripting is just fabulous of both of films. These two are really mind blowing films.