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Desperate survivors
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pveugelaers
Earlier this year, desperate survivors ’ thriller The 5th Wave came to theaters and then DVD. In The 5th Wave, getting through a plagued world is a matter of slender hope. The situation is tough. Plagues sweep through America because of an alien force somewhere in the atmosphere. The alien force is causing power outages, earthquakes,…
Theme songs
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pveugelaers
I’ve got a collection of 1980’s movie songs; some of the movies are well known and others less so. My favorite movie song in the collection is from White Nights (1985). Say You, Say Me White Nights starred a famous ballerina and Gregory Hines, but was under the radar for the most. The White Nights…
Commentary—beyond the matrix: a better world
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pveugelaers
The Matrix (1999, USA) offered alternative universe/futuristic science fiction, but bring it down to earth. Movies naturally point to something about our world, even in the most obscure movies. In The Matrix, the ideas about our world may be, as I understand The Matrix, is to free yourself from the authoritarian controls of the world.…
Team work
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pveugelaers
The value of team work in Star Wars. The fifth Star Wars episode, The Empire Strikes Back, and the sixth, Return of the Jedi, resonate on the value of team work. In The Empire Strikes Back, this team work happens in a dangerous milieu; dangerous times call for extra vigilance. In a dangerous world, there…
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