WISDOM
OF THE SAGES
EPISODE III: SPRING 2019
EPISODE III: SPRING 2019
Hello
People of the World;
All right, let’s get going:
1:[ I am reading a new book, "Cixi, the Empress Dowager" and so far it is very interesting in how she took power and really reformed China.
2:[ Went out and saw Jordan Peele's "Us". I can only imagine it would be so tough to follow up a debut feature like “Get Out”; it really would. But Jordan Peele shows us his talent for contemporary urban horror and avoids the old “sophomore curse”. Whereas, “Get Out” feels, by comparison, overt in its subtextual messaging, “Us” is far more subtle and deeper in its own messaging. Where “Get Out” dealt with race relations, “Us” deals with class.
Adelaide Wilson, (Lupita Wyong’o) returns to the beachfront home she grew up in. Once there with her husband, daughter, and son (Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright, Evan Alex) Adelaide begins to experience trauma from an event that happened in her childhood. As this happens, the family is accosted in their home by a family of strange doubles. (You have seen the trailer). Then a fight for survival ensues as the doubles begin to attack.
The more I think about this, the more I like it more than “Get Out”, and “Get Out” is on of my Top Ten films of 2017. The main theme I took away is how, when we move up in class, we seem to forget, or try to forget, those that are still in the underground of sociatal class struggles. It is a subtle message about as we gain and seek to gain more, we become the monsters.
Lupine Nyong’o is fantastic in a stellar performance as both the traumatized Adelaide and her doubt Red. When I was in the theater watching, when Red first speaks, you could hear folks around the theater being creeped out. It was awesome. There is just so much to unpack and it is all done neatly so inside a scary, violent, at times funny, sorry film. Kudos to Peele for this.
Adelaide Wilson, (Lupita Wyong’o) returns to the beachfront home she grew up in. Once there with her husband, daughter, and son (Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright, Evan Alex) Adelaide begins to experience trauma from an event that happened in her childhood. As this happens, the family is accosted in their home by a family of strange doubles. (You have seen the trailer). Then a fight for survival ensues as the doubles begin to attack.
The more I think about this, the more I like it more than “Get Out”, and “Get Out” is on of my Top Ten films of 2017. The main theme I took away is how, when we move up in class, we seem to forget, or try to forget, those that are still in the underground of sociatal class struggles. It is a subtle message about as we gain and seek to gain more, we become the monsters.
Lupine Nyong’o is fantastic in a stellar performance as both the traumatized Adelaide and her doubt Red. When I was in the theater watching, when Red first speaks, you could hear folks around the theater being creeped out. It was awesome. There is just so much to unpack and it is all done neatly so inside a scary, violent, at times funny, sorry film. Kudos to Peele for this.
Bonnie and I also went and saw "The Mustang" but the only thing we came away from with that movie is that Bruce Dern is definitely cornering the "Crotchety Old Coot" market....
3:[ I just realized that on my last birthday, I
am the same age my Dad was when I was born. It is hard to fathom me having a
child right now. I have been blessed with two beautiful stepchildren – that
despite my divorce, I still call them so. You may say I adopted them Arapaho
Way.
4:[ I am uncomfortable being a “regular”. It makes me uncomfortable to be treated different than other customers - like everyone acts like they know you. I don't like that.
MORE TO COME SOON
That
is it for this month.
My
apologies for not posting completed writings last year. As you can see it hs
extended to this year as well. With the move and all the jobs I rarely have
time to sit down and plot out any of the month’s editions. But I will get to
finishing them once I have a consistent time-off schedule. I know you all
waited with baited breath to read my ramblings on the news of the day. Also,
worry not, I will be re-posting for August, September, October, and November,
once I have those writings completed.
As
always, I invite you to comment, correct, or contradict anything I write here.
I am open to a critical debate. Thanks for taking the time to check out what I
write here and I will see you in a month.
Happy
New Year. Again.
Until
next time, remember “I try to show the schemers how pathetic their attempts to
control everything really are.”
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