tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.comments2009-07-15T20:03:39.578-07:00Minutes and PopcornCorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15841967533029552244noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-28849496362540393622009-07-15T20:03:39.578-07:002009-07-15T20:03:39.578-07:00Thanks for the encouragement. It's all I neede...Thanks for the encouragement. It's all I needed to continue.Corohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841967533029552244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-88529561471245572392009-07-15T19:59:35.714-07:002009-07-15T19:59:35.714-07:00Nice. Look forward to reading subsequent parts.Nice. Look forward to reading subsequent parts.Miao 妙https://www.blogger.com/profile/02530675682644268678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-30931045860594850052009-04-18T05:53:00.000-07:002009-04-18T05:53:00.000-07:00Hi Philistine,
You have an interesting taste in m...Hi Philistine,<br /><br />You have an interesting taste in movies. Personally, I disliked Grindhouse. I felt it was pointless gore.<br /><br />I think you would like Taken. It's a pretty new movie. Currently in theaters, you should see it. Did you like 300? Or you haven't seen it, in which case I would recommend you do. :)Corohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841967533029552244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-85469163349984961492009-04-16T10:32:00.000-07:002009-04-16T10:32:00.000-07:00Some of my personal favorites: V for Vendetta, Saw...Some of my personal favorites: V for Vendetta, Saw I and II, Platoon, the Rambo series, Predator I and II, The Dark Knight, Sin City, Malena, Shoot 'Em Up, Hitch, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Beowulf, the Back to the Future series (Ah, the nostalgia...), Yip Mun, Forrest Gump, Hitch, Irreversible, From Dusk Til Dawn I and II, Hostel, Transformers, Quills, Grindhouse, Crazy People, The Departed, Tom Yum Goong, Black Hawk Down, I Am Legend, Red Dragon.<br /><br />My Favorite Actors and Actresses: <br />Will Smith, Michael J. Fox, Monica Belluci. Jessica Alba<br /><br />Director: Quentin Tarantino, Ridley ScottThe Philistine!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11651854848275370677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-17923185953806770702008-10-08T09:19:00.000-07:002008-10-08T09:19:00.000-07:00You are right. Didn't realize it before. Edited fo...You are right. Didn't realize it before. Edited for better grammar consistency.Corohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841967533029552244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-48700671502113316722008-10-08T08:46:00.000-07:002008-10-08T08:46:00.000-07:00and then*and then*Miao 妙https://www.blogger.com/profile/02530675682644268678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-23124152430592275232008-10-08T08:43:00.000-07:002008-10-08T08:43:00.000-07:00"Bringing about" means "causing". "Each spoken wor..."Bringing about" means "causing". "Each spoken word bringing about universal truths and wisdom" means "Each spoken word <I>causing</I> universal truths and wisdom". Somehow I have a feeling that's not what you're trying to say. And also there's the inconsistency in tenses. He <I>walks</I> (present tense) into the room, and that the crowd <I>was</I> (past tense) hushed?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, in general, this entry is OK...Miao 妙https://www.blogger.com/profile/02530675682644268678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-6015265906508870832008-09-22T08:59:00.000-07:002008-09-22T08:59:00.000-07:00Ok ok, I won't further argue with you on this. I a...Ok ok, I won't further argue with you on this. I am glad you regard my entries about movies worthy to read.Corohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841967533029552244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-29554084406707715372008-09-22T08:55:00.000-07:002008-09-22T08:55:00.000-07:00I have seen most of what you listed. But I thought...I have seen most of what you listed. But I thought Babel, No Country for Old Men, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Matrix was only OK. Lord of the Rings is one of my favorite, I am going to add it now.Corohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841967533029552244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-32260095800798357822008-09-22T08:20:00.000-07:002008-09-22T08:20:00.000-07:00Actually I spend more time reading your entries ab...Actually I spend more time reading your entries about movies lah. Because I already read so many philosophy readings when I'm offline that when I come online I just want to relax. That's why you don't see hardcore philosophy stuff on my blog, my brain is too feeble to do philosophy the whole day. Lol.Miao 妙https://www.blogger.com/profile/02530675682644268678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-42686182136622849822008-09-22T08:14:00.000-07:002008-09-22T08:14:00.000-07:00An ideal world is where everyone agrees on everyth...<I>An ideal world is where everyone agrees on everything, such as violence is wrong or whatnot. Since it is impossible to avoid conflicts when people have "diversity and differences", the statement "appreciate, respect and embrace" is in massive contradiction with this fact.</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, but that is an ideal world <I>as you define it</I>. And it is not a "fact", because why should I stick to your definition? My point is already that there can be many versions of utopia, not just yours. So I am really just talking about alternatives, and not about possibilities in the ideal state as you define it. If I want to stick to your notion, of course diversity and differences would cease to exist. But I can well conceive of other ideal states in which they don't have to be compromised.<BR/><BR/><I>I personally don't think anyone is "above" anyone else.</I><BR/><BR/>Precisely because no one is superior to anyone else, that is why certain rules will have to be implemented to ultimately preserve the interests of everyone... It may sound ironic to you, but maybe you can explore more literature in moral theories to find out more about it. Discourses explored by philosophers are much more sophisticated and complex than I can articulate here. And they are much more eloquent than me, so you'd be better off reading them than finding out information from me, haha.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and that day I mentioned to you about Humean theories of morality. I said that Hume was a subjectivist, but I'd like to make a disclaimer here: his ideas are highly complex and classifying it under one broad rubric doesn't do any justice to it. There are very profound merits in his arguments that mitigate the silliness of some of his more subjectivist thoughts. You might want to read him, but don't jump to conclusions about some of his writings - even until today scholars are still debating about some of his more ambiguous points. But he's a good start. I'm still more of a Kantian though.Miao 妙https://www.blogger.com/profile/02530675682644268678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-84072447306110686482008-09-22T08:00:00.000-07:002008-09-22T08:00:00.000-07:00Some of my personal favourites: No Country for Old...Some of my personal favourites: No Country for Old Men, Babel, Crash, The Black Book, Das Leben der Anderen, Goodbye Lenin!, Forrest Gump, Schindler's List, Closer, A Beautiful Mind, Saving Private Ryan, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Matrix, Lord of the Rings, American Beauty, etc. - I will kill you if you ever illegally download these for free; I'd actually give all of them 10/10. (Of course you can download them, just don't ever let me find out.) I like The Prestige a lot, never watched Oldboy, thought Michael Clayton was only OK (even though I like politics-related shows), I hate Saw 3 and 4 too, I enjoyed Cinderella Man as well.Miao 妙https://www.blogger.com/profile/02530675682644268678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-20798365374797751432008-09-22T06:36:00.000-07:002008-09-22T06:36:00.000-07:00I meant the teaching concept in general. If you di...I meant the teaching concept in general. If you digress to other stuff like discussions, it's a different thing altogether.<BR/><BR/>2 Harvard Professors might learn something from each other even if they argue and disagree, but it would definitely be easier to learn if one of them believed the other was right. Hence the <B>teaching</B> concept.Corohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841967533029552244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-87281949813085180522008-09-22T06:24:00.000-07:002008-09-22T06:24:00.000-07:00Is it necessary for the feeling of superiority for...Is it necessary for the feeling of superiority for education to take place? I admit it makes things easier for knowledge to pass down. At later stages of education, as a human develops a more questioning mind, such dynamics of superiority/inferiority lead more to stagnation of the mind.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11737465515717664025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-67550742642668423012008-09-21T18:37:00.000-07:002008-09-21T18:37:00.000-07:00Just read your comment more thoroughly and realize...Just read your comment more thoroughly and realized that my example might fall under "barbaric" traditions. I don't think that any form of individualism can be fairly eradicated since to do so would basically violate everyone with interests regarding that matter since I personally don't think anyone is "above" anyone else in terms of judging which individualistic ideal deserves to be eradicated.Corohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841967533029552244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-18948885156471642012008-09-21T06:28:00.000-07:002008-09-21T06:28:00.000-07:00Lol, I will try. I have been looking through my er...Lol, I will try. I have been looking through my err... catalog to see which ones are of note.Corohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841967533029552244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-42960483845908537492008-09-21T06:26:00.000-07:002008-09-21T06:26:00.000-07:00Like I mentioned in my post, an ideal world is whe...Like I mentioned in my post, an ideal world is where everyone agrees on everything, such as violence is wrong or whatnot. Since it is impossible to avoid conflicts when people have "diversity and differences", the statement "appreciate, respect and embrace" is in massive contradiction with this fact. "Diversity and differences" would mean some people agree that killing is ok, could you truly embrace and respect such an idea? I listed an example in my post, perhaps it could help you better understand what I mean.Corohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841967533029552244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-13870372852856643822008-09-21T06:21:00.000-07:002008-09-21T06:21:00.000-07:00Yea, I really like those actors you listed as well...Yea, I really like those actors you listed as well. I have too many favorite actors to list. Like the ones you listed and actors like Paul Giamatti, Ethan Hawke, P.S Hoffman. Wayyyy too many.Corohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841967533029552244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-10785618285106406322008-09-21T02:32:00.000-07:002008-09-21T02:32:00.000-07:00Yeah, blogging really does help improve one's Engl...Yeah, blogging really does help improve one's English. Would prefer that you write more about movies, so that I would know which ones to check out. Heh heh.Miao 妙https://www.blogger.com/profile/02530675682644268678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-79872222118061386212008-09-21T02:00:00.000-07:002008-09-21T02:00:00.000-07:00Anyway, in short, I don't think an ideal world (or...Anyway, in short, I don't think an ideal world (or equality) is necessarily mutually exclusive with individuality, which seems to be what you are suggesting with this sentence: "We [strive] so ignorantly towards a perfect world where everyone is equal, not knowing that when we reach this ideal, we could very well give up what makes us unique." If by uniqueness you are talking about the practice of certain barbaric traditions, then yes, I think that such ignominious individuality should be eradicated since it is undesirable. I truly believe that there is an inexorable universal law that transcends all beliefs determined by various cultures.Miao 妙https://www.blogger.com/profile/02530675682644268678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-72775962854408495142008-09-21T01:56:00.000-07:002008-09-21T01:56:00.000-07:00Just briefly browsed through this, hopefully my co...Just briefly browsed through this, hopefully my comment is relevant. Don't see why an ideal world must necessarily involve uniformity. There can be diversity and differences, the key is whether we can appreciate and respect and embrace them. Attaining uniformity sounds like solving the wrong problem to me and smacks of centrism only around one culture/creed/what-have-you. There are after all different versions of utopia.Miao 妙https://www.blogger.com/profile/02530675682644268678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-2630110908548443942008-09-21T01:51:00.000-07:002008-09-21T01:51:00.000-07:00Cate Blanchett in* 'Lord of the Rings'Cate Blanchett in* 'Lord of the Rings'Miao 妙https://www.blogger.com/profile/02530675682644268678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-32163370975170942008-09-21T01:50:00.000-07:002008-09-21T01:50:00.000-07:00I like all the actors you named and many others as...I like all the actors you named and many others as well (e.g., Viggo Mortensen, Russell Crowe, Johnny Depp, German actor Sebastian Koch, etc.), and among your favourite actresses I only share your taste for Jodie Foster and Jennifer Connelly. I prefer Cate Blanchett 'Lord of the Rings' - I'd describe her with the words you used to describe Liv Tyler - beautiful and talented. I like Catherine Zeta-Jones as well.Miao 妙https://www.blogger.com/profile/02530675682644268678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-9199968332953788122008-09-20T09:55:00.000-07:002008-09-20T09:55:00.000-07:00Not really, I just post what I want. Afterall, no ...Not really, I just post what I want. Afterall, no one really reads it. The primary intention of this blog is still to improve my english. Movies are good for me to write on since they cover broad topics and I have seen a lot. <BR/><BR/>Some of the films I talked about are actually films I have seen many years ago, such as Equilibrium.Corohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841967533029552244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349617468003202714.post-4041158144784605162008-09-20T09:49:00.000-07:002008-09-20T09:49:00.000-07:00Are you changing this into a niche blog? It is qui...Are you changing this into a niche blog? It is quite a good concept - I know of people setting up blogs that are completely dedicated to music and politics, etc.Miao 妙https://www.blogger.com/profile/02530675682644268678noreply@blogger.com