MONSTER (2023) is a nuanced exploration of truth and perspective. Read my full review.
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If you enjoy Black Mirror, check out At Reality's Edge! This collection of short stories explores humanity in Sci-fi, horror, and fantasy scenarios. Moral dilemmas, existential questions, dystopian futures, supernatural encounters, and the eerie possibilities of technology await! Be careful what you wish for. You just might find it at reality's edge... link: https://lnkd.in/gYHQxUC5 @followers #Puertoricanauthor🇵🇷 #scifi #horror #fantasy #shortstories
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I’ve always had a fascination with dragons. My favorite Disney character from my first memory - Maleficent. Why? The dragon. 🐉 🐉 🐉 🐉 🐉 🐉 🐉 🐉 🐉 For years the images of them I’ve found most appealing have been destructive - breathing fire as they destroy all around them. Made sense - as historically that was my own dragon. Fierce and powerful, laying waste to any threat - perceived or real. That changed substantially in the last half dozen years. Moments of firestorm outpaced by harnessing the flame. Coming to learn the dragon is a symbol of wisdom and courage. This was revelation because all I used to feel was the fire. Took some work, and alot of scorched earth, to understand that feeling the flame and standing in the flame did not mean destruction. As I sat at the typewriter (yes typewriter and yes manual) writing over the last few days and musing on the year to come, I kept coming to the same words… … and when I saw 2024 is the Year of the Dragon it all came together. Then the conundrum. Finding the right dragon image to fit this post. Because like I said - typically the images are either the dragon sleeping or the dragon unleashing a torrent of flame of destruction. Then I found this one. A dragon that is OF the flame. Imbued with it. Radiating the fire and power. Now THAT is a message for a New Year. If you are ready to unleash YOUR fire, bust through bullsh*t and transform your communication … let’s talk. >>> bit.ly/BustThruBS
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https://lnkd.in/eQ2fygFd New BLOG exploring the existential concept of fear as a profound aspect of human consciousness and existence. The philosophical roots, a dynamic force, transcending mere emotion and influencing narratives, perceptions of time, and conceptions of self. The impact of fear from things we have seen in movies and TV. Emphasizing conceptual horror from the visuals and showcasing personal experiences within unsettling scenarios. This multifaceted phenomenon with existential implications on the philosophical stage of the human experience. Or just the 10 things from movies I seen as a really small kid that scared the crap out of me and has stayed with me most of my life:
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Now if you look at it from the inside, then it is just so as if you would observe the world. When you observe the world, you see people; you see houses; you see the sky; you see tangible objects. But when you observe yourself within, you see moving images, a world of images generally known as fantasies. Yet these fantasies are facts. You see, it is a fact that the man has such and such a fantasy; and it is such a tangible fact, for instance, that when a man has a certain fantasy, another man may lose his life, or a bridge is built. These houses were all fantasies. Everything you do here, all this, everything, was fantasy to begin with, and fantasy has a proper reality. That is not to be forgotten; fantasy is not nothing. It is, of course, not a tangible object; but it is a fact nevertheless. Fantasy is, you see, a form of energy, despite the fact that we can't measure it. https://lnkd.in/eGG9XW9G
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New (short) article out! Review of the movie "Civil War" 🔥 "Hot damn this is a good movie. Better than I expected, in fact, but not for the reasons you might expect. To start, this isn’t really a movie about the second American civil war. "...Just like all his other films, whether it’s a zombie apocalypse, last-ditch space mission, sentient robot, alien invasion, or tech company playing God, in all Garland’s other major works (except for Men) the Big Thing Happening is just background to deeply human stories about people navigating new realities and relationships with each other. "...Civil War is a story about people navigating collapse — personal and societal. It’s a story about purpose and meaning. It’s a story about the “civil war” inside us and between individuals. "...It’s also a story about race, which seems to be lost on most viewers and reviewers...Only a Black person playing a Black character saw the truth, which applies to reality as well as “Civil War”. Being an American, or a journalist, or an unarmed, well-intended person doesn’t save you when you encounter a predator." Did you see "Civil War"? What did you think? 💜 https://buff.ly/4dfHzRM . . . #moviereview #moviereviewer #filmreview #filmreviewer #civilwarmovie #metacrisis #collapseaware #racism #racisminamerica #antiracism #endracism #stopracism #embraceequity #coachsusana #wordswisdomwellness #writerscommunity #writingcommunity #life #art #quote #thoughts #writing
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Every thought is patterned after the mental image that predominates at the time the thought is created. This is another great metaphysical law and its importance is found in the fact that thoughts are things, that every thought produces an effect on mind and body, and that the effect is always similar to the cause. According to these facts we can therefore produce any effect desired upon mind or body by producing the necessary thought or mental state, so that when we have learned to control our thinking we can control practically everything else in life, because in the last analysis it is thinking that constitutes the one great cause in the life of the individual. To control thinking, however, we must understand the process of thought creation. To think is to create thought, and to control thinking is to create any thought we like at any time and under any circumstance. When we analyze the process of thinking we find three factors involved; that is, the pattern, the mental substance and the creative energy. The pattern is always the deepest impression, the clearest image, or the predominating idea.
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HOW MUCH ABSURDITY AND SURREALISM have you experienced in the last couple of years? 🤔👇 Pause and listen: the world around us has already gone mad. Was it ever sane? – It was... in childhood. And now? Daily alarming news has become a real part of life. This anxiety scratches inside our skulls before sleep, like the tracks of tanks on sandy ground. Time erases all colors, leaving only pain and faded memories, blurred and yellowed. Now, look deep inside yourself... Rows of meaningless stickers, like on a toilet tank, resemble a colorful collection of absurd thoughts and impressions. Countless mistakes and prejudices, warnings, and ironic signs – all this sometimes paints a meaningless picture of reality with unhealthy, disjointed logic. This snapshot, with details like mirrors, reflects our modern world. A world where every day we encounter new absurdities and surrealism, holding onto hope for the better and trying to find some sense in this chaos.
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This game is about a knight saving a land, not a romance between a princess and her knight. That kind of romance is actually TABOO during a crisis ANYWAY. This is FICTION, not REALITY so I am IN NO WAY trying to be te HERO in this game named LINK nor do I believe that a ZELDA is my PRINCESS. NINTENDO NOTORIOUSLY AVOIDS DISNEY'S KISSING MISTAKES IN EVERY GAME FOR A VERY GOOD REASON AS THE KISS IS ALWAYS AN INDISCREET STUMBLING BLOCK. Furthermore I VERY CLEARLY DREW A LINE BETWEEN FICTION AND REALITY when I told people that MY STANCE IS TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE KNOW THE DIFFERENCE. Those who have IDENTITY ISSUES cannot understand the DEEPER MEANING BENEATH THIS STORY. If I read the BIBLE am I to believe that I am JESUS or MARTHA and MARY? The logic beneath the IDENTITY CRYSIS is flawed. People are to observe fiction through the lens of the Word of God, not the lens of the self. Those who misinterpret fiction make mistakes of every color of the rainbow before they lose themselves in the void after the story is over and done. There is no reason for people to assume true that which calls itself fiction. There is likewise no reason for people to assume a work false that calls itself true LIKE THE BIBLE. ABSOLUTE FOOLISHNESS.
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Welcome, dear listeners and viewers, to a journey through the Divine Matrix. As we delve into the mysteries of the universe, let’s not just hear, but also see the wonders that unfold. Imagine a tapestry woven with threads of light, each strand representing a connection, a thought, a possibility. This is the Divine Matrix, a cosmic network that links all of life, from the smallest particle to the vastest galaxy. Today, we’re not just narrating; we’re illustrating. Watch as the threads pulse with energy, responding to our intentions and beliefs. See how they intertwine, creating patterns of reality that we experience every day. With each word spoken, visualize the impact rippling through the Matrix. Our thoughts become visual echoes, shaping the world around us. This is the power of the spoken word, amplified by the sight of creation in motion. As we continue this voyage, let the visuals guide you. The Divine Matrix is not just a concept; it’s a living, breathing entity, and you are a part of it. Your presence, your voice, your vision, all contribute to the grand design. So, let’s embrace this new way of demonstration, where audio meets visual, and together, they tell a story that resonates with the soul. Thank you for being here, for listening, and for watching. May this exploration of the Divine Matrix inspire you to see the beauty in all things interconnected. #narration #voiceactor #voiceover
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