Not a lot of time today–I have a second to take a break, so I’ll just give two short things to you. The first: a link to an interesting article in Time on how leadership is perceived, not really earned. I’ve seen this principle “in the wild,” and it bugs me. Then again, I’m also an outspoken person, so maybe I’ve used this principle a time or two. Something to think about.
Second: a film review. The Professional. Fantastic movie directed by Luc Besson and starring Jean Reno and Natalie Portman (in her premier role–at 11!). Strong four stars for me. Reno’s an immigrant hitman, and he ends up being saddled with the care of Natalie, a girl whose family was gunned down and now wants revenge. It’s super violent and has great action scenes, but somehow it also managed to get some feeling and emotion into all that stuff. An interesting hybrid of a movie, but really well done. I loved it. It’s such fun to watch movies you end up enjoying so much.
Related Posts
Movie Review: The Boys from Brazil
Denisa’s still away, so when it comes to what I watch, it’s been a much simpler process. Basically, I just skim through movies until I see something that looks intriguing at all, and then press play. (This isn’t to say it’s Denisa’s fault that it’s harder to figure out what…
Movie Review: Dune Part Two
Back when I first watched the newest version of Dune, I was left dissatisfied for a variety of reasons. It lacked a consistent source of tension, it had too many characters, and it felt like all build up and no actual climax. I’ve since watched it two more times (once…