Rambo

Rambo

It can be easy to forget that Rambo was not just an action movie; it was a movie about the psychological issues a Vietnam vet was going through. It was not a pro-Vietnam War movie; it was a pro-Vietnam Vet movie. Only Rambo was such a good warrior and was such a psychologically damaged vet that he was practically autistic, or like an idiot savant, only in weapons and warfare instead of with numbers, like the character in Rainman. The last sequel was the resolution for Rambo, who saw something of himself in the mercenaries hired by the missionaries and whom he was transporting into the jungle of Burma.

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Inception – 1st Movie Post

Inception

Cobb facing nothingness – what saves him

After hearing a sermon on our relationship with our heavenly father, I’m more convinced than ever that Eames’ statement is the key theme of the movie: “You have to start with something much more basic . . . the relationship with the father.” The statement appears throughout the movie in a variety of ways. Jesus told his mother that he must be about his father’s business. That statement defined his life and death – doing only what he saw the father doing Continue reading “Inception – 1st Movie Post”