Tag: conflict

As Told by Shakespeare

Marriage of two minds.

Epic rewritten.

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As far as I know, the entire concept of marriage has been wildly violated. Problem is, most people ignore the only thing that matters most in wedlock: the minds.

We so often underestimate the power of well-matched thoughts. Successful marriages aren’t the ones that last forever just for the children’s sake, but real marriage of minds is what lasts even after a mutual disagreement.

If only people’s minds were married instead of just the bodies, we might have a completely different society. Everything we do would have more clarity. We’d be a society of people who deeply understand and sincerely respect each other.

And that would be a world worth protecting.

Desire

We all have a list of things we feel is important, but somehow we could never express them as powerfully as we’d like to. What do you do when you suddenly find out that someone had already spoken (and damn well too) of almost everything on your list?

Sylvia Plath.

I can’t get enough of her. I’ve shared her words before, and I’ll do it again.

This is how we are, aren’t we? Think for a minute, what do you desire the most, and what does it do to you?

Apart from rum, of course.

Desire

Of Watching People

Cheryle Strayed

I agree with the woman. I recently realized how much people-watching inspires me. I conjure up stories based on characters I observe. The way people walk, the way they react in social situations. Sometimes it’s funny, but most times it’s interesting to observe and try to guess what’s going on in people’s minds. They all have different lives and different ways of responding to pressure and personal issues.

People-watching teaches you how not to react, and behave in public. Because it’s only when you see other people, that you understand how you might appear to others in similar situations.

Observing other people gives a lot of insight into ourselves. Don’t you think?

The Game, Is On

The game is on

What is it like to successfully help the government on a top-secret mission for years, and then be sentenced by the very same government?

What is it like to be forced into suicide, and have all your achievements kept secret for over 50 years?

Benedict Cumberbatch will give you a vivid image. In The Imitation Game.

What if machines couldn’t think — ? Well, the world wouldn’t be what it is today, that’s for certain.

Once again, I was stunned into silence by Cumberbatch’s performance on screen. But this time, it wasn’t only him.

Powerful, aren’t they? Words?

Every conversation goes deep into your soul, and makes you question yourself.

Why do people enjoy violence?

What is normal?

Why do people conform to normality, and punish those who aren’t?

What is indecency?

What’s a better marriage?

If you’re looking for answers, then the movie isn’t for you.

There are no answers in the movie. But you will find yourself wondering about everything society has ever taught you about normal. And that, can keep you awake for hours into the night.

I’m at a loss for what to say without quoting the entire script here. I enjoyed this movie like no other, and after a long time too.

Keira Knightley was beautiful. Which is not much a surprise. But what is, is that both Keira and Benedict had a wonderful chemistry on screen. A chemistry with the absence of fleeting passion and rapid breathing.

You don’t often see love depicted as in this movie. It’s both sad and nice, that two people who are so unlikely for each other, are perhaps best suited together.

“We’ll have each other’s minds. That sounds like a better marriage than most.”

For some reason, I could see a lot of resemblance to the Benedict’s characterisation of Alan Turing and Sherlock.

Arrogance. Soft chuckles. Total loss of sociability.

And, The Game.

You need to watch this movie, alone. To understand, to revere, and to appreciate the power of simple words.

And some badass acting.