“Consumerism”
This time I talk about the very basis of what is going wrong with Earth. People need to focus less on consuming and instead focus on contributing to the global good.
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My apologies for lack of video. Still having some issues with Camera and software. I’m trying to work it out, but until then enjoy this Audio Podcast of the show.
This episode I discuss theories of innovation and patents.
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I’m not in the habit of comparing two new movies such as these, but Push has really picked a fight with Taken. A fight it can’t win. Taken was released first and so I’ll start with it, move on to Push, and then compare the two. I promise, this will make a little more sense in a moment.
Taken. A nonstop action/drama. Mostly action though. It stars Liam Neeson, who is one of the greatest action actors out there. Unfortunately, some of his best characters don’t last 30 minutes in the film. Luckily for everyone, Bryan Mills survives the entire film. The plot, is of course, about someone being taken. The someone is Bryan Mills’ daughter while she is touring Europe on her first top in Paris, France. She is taken by the worst sort of villainy and Bryan ( a former spy-like character ) kills whoever it takes to get her back. This is an extraordinary amount of people as it turns out. It was very reminiscent of a Charles Bronson movie where everyone is a bad guy and deserves to die, and die they do. It is a first class men’s action movie. There isn’t much else to be said, without giving away the movie. But it is definitely a must see in theaters.
Push. A movie that claims it is the “first action movie of ‘09″. The people that wrote that tag-line haven’t seen Taken. Push stars Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning opposite Djimon Hounsou in a hidden world scenario. The main plot revolves around telekinesis and clairvoyancy and how an old government agency is trying to harness this as a weapon. It’s pretty trippy, and they’re are some parts that are a little over the top. All in all, I liked it. Don’t walk into this thinking it’s the “first action movie of ‘09″ though. It’s more of a sci-fi/kung fu movie. Go into it as such and prepare to be rewarded greatly. If that’s your thing, go see it in theaters. Can’t recommend it to everybody though, but what I can recommend is that you rent it or Netflix it.
On with the argument then. Push is mis-advertising itself and receiving terrible scores for it. It’s not a Joe Blow action movie. It shouldn’t want to be. It’s a great sci-fi/kung fu flick. Great I tell you. BUT! Taken is the first action movie of ‘09 and will probably be the greatest non-comic action movie of the year. Both of these movies are must see however, just use your own judgement.