Walk The Line and Munich

V's away so I used my free time to watch movies. Alone. Sobs.

Watched Walk The Line (A divorce is an abomination, a marriage is for life). That quote in parenthesis, was one of the lines I remember. It's said to June by this prissy, uptight, proper god-fearing, church going woman who dares call herself a woman. Sometimes movies like to stereotype. She's clearly one. Not all catholics or christians are that evil towards other humans. They are friends of mine who go church and all and we get along well, given my hedonistic nightlife (well, not that bad lah). Then there are friends who are christians who will not watch Brokeback Mountain because (I am guessing here) they've been told that it encourages a gay lifestyle. It's evil. It's bad. I'm none wiser. First thing I thought of when Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) glanced at his family, sitting pretty in a row at his Vegas show, was, if he was Piscean, and how terrible it must be to be brought up with ethics. It's always tougher to be upright and responsible. Especially when it's expected of yourself. How you'd succumb to drugs and alcohol... Guess what? He is!

Munich (It costs dearly. Home always does) was great too. Looking at the side of terrorism and anti-terrorism that is seldom portrayed in the media. There was a scene where Avner (Eric Bana), upon hearing his daughter babbled to him through the phone, started tearing. Thought it was a poignant moment. The quote above was relevant at a time when Avner's team was soon going to be killed off one by by and that the money paid for materials, firearms and information was more than 2 million dollars. The price was hefty as can be seen from the rest of the movie when Avner tries to pick up the pieces of his life...

A comedy sequence involving a mixture of revolutionary forces/freedom fighters/separatists/terrorists being housed in the same "safe house" was really funny. Red Army Factions (communists), ANC or African National Congress (see footnote), ETA (Basque separatist) and PLO (Liberationis t haha, or freedom fighters I guess). By the way, the Japanese Red Army Faction wasfamously featured in the Laju incident at the Shell complex in Singapore way back in 1974. Minor naval history. Palestinian Liberation forces (PFLP) were involved too. Important to note that our current President, SR Nathan was prominent then as he was the chief guarantor.


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(ANC is pretty much Communist but more accurately, Marxist. It's often mistaken but it's important to note the difference. Communism is a political movement, with central governance but Marxism is basically a system of analysis, and a way to view the world. Marxism in its purest form would mean properly trained people with no need for governance, no private ownership and no religion)