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Oct 25, 2019 18:28:27 GMT -5 laughter said:

Oct 25, 2019 17:19:31 GMT -5 stardustpilgrim said:

Saw The Current War today. It's very good. Nikola Tesla is not a main character, but he is a significant character, basically a visionary, a hero. Most of the film is the war between Westinghouse, who is in favor of AC electricity and Edison and his DC electricity. Westinghouse comes off with the most integrity, and money smarts. There is an interesting encounter Westinghouse had during the Civil War which we go back to in flashbacks during times of crisis for Westinghouse. Another interesting moment comes near the end of the film when Westinghouse + Tesla are bidding against JP Morgan + Edison for the right to light the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair. When Westinghouse goes before the deciding Board, he is told he has up to one hour to give his proposal. He gives each member of the panel a copy of the specks for his proposal, but then gives his pitch in less than 30 seconds, in one sentence.
Very worthwhile to see. Edison creates a lot of drama, he comes off pretty-much an a__hole.

Does it cover Edison's electrocution of an elephant?

Yes. Edison had a battle, within, with integrity. And so the story turned into more-than-elephant.

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Nov 2, 2019 9:15:57 GMT -5 Reefs said:

Watched "The Nun's Story" yesterday. Excellent movie. There was one line that I found interesting: "Do good and then disappear." - that's karma yoga, isn't it? I heard A-H say something similar, (paraphrasing): if you don't care about getting credit, you can do a lot of good in this world.

Based on the true story, and the book, of a woman Kathryn Hulme, student of Gurdjieff, came to know.

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Saw Terminator, Dark Fate yesterday. I've seen all the Terminator films. This is the best one.

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Nov 2, 2019 9:15:57 GMT -5 Reefs said:

Watched "The Nun's Story" yesterday. Excellent movie. There was one line that I found interesting: "Do good and then disappear." - that's karma yoga, isn't it? I heard A-H say something similar, (paraphrasing): if you don't care about getting credit, you can do a lot of good in this world.

gloria.tv/post/9c6JHpNBwGZ81rjBkdpo8JoGz

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Nov 2, 2019 19:57:44 GMT -5 stardustpilgrim said:

Nov 2, 2019 9:15:57 GMT -5 Reefs said:

Watched "The Nun's Story" yesterday. Excellent movie. There was one line that I found interesting: "Do good and then disappear." - that's karma yoga, isn't it? I heard A-H say something similar, (paraphrasing): if you don't care about getting credit, you can do a lot of good in this world.

Based on the true story, and the book, of a woman Kathryn Hulme, student of Gurdjieff, came to know.

achahistory.org/2010/08/21/work-in-progress-the-nun-and-the-crocodile/

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Nov 3, 2019 7:34:37 GMT -5 sharon said:

Nov 2, 2019 19:57:44 GMT -5 stardustpilgrim said:

Based on the true story, and the book, of a woman Kathryn Hulme, student of Gurdjieff, came to know.

achahistory.org/2010/08/21/work-in-progress-the-nun-and-the-crocodile/

Thanks sharon, interesting article, a few things I didn't know. Should have realized Hulme snuck into the story some of her own struggles.

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Nov 3, 2019 9:13:13 GMT -5 stardustpilgrim said:

Nov 3, 2019 7:34:37 GMT -5 sharon said:

achahistory.org/2010/08/21/work-in-progress-the-nun-and-the-crocodile/

Thanks sharon, interesting article, a few things I didn't know. Should have realized Hulme snuck into the story some of her own struggles.

And thank you, it's nice to dig a little deeper and find out what happened for these women.

 www.amazon.com/Gurdjieff-Women-Rope-1935-1939-1948-1949/dp/0995475660

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Nov 2, 2019 10:36:54 GMT -5 zendancer said:

Saw "Parasite" yesterday, and loved the modern architecture and the cinematography. The story is fascinating, and toward the end an underlying existential theme became explicit. It has many unforeseen twists and turns, and nothing can be written about it to avoid spoilers.

Saw it today, agree.

However, somewhat spoiler alert. Will say one thing. Writer/director is a somewhat Quentin Tarantino wan-na-be.

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Nov 5, 2019 19:38:52 GMT -5 stardustpilgrim said:

Nov 2, 2019 10:36:54 GMT -5 zendancer said:

Saw "Parasite" yesterday, and loved the modern architecture and the cinematography. The story is fascinating, and toward the end an underlying existential theme became explicit. It has many unforeseen twists and turns, and nothing can be written about it to avoid spoilers.

Saw it today, agree.

However, somewhat spoiler alert. Will say one thing. Writer/director is a somewhat Quentin Tarantino wan-na-be.

True. He takes class warfare rather literally. LOL. I read all of the movie reviews, but none of them seemed to pick up on why the young fellow was laughing in the hospital at everything the policeman asked him, nor did they follow up on what the guy's father had told him in the shelter, which seemed like a major point to me. The metaphor thing was rather explicit, but the other underlying stuff seemed equally interesting. JMO

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Nov 3, 2019 10:29:52 GMT -5 sharon said:

Nov 3, 2019 9:13:13 GMT -5 stardustpilgrim said:

Thanks sharon, interesting article, a few things I didn't know. Should have realized Hulme snuck into the story some of her own struggles.

And thank you, it's nice to dig a little deeper and find out what happened for these women.

 www.amazon.com/Gurdjieff-Women-Rope-1935-1939-1948-1949/dp/0995475660

PL Travers, the writer of the Mary Poppins books, was also a student of Gurdjieff. In the film of a few years ago, Saving Mr. Banks, at the beginning of the film is a short nod to this as it shows Travers with two Gurdjieff books on her desk as she prepares for a practice.

Walt Disney tried for 20 years to get the rights from Travers to film Mary Poppins, she could not see her characters being put to film. Finally, he researched and figured out who Mr Banks was, and in doing so gained the trust of Travers and assured her he would do justice to Mary Poppins. She relented. Because of certain liberties (she didn't want any animation in the film, +), Walt was afraid to invite Travers to the film's premiere (she living in Great Britain). So she invited herself, and went. (At the end of the film we hear a recording of Traver's voice). That's the film in a nutshell, all n all a very good movie (watch the preview in the link, it will pull you in).


www.imdb.com/title/tt2140373/

www.gurdjieff.org/travers.htm

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Nov 9, 2019 10:27:07 GMT -5 stardustpilgrim said:

Nov 3, 2019 10:29:52 GMT -5 sharon said:

And thank you, it's nice to dig a little deeper and find out what happened for these women.

 www.amazon.com/Gurdjieff-Women-Rope-1935-1939-1948-1949/dp/0995475660

PL Travers, the writer of the Mary Poppins books, was also a student of Gurdjieff. In the film of a few years ago, Saving Mr. Banks, at the beginning of the film is a short nod to this as it shows Travers with two Gurdjieff books on her desk as she prepares for a practice.

Walt Disney tried for 20 years to get the rights from Travers to film Mary Poppins, she could not see her characters being put to film. Finally, he researched and figured out who Mr Banks was, and in doing so gained the trust of Travers and assured her he would do justice to Mary Poppins. She relented. Because of certain liberties (she didn't want any animation in the film, +), Walt was afraid to invite Travers to the film's premiere (she living in Great Britain). So she invited herself, and went. (At the end of the film we hear a recording of Traver's voice). That's the film in a nutshell, all n all a very good movie (watch the preview in the link, it will pull you in).


www.imdb.com/title/tt2140373/

www.gurdjieff.org/travers.htm

Yeah I've watched Saving Mr Banks twice now and both times I'm in floods of tears during that final scene, the one in the cinema. I'll have a look for the books on my third watch of it

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Nov 9, 2019 10:27:07 GMT -5 stardustpilgrim said:

two Gurdjieff books on her desk

I could only see one.

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Nov 9, 2019 11:38:46 GMT -5 sharon said:

Nov 9, 2019 10:27:07 GMT -5 stardustpilgrim said:

two Gurdjieff books on her desk

I could only see one.

This is one of the better books. I had plugged into my mind two books stacked, must have remembered wrong. (Only saw the movie in the theater, once). CS Nott has a second book, also good.

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Nov 7, 2019 8:43:27 GMT -5 zendancer said:

Nov 5, 2019 19:38:52 GMT -5 stardustpilgrim said:

Saw it today, agree.

However, somewhat spoiler alert. Will say one thing. Writer/director is a somewhat Quentin Tarantino wan-na-be.

True. He takes class warfare rather literally. LOL. I read all of the movie reviews, but none of them seemed to pick up on why the young fellow was laughing in the hospital at everything the policeman asked him, nor did they follow up on what the guy's father had told him in the shelter, which seemed like a major point to me. The metaphor thing was rather explicit, but the other underlying stuff seemed equally interesting. JMO

Spoiler Alert.....spoiler discussion...

I'm not ordering the sequence of events in my mind...but by what guy's father told him you mean: If you don't have a plan, it can't go wrong? I don't buy that as a general rule. The daughter was on the right track. She knew things had gone terribly wrong and they needed to think their way out of the mess, form a plan as to what to do. But that didn't happen and she is the one who paid the highest price.

The son was laughing because events just got too bizarre? Too haphazard? Too out of control? There was no explanation? There were no answers to the questions of the policeman?

Interesting, but not the film of the decade, or the year.

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