I had no intention to write about “Zeitgeist” at all. I’ve skimmed it shortly after its release, seeing as it had generated a pretty consistent buzz on the blogosphere and the discussion forums. I’ve seen references popping up here and there afterwards, but mostly I just ignored them. So I thought the whole affair was dead and buried and I was well on my way to forget it. Except, I was not aware of the impact and influence that the movie still had in the time that followed - and still has today. That was my biggest surprise, and the reason why I’m writing now.
http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/
OK, I’m lying. I’m also writing about it because I need the exercise - you know, to keep that pen sharp, or rather that word processor busy. But regardless of the reason, here it is, my review. Sort of.

An epic fantasy trilogy, the first part already a movie ready to launch on December 7th:
www.hisdarkmaterials.com
www.goldencompassmovie.com
The interesting part is the amount of noise the movie has generated in the media, despite the fact that the three books were not as controversial, not even close. But why the controversy?

Bioshock is a first-person shooter game, released in 2007.
http://www.bioshockgame.com/
The plot follows plane crash survivor Jack, as he enters and explores the underwater city of Rapture, the goal being survival and finding a way out of the city. The game looks and feels like a morality-based Doom, of sorts, but the story has surprising and fascinating connections which are not obvious at first sight.

This is part 3 in the motorcycle series, and a follow-up to my essay “The decision tree” which can be found here:
The decision tree
You’re riding the sportbike on a technical road or track, quickly following the riders ahead of you, braking to shed speed, leaning through the turns, straightening up the bike, revving the engine until it’s screaming with rage and joy, and you’re propelled forward by the awesome acceleration of the racing bike, and you do it over and over again, until every fiber in your body is vibrating with the thrill of the extreme speed and the world disappears in a fast receding blur.

This is part 2 in the motorcycles series, and the follow-up to my essay “The engines of joy” which has been published here:
The engines of joy
This time I will examine the same themes, but from a different perspective.

This is not the usual run-of-the-mill historically accurate movie. Those who expected that were surely disappointed. Instead, the movie chooses to stay faithful to the graphic novel by Frank Miller. So, it’s a mix of stories of bravery and honor, of Miller’s intense imagery, and of post-Matrix cinematography. The results are very interesting indeed.
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0416449/
http://300themovie.warnerbros.com/
Keep reading to find out why.

On January 9th 2006, while riding my motorcycle to work, I had an accident. I thought the car ahead of me in the left-hand lane was going to swerve into my lane. That was not true, but I acted upon this false impression and I hit the front brake hard. The front wheel froze, the tire lost traction, the bike fell on the left side. I hit the road and tumbled a dozen times or more. The bike was a total loss. I was rushed to the hospital - the result: broken right ankle, broken left collarbone. I underwent surgery to fix my ankle, which put a metal piece in my foot and several screws to keep together the shattered bones. I had to do many months of physical therapy to recover the ankle, which may or may not be ever the same - it’s too early to tell now, about 9 months later, although I made huge progress and the prospects look good. My own god damn fault, this whole affair, but that’s not the topic of these pages.
And yet, one of the things I often - nay, I permanently dream about is to get back in the saddle. Keep reading to find out why.

“After a great war, foreign powers ruled China. But our traditions still gave us hope. To break our will, they staged the tournament to prove the superiority of their warriors against our own. Only one rose to challenge them. He carried our pride on his shoulders and brought the nation to its feet.”
“This man was fearless.”
http://www.jetlisfearless.com/
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0446059/
This is a movie with a very high charge, a dual charge - it is the expression of a certain ideology and, at the same time, it carries the story of extreme transformation through extreme challenges of destiny. Click below to read the full review.

Official site and IMDb page:
http://troymovie.warnerbros.com/
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0332452/
The greatest battle of the antiquity. The greatest heroes. The greatest story.
Troy.
Read on for the full review…

I just watched “Borderland”, an episode in the 4th season of the Star Trek Enterprise series. As the new Star Trek goes, it’s pretty good. We get to see Brent Spiner again, there’s lots of action, the plot - albeit not too original - is pretty well guided and has good rhythm… And yes, it’s the “beyond humanity” theme again. And it’s the same old comfortable yet cowardly answer to it again. Let me explain.