Recently Watched Movies

I watched the following movies recently:-

V for Vendetta --- Touching--- After watching this movie i felt the pain of tyranny right under my a**. The dialogues were state of the art. Wachowski brothers truly rock after their Matrix. The one most effective sequence of the movie is when "V" imprisons "Evy" under the disguise of government and make her feel the pain of imprisonment is one of the best scenes ever. Some of the dialogues are:

"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people".

"Remember, Remember the 5th of November, the gun-powder treason .... "

My Cousin Vinny --- Funny to the core --- Long time has passed since i watched a comedy. This movie is entire situational comedy and unlike many of the sarcastic and girl comedies which try very hard to make you laugh, this movie is something different. Joe Pesci rocks. I liked his performance is "Good Fellas", but i didn't think he is quite an actor.

What's Eating Gilbert Grape --- What more i want? Two of my favorite lead actors -- Johnny Depp and LDC in the same movie. That's mind-blowing. But LDC outperforms Depp as an abnormal kid. Never seen such a sentimental movie from hollywood which churns out movies like "Pulp Fiction", "Fight Club" etc...

Lessons from Dad

Finally, placements -- the much anticipated mega event arriving in a fortnight. On the week before the eve of placements, i resolve to blog again. I am not well-versed with the essence of blogging. I am yet to discover the pleasure when we look back to our blogs and relish those sweet moments. So from now onwards i decided to blog the good and leave the rest. Now what is determination?

I am so curious to realise and apply this very principle because i never had it. People with determination face even the worst times with a smile on their cheek. What is it? How do we acquire it? I have been Smeagling out there for a while to discover "my precious" determination.

As proclaimed above, determination is not unachievable like "my precious". Determination can be acquired through will power and discipline. Will power is a necessary condition but not sufficient without discipline. So what is discipline?

Discipline is nothing but making a timetable and following it. Of course, the timetable shouldn't be unreasonable. Will Power only comes through desire. A strong desire for a thing often fuels your will power. In this concern, let's take Smeagle as an example. His untarnished determination to acquire the "precious" is unforgettable.

These are the lessons taught by my dad in a 1 hour long phone conversation. I thought to blog them because someone may actually understand them and implement them.