The Past is now the Present
Why everyone listens and watches the old shit.
Movies
Collections: The Queen’s Latin or Who Were the Romans? Part I: Beginnings and Legends
There in some truth in any story. “Legends are a tricky historical source to use. The key is to remember that the value of these legends for us is often not in their truth about the past (which may be… Read More »Collections: The Queen’s Latin or Who Were the Romans? Part I: Beginnings and Legends
Ex-CIA Officer Breaks Down Spy Movies
Interesting insights.
Collections: The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part VIII: The Mind of Saruman
Yes, Saruman had policies. “The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and means can never be considered in isolation from their purpose…war should never be thought of as something autonomous, but always as an… Read More »Collections: The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part VIII: The Mind of Saruman
Collections: The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part VII: Hanging by a Thread
Motivation sometimes looks strange. “But Aragorn’s comments should be motivating, not scary: fight hard, they’re coming to murder your children. That’s something to steel the courage, not sap it; think of your families who are in this very castle, counting… Read More »Collections: The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part VII: Hanging by a Thread
Collections: The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part VI: Is This a Good Sword?
Making swords that make sense is not easy. “Saruman is facing an enemy that makes heavy use of mail armor, which cannot be meaningfully cut, but can be thrust through and he has equipped his soldiers with swords that cut… Read More »Collections: The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part VI: Is This a Good Sword?
Collections: The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part V: Ladders are Chaos
Even orcs have lungs. “To be clear, the plan here is to run a 200m dash, then lift a heavy ladder, then rapidly climb that ladder and then be ready to immediately fight multiple Elven swordsmen. While probably still out… Read More »Collections: The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part V: Ladders are Chaos
Collections: The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part I: Bargaining for Goods at Helm’s Gate
This is so true. “Given his personality, he strikes me as exactly the sort of very intelligent person whose assumes that their mastery of one field (effectively science-and-engineering, along with magic-and-persuasion, in this case) makes them equally able to perform… Read More »Collections: The Battle of Helm’s Deep, Part I: Bargaining for Goods at Helm’s Gate
Equilibrium Solved Dystopia
I love this movie.
Time Dilation Visualized
Or what they leave out of Project Hail Mary.