krice23

First off, doesn't my subject title just hit our current geopolitical situation on the head?

I see signs that some things are turning, but unless swifter and stronger interaction is taken - Rome Will Indeed Burn! There are No Guarantees in Democracy!

Now, To the movie. This is the first time I'm reviewing a movie based on large part on the user's reviews. Some were so specific and detailed, I felt as if I've already seen it. It sounds like the type of movie that makes me beat my fists and say, ARGH!! These are movies which Basically have a solid foundation and good building blocks, and should make an impressive movie, in fact you want to like it, but despite these quite helpful and oft time crucial tangibles, the film moves like a living animal and simply slips through and escapes everyone's efforts to get a grasp on it, ie: script, performers, direction, and let's not forget our best film friend(& the director's): the editor.

There has been a lot of talk in non-traditional medical circles, and in the media over, well - over the last 60+ years actually, but much more in the last decade or so. It would be a grave mistake to keep your mind closed and stay tightly opinionated before you've actually reached out and learned something new, something real, true, tested, and analyzed, something completely aside from your what your parents tried to scare you with. They certainly knew nothing different than what our trusted government and our traditional prescription based pharmacology (Big Pharma as we now call it, once we realized what kind of a machine it truly was) and medical professionals told them, and so societies developed a very one-sided, pre-conceived, view of consensus about psychotropic therapy. In fact, many even today dismiss its benefits offhand, assuming it's just another way for Stoners to try and justify their fix, and feed their dependencies without shame. And after all, who hasn't wondered at the irony, the lack of reason shown by an adult with their forth martini in hand lecturing their young about the evils of drugs, hammering at you about Cannibus being a gateway drug to heroin, in denial to this day, most likely, for societal norms and acceptance take a long time to change. Outdated ideas, truths, and morals literally have to die with their hosts, leaving way for a new generation to swing the pendulum back when it's their turn, and this can be maddeningly slow when it comes to our most obvious, urgent, and progressive ideas. Just look at how we are experiencing the ugly, cruel, and inhumane legacy of 400 years of slavery, bigotry, and systemic racism - even now, even still now, a century and a half since we fought the most costly and all-important civil war. Not since our war of independence have we had such an outright challenge to the democratic way of life, so closely linked and akin with what our two-party political system and former leader, a certifiable and self-serving megalomaniac in the time-honored Office of the Presidency, directing actions, which we now have proof in hand, that were intended as nothing short of a coup. But I digress... forgive me if the last four years and COVID have taken their toll on me.

I ask you in all sincerity, where would mankind, medicine, industry, technology, and science be if not for those who rail against the system, asking the impertinent questions and demanding timely answers, answers that come with verifiable evidence, and satisfy the query? Much has been done, to be sure, but much more needs doing if we are to consider ourselves leaders amongst the worlds most powerful countries. If we are to grow beyond the limits of our imagination we must dare to do the unimaginable. We must not be afraid to ask why. Children aren't. Children in their first years are learning at an unprecedented rate, one we will never know again, and the whys come just as natural to them as breathing. So Why as adults have we stopped asking why, and why have we learned to accept no response to our questions? Or worse still, recycled rhetoric. It is precisely this attitude, and No Other, that will allow us to cure hunger, poverty, pollution, gain the upper hand in medicine and therapies, cure disease, conquer dementia, and yes, even tackle and reverse climate change. Because if we don't ask the questions, we'll get no answers, and That, my friends, That is the end of Everything!

So in the tradition of every explorer, every inventor, professor, conquering king, pioneer, and spiritual guide, I give this film, a film which dares to push beyond the known limits into uncharted territory, I give it a 10. A 10 with a smile on my face, a spark of hope in my eyes, and a Great Big Thank You!

Man, in his narcissism and his self-righteousness, has self-appointed himself as the Apex Predator on Earth. In his undeniably defiant refusal to use any sense of history, any degree of reason or wisdom, in his religious zealotry, has appointed himself dominium over all animals, plants, resources, and insects which inhabit this planet and the deep, and irreplaceable bio system, has doomed himself, and hundreds of thousands of species to full extinction. Hell, the truth is, man cannot Ben live with man, he feels such a need to dominate and control, even though, in thrush, he deludes himself and is the element of his own eventual extinction.

Wo, when I watch a film like this, and think how all my life I've heard all manner of men, with varying degrees of belief, tell tall tales of catching a glimpse of Bigfoot, of seeing unidentifiable lights in the night sky, and yes, even tell stories of their love for their mothers, wives, and daughters, well sir, I just have to scoff. On this planet violence has a gender, and it's overwhelmingly of male origin. Anything that's different, not comprehended, won't be mastered or do what they're told, anything or anyone that makes them feel in any way insecure or not in complete control, is just fair game for them, upbringing and morals be dammed. They've wiped out species we haven't even catalogued yet, killed a hundred million or more Buffalo for their tongues and their hide - and of course to keep them out of the hands of the natives whose very lives depend on them. We've polluted rivers and lakes so entirely we nearly wiped out many major birds of prey, such as the California condor and the American eagle. Women aren't safe in their own homes, on the job, or on the streets. They are literally picked up and sold into sex slavery, held captive by both bars and force-fed drugs. We aren't safe from our fathers, our brothers, our husbands, our priests, or any stranger we pass on the street from the day were born til well into our oldest ages, and we can not get help to save our souls. It's simply not enough for women to organize, march, and lobby Congress. It matters not what we say or how poetic we get, how angry and fed up we are, or even if we can pull a few heart strings. Until MEN decide they're going to stop it from happening - all of it - it will just go on and on and on until the world, and all it's inhabitants are gone forever.

I'll bet you had no idea the themes and ideas this film, Ben in its mediocrity, could rustle up and stand for. There's a lot, it seems, that pass by man completely unawares. And it's really too bad, because we have such intelligence, creativity, and unlimited potential! If we could only harness and ever sustain the energy, the desire, the willingness to work together and make life better for all, as we often do after some disaster, we would truly be a masterpiece of creation! A bright spot on the horizon. A beacon of hope for all those facing unfortunate circumstances.

Instead, as shone clearly and predictably in this film, we just kill it. We Just Kill It.