DISCOVER YOUR REAL POTENTIAL
Vertigo is the greatest motion picture of all time. Or so say the results of the latest round of respected film magazine Sight & Sound‘s long-running critics poll, in which Alfred Hitchcock’s James Stewart- and Kim Novak- (and San Francisco-) starring psychological thriller unseated Citizen Kane from the top spot.
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
Three-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep stars in Florence Foster Jenkins, a film based on the life of the vocally challenged opera singer of the same name, which opened nationally this past weekend.
Hugh Grant co-stars as Jenkins’ manager and partner, St. Clair Bayfield.
I had a feeling this would be the case, but it’s nice to see the data prove it. It’s a great reminder to those people who say “the theater is dying” that they don’t know what the @#$% they’re talking about. The theater has been around for over 2,500 years. So if it’s dying, it’s going very very slowly . . . and will outlast just about everything else. In fact, I believe that as more and more two dimensional, recorded and flat forms of entertainment pop up on your TV, your phone, your tablet . . . the live, in-your-face, “in the room where it happens” experience becomes more and more rare. And when something is more rare it becomes more valuable. And when something is more valuable, well, more people want it.
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1. Villains make us face what we dislike about ourselves.
Just for fun, think of three people you strongly dislike in your life. What is the main attribute you don’t like about them? More than likely, these main attributes are traits that you don’t want to admit you are capable of having, or are traits you know you have.
2. Villains give us our strength.
Friends, guides, and allies support you along your journey. That support is helpful, but it is opposition that tests your strength of character.
3. Villains show us our weaknesses.
Those that love us judge us on the qualities they find good; we love them because they seek out our good qualities. Villains, however, loathe your good qualities. The only thing the villains in your life enjoy about you are your weaknesses.
4. Villains make us question our beliefs.
A good villain has strong motivation for what they are doing. There is logic behind all the actions they take. Many stories have what I call the Villain’s Appeal. This is when the villain tries to convince the protagonist that the way the villain views the world is the right way.
5. Villains remind us of what we could become.
The choices we make define us. These choices shape our realities and make us who we are.
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