In the last post, I wrote about how this documentary shows a twisted history of Peoples Church standing out among the conservative churches and attracting large amounts of African-Americans; the gruesome transporting work of more than 900 bodies; and a bit of Jones’ controversial perception. Here, I arranged three sections to delve into Jim Jones‘…
Lost Paradise Lost Paradise There are a few other documentaries of this gruesome massive suicide in American history. Most of them recreated the dark history of Jim Jones, from his childhood, society’s idealogy, his mastermind of Loring the minority race during the segregation, and the horrifying ending. Some contain a lot of real audio tapes…
So that the sequel can at least not f*ck up a one of kind franchise? The Blair Witch Project grossed nearly $250 million worldwide (the budget was $200k-750k), making it one of the most profitable and successful indie films. It was credited with reviving the found-foot technique that influenced other successful horror films, like Paranormal Activity. However,…
The first time I finished Hereditary (2018.) I wrote down some thoughts titled Sometimes, We Can Only Face It. I felt a sense of irresponsibility and disrespect to summarize a film with such a hopeless tone. I thought there was something I missed from this horrifying family tragedy, and I should’ve done more research. After…
In the latest Saw movie, while the killing is still gruesome, the heavy emotion is so profound that we even think Jigsaw still has some empathy. The traditional rehabilitating method is too weak to truly transform a sinful person, so Jigsaw takes the matter into his own hands. Inspiration Behind Jigsaw John Kramer, also called…
Despite the bad reviews, Truth or Death (2018) is still a box office success. It grossed $95 million worldwide from a $3.5 million budget. So, we might get another easy film from the same producer. Compared to the 2017 version of Truth or Dare that focused on ‘Do the dare or the dare does you.’,…
A person’s hatred toward me should not be my death sentence, even if that person is my sister. While reading this article, I reflected on my relationship with my sister- I once lay on the freezing floor to know I still could feel after knowing no matter how hard I tried, I could never receive…
The Washington Post interviewed fourteen centenarians from different countries, including India, Japan, and America about what advice they had on life and what they would have told to their young selves. I have compiled these fourteen responses, which underscore the principles of Stoicism. Four cardinal virtues in Stoicism: Courage, Temperance, Justice, and Wisdom. 1. Courage…
Criticize the Mistake, Not the Person The author, Danielle Abril gave a video about talking to Gen Z when we need them to improve on work. She pointed out Gen Z is willing to learn from mistakes and get better, but they want to directly know what and how the managers want them to improve…
Difference Between Equity and Equality Equity is a system to resolve unfairness in the system of equality. While everyone, regardless of race, sexuality, or family background, is considered to have equal rights and receive the same resources, in reality, our races, sexes, and family names bring us unfair privilege. Therefore, instead of funding every public…
