April 14th, 2005

"Free will is a bitch."

  • Apr. 14th, 2005 at 10:55 PM
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The Devil's Advocate (USA, 1997) ***** - Do I really have to say how much I have enjoyed this movie? One of the best I've ever seen. I hate to watch these court-related movies. They always make me want to go to Law School.

Some amazing quotes:

"Let me give you a little inside information about God. God likes to watch. He's a prankster. Think about it. He gives man instincts. He gives you this extraordinary gift, and then what does He do, I swear for His own amusement, his own private, cosmic gag reel, He sets the rules in opposition. It's the goof of all time. Look but don't touch. Touch, but don't taste. Taste, don't swallow. Ahaha. And while you're jumpin' from one foot to the next, what is he doing? He's laughin' His sick, fuckin' ass off. He's a tight-ass. He's a sadist. He's an absentee landlord. Worship that? Never."

"Free will is a bitch."

"Vanity... Definitely my favourite sin."

- John Milton.

And so, so, so, much more. *Needs to see it again and again, and again, and again*

Al Pacino has played me just like I deserve it. No wonder he is considered one of the best actors in the world. And Charlize Theron was utterly fantastic.

Pity they don't mention tea, though.

You like bowling, don't you, Montag?

If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none. If the government is inefficient, topheavy, and tax-mad, better it be all those than that people worry over it. Peace, Montag. Give the people contests they win by remembering the words to more popular songs or the names of state capitals or how much corn Iowa grew last year. Cram them full of noncombustible data, chock them so damned full of 'facts' they feel stuffed, but absolutely 'brilliant' with information. Then they'll feel like they're thinking, they'll get a sense of motion without moving. And they'll be happy, because facts of that sort don't change. Don't give them any slippery stuff like philosophy or sociology to tie things up with. That way lies melancholy.

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