Commentary on politics, philosophy, culture, and religion, at a minimum.
21 Aug 2024 1 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat
Life’s mists obscure the mind’s architecture; Falling leaves capture the eye and steal it; Lost in Life’s hazy game, I am captured Momentarily, drawn into a pit. My psyche reels in the inky abyss Of Existence’s deep—divided from All by specious l...
21 Jun 2024 2 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat
A tea kettle whistles as the evening Sun sets; Its golden and rouge hue is cast on the trees' tops. The light's blaze heralds the coming of Night's stars: The children of celestial decay and death. Inside, with grace and serenity, a woman Pours the...
29 Nov 2023 6 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat
"The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend." - Henri Bergson After watching Dave Greene and King Crocoduck, with whom I strongly disagreed, I thought it necessary to engage with one of the key proposals presented by King. He appears a...
26 Nov 2023 6 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat
"The heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing." - Blaise Pascal It's been a while since I last wrote because I've been busy planning my life. However, I wanted to briefly pen a post today about a topic that has occupied my thoughts over...
1 Jul 2023 10 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat
"He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty." - Lao Tzu Can we truly escape the demands of authority? "Master and Commander: Far Side of the World," a 2003 historical fiction film directed by Peter Weir and adapte...
28 Jun 2023 7 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse." - John Stuart Mill, "The Contest in America" Is war a game? The 1970 film "M*A*...
27 Jun 2023 11 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat
"War is the father of all things." - Heraclitus Why do we fight? In the 1970 battle epic directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and produced by Dino De Laurentis, war's nature is revealed. Although the film was not well-received upon its initial release, i...
24 Jun 2023 12 minute read 2 comments MatTehCat
"Death is the mother of all beauty." -- Wallace Stevens Throughout my life, I have been captivated by Ridley Scott's 1979 film, "Alien." The film's haunting soundscape -- horror music's epitome in my opinion -- and its visually striking aestheti...
19 Jun 2023 7 minute read 1 comment MatTehCat
"Man is the measure of all things." - Protagoras Stanley Kubrick's 1971 film, "A Clockwork Orange," has left an indelible mark on the psyche of its viewers with its captivating visuals, visceral and 'ultra-violent' acts, and enigmatic themes. Se...
14 Jun 2023 5 minute read 1 comment MatTehCat
"One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star" -- Fredrick Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra At the core of the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, based on the 1962 book by Ken Kesey, lies a perennial pro...
