The theme of change was on the mind of Sundance Institute’s founder, who took over this festival in the late 1980s. He told the crowd before Colin Farrell’s dark comedy, “In Bruges,” began: “Artists are really agents of change. They are the first responders. They document change as it is occurring in the world around us.”Editor’s note: Photo by Ruben V. Nepales
Lions for Lambs (2007)
(The name of the film is derived from a remark made by a German officer during World War I, comparing British soldiers' bravery with the calculated criminality of their commanders.[3] While several reviewers in the UK have criticized the film for misquoting the commonly used phrase of "lions led by donkeys",[4][5][6] in an article on the origin of the title, The Times wrote without attribution:
One such composition included the observation, 'Nowhere have I seen such Lions led by such Lambs.' While the exact provenance of this quotation has been lost to history, most experts agree it was written during the Battle of the Somme, one of the bloodiest clashes in modern warfare. While some military archivists credit the author as an anonymous infantryman, others argue that the source was none other than General Max von Gallwitz, Supreme Commander of the German forces. In either case, it is generally accepted to be a derivation of Alexander the Great’s proclamation, 'I am never afraid of an army of Lions led into battle by a Lamb. I fear more the army of Lambs who have a Lion to lead them.'[7]
Though Lions for Lambs was the first United Artists venture since Cruise and Paula Wagner attained control, executives billed the film as a "Robert Redford vehicle."[8] Filming began on January 29, 2007.[9])
Two determined students at a West Coast university, Arian (Derek Luke) and Ernest (Michael Peña), at the urging of their idealistic professor, Dr. Malley (Redford), attempt to do something important with their lives. They make the bold decision to enlist in the U.S. Army to join the war in Afghanistan.
Dr. Malley also attempts to reach privileged but disaffected student Todd Hayes (Andrew Garfield) who is not at all like Arian and Ernest. He is bright but not working very hard, devoting most of his time to his girlfriend and to his role as president of his fraternity. Malley puts him to the test by offering him a respectable grade of B without doing any work to earn it.
Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., a charismatic Republican presidential hopeful, Senator Jasper Irving (Cruise), has invited TV journalist Janine Roth (Streep) to his office to announce a new war strategy in Afghanistan. It is to use small units to seize strategic positions in the mountains ("forward operating points") before the Taliban can occupy them. The senator hopes that Roth's positive coverage will help convince the public of the plan's soundness.
Roth has her doubts and does not wish to become an instrument of government propaganda. Ultimately she quits her job. She drives by a military cemetery and breaks into tears. However, her commercial-minded boss is happy to go with the story.
A helicopter carrying Arian and Ernest is hit. Ernest falls out and Arian jumps after him. Ernest's leg is badly wounded and he cannot move as the Taliban arrive. After a gunfight, the U.S. soldiers run low on ammunition. Rather than die lying down, Arian helps Ernest stand up, facing the enemies and turning their empty weapons against them. A rescue helicopter arrives moments too late.
Hayes is seen watching television with a friend. A reporter is discussing a singer's private life, while below runs a strip announcing Senator Irving's new military plan for Afghanistan.
Source of this information: Wikipedia
"O pior analfabeto é o analfabeto político, ele não ouve, não fala, nem participa dos acontecimentos políticos. Ele não sabe que o custo de vida, o preço do feijão, do peixe, da farinha, do aluguel, do sapato e do remédio dependem das decisões políticas. O analfabeto político é tão burro que se orgulha e estufa o peito dizendo que odeia a política. Não sabe o imbecil que, da sua ignorância política nasce a prostituta, o menor abandonado, e o pior de todos os bandidos, que é o político vigarista, pilantra, corrupto e lacaio das empresas nacionais e multinacionais."
"The worst illiterate is the political illiterate, he doesn't hear, doesn't speak, nor participates in the political events. He doesn't know the cost of life, the price of the bean, of the fish, of the flour, of the rent, of the shoes and of the medicine, all depends on political decisions. The political illiterate is so stupid that he is proud and swells his chest saying that he hates politics. The imbecile doesn't know that, from his political ignorance is born the prostitute, the abandoned child, and the worst thieves of all, the bad politician, corrupted and flunky of the national and multinational companies."
"Der schlechteste Analphabet ist der politische Analphabet, er hört nicht, sprücht nicht, und nimmt an den politischen Ereignissen nicht teil. Er könt nicht die Kosten für Lebensmitteln, den Preis der Bohne, vom Fisch, vom Mehl, von der Miete, von den Schuhen und der Medizin, alles hängt von politischen Entscheidungen ab. Der politische Analphabet ist so dumm, daß er stolz die Brust aufblast, und sagt daß er Politik haßt. Der Schwachsinnige weiß nicht, daß von seine politische Unwissenheit herkomnt die Prostituierte, das verlassene Kind, und die schlechtesten Diebe von allem, der schlechte Politiker, verderben und Lakai der nationalen und multinationalen Firmen."
Bertolt Brecht
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I found by chance two peaces of art
A deviant has been offline for many weeks and the other, for several months.
Vellu is from Australia www.vellu777.deviantart.com and Camila from Brazil www.darjeeling.deviantart.com
I am worried about these artists; nonetheless, even not knowing them, I honour their work here
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