marijuana, lsd, psilocybin, dmt, they all changed the way i see, but love's the only thing that ever saved my life // she asked, "ain't anybody told you that them things are bad for you?" i said, "many folks have warned me, there've been several people tried, but up 'til now there ain't been nothin' that i couldn't leave behind" // but i sobered up, and i swore off that stuff forever this time. and the old lovers sing, "i thought it'd be me that helped him get home." but home was a dream, one that i'd never seen 'til you came along
It has become clear why I'd seen very little promotion of this film. And I pursue trailers, so there are very few trailers that I don't see and I definitely heard about this movie in an indirect fashion.
Here's a list of some reasons why (some small spoilers ahead):
Black male lead character
Asian female lead character
Asian female supporting character
Unrelenting US military bad guys
The destruction of a major piece of the military industrial complex.
That being said, there were some great set pieces. There are some interesting things to be said. And I really enjoyed the world building.
Things that you may have some issues with:
It's a little slow. It's very emotional and romantic and also you should not be attached to any of these characters. The violence is very much the "violence of war" kind of violence.
That being said: it was very interesting, I was kind of expecting a sequel, but there doesn't seem to be one.
I'm giving this a recommend but only if you really like sci fi and a more emotional story.
Tim O’Brien Adds Making it to 70 to Impressive Résumé
Tim O’Brien has a fat bluegrass résumé and now he can add made it to 70 to his accomplishments list.
Born March 16, 1954, the multi-instrumentalist O’Brien rolled on to the bluegrass scene with Hot Rize in 1978.
His song have been recorded by Nickel Creek, Garth Brooks and the Chicks and O’Brien’s made records with Darrell Scott, the Earls of Leicester, Mark Knopfler, Sturgill Simpson, Aoife O’Donovan and others.
Between all this, O’Brien’s found time to make more than 20 solo albums - Cup of Sugar arrived in 2023 - on which he combines fun-loving novelties with ardent calls for social justice.
Not super-well-known, O’Brien is worth seeking out. Whether on wax or on stage, his performances remain powerful and retain the power to make audiences think, and have a good laugh while doing so.
Listen. LISTEN. I'm not keeping my vinyl collection but yall have got to see the inside of the case for Sound and Fury and imagine you're picking out your first record and you find this one and go 'oh man, cool cover' because it looks like this:
And you get it home, take off the plastic wrap, and open it up to see THIS?