Thursday, March 3, 2011

Dear Diary: Ordinary People by C.R. Knight

Dear Diary -

Mirrors reflect our deepest darkest secrets.  We look in them and we see our flaws.  We look deep into our own eyes asking ourselves why we do the things we do.  Decisions gone wrong.  Relationships no longer thriving.  When did we change?  You count every wrinkle, every scar and every memory that brought you to this place in time.  Its all one big stage.  You put on your make up hoping to catch someone's eye and boost your self esteem.  Not everyone was born with gorgeous eyebrows and lashes, I get it, carry on.

You are in your own head from the moment you wake up until the moment you lay your head to rest.  You are all alone until you leave your house.  Walking to join the morning commute, you try tirelessly to choose your next step and then you are reminded that you are not alone when THEY show up.  You look at them in their faces, sometimes you speak, most times you don't.  They are just like you, they just kissed their husband good bye.  They just took one last shit before jumping into the rat race.

You. You. You and you, all just the same, ordinary people.

Good Knight.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Arts.Advocacy+Wellness: "Besouro" - A Visually Stunning New Brazilian action movie




Besouro



I'm watching the trailer, I'm seeing stunning shades of brown, different shapes, different sizes. I'm noticing faces of anguish, faces of pain, faces of courage, faces of freedom. I'm seeing history, I'm seeing, culture, I'm seeing community, I'm seeing family, I'm seeing war, I'm seeing danger, I'm seeing rupture, I'm seeing escape, I'm seeing freedom, I'm seeing fantasy, I'm seeing art, I'm seeing life....
Mysticism, Hero, Capoeira, Condemble, Hope, Life are the best words to describe this new Brazilian made film entitled
"Besouro" -- "Beetle" in English



“Beetle” tells the “true story” of Besouro, a Capoeira master living in 1920s Brazil. The film’s title comes from the name Besouro Manganga, which is a large and dark species of maybug.
According to legends surrounding the historical figure, Besouro was known to vanish whenever he was faced with an uneven fight. This grew into the myth that Besouro had supernatural powers and could dodge bullets and even turn himself into a beetle to scare his opponents.
More grounded details on Besouro suggest he was a rebellious migrant worker who frequently used his Capoeira skills to get into physical conflicts with landowners and police. He died in 1924 at the age of 27 after suffering stab wounds from a knife.


Ku Huan-chiu serves as action director. His credits include stunt doubling for Jet Li in “The Tai-Chi Master” and “Once upon a time in China and America”, as well as recent AD work on CJ7 and “THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR”, and also “Kill Bill”.




Take a look at the clip. I hope it brings much joy and excitement to you as it did for me.
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