How does ocean-centered geography affect your understanding of the Pacific Rim?
It doesnt?
What are the best Hollywood sci-fi movies with action?
The MatrixYou sure you know the world you live in? Could it all be a lie, the reality being bafflingly dark?This movie acts as the modern biblical parallel with the holy Trinity and all that.Uncannily enough, it also parallels Plato's Allegory Of The Cave: all we see are shadows; the real thing is beyond us prisoners…Star WarsThe grandest space opera that will never get too old for one more watch.Lightsabers may as well be the coolest handheld weapons ever imagined- and they come in different shapes and sizes.This franchise boasts of a rich mythology and thousands of years of history.Heroes and Villains were never more iconic. Legendary music and unforgettable action sequences.Just one thing: You might wanna forget much of The Phantom Menace and Attack Of The Clones, which are the first two prequels.Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment DaySarah Connor is one of the most uttered names by sci-fi junkies. Watch this movie and you'll know why.An assassin sent from future later becomes the saviour of all humanity.Guns, more guns and Schwarzenegger.Hasta la vista, baby.RoboCopIf there ever was a cult classic in science fiction, this is it.In evil ridden Detroit, comes a job-driven police officer. He's got a signature style, which proves pivotal to the plot.Things go bad for him and his partner while chasing some outlaws and he's killed….almost.What happens next is what sets this movie apart.The Matrix ReloadedLower than its predecessor in terms of revelation. But higher in terms of action.High stakes and extremely speedy stuff.At the end of this one, I was WOWed.The Dark KnightThis movie cuts it to the sci-fi category because of being part of the superhero tradition. Anyways, it's so good it's always a part of people's movie lists.Strong storyline, music that pumps you up and good acting all around.And an unforgettable villain.The word for this one is Chaos.The Dark Knight RisesThings become really painful in this one for Batman. The hero's struggle makes it personal even for the audience.If the Joker was the chaotic mental version of Batman himself, Bane is the physical one.Another battle for Batman in the war against himself.The word for this one is Pain.More additions are welcome!
What do people in other countries think about Donald Trump?
CanadaWe’re concerned for our poor neighbours to the south, while simultaneously amazed at this unbelievable spectacle:UpdateI was astounded and dismayed, but not really surprised, when I read the Calgary Sun (a right-wing and very conservative news daily). They had published a poll taken of their readers to find out which presidential candidate people supported. The poll showed 48% support for Trump, 27% support for Hillary and 25% undecided.These sad numbers should not be surprising because this is an oil-producing province and Trump, a climate change denier, said that he would give his blessing to a huge pipeline project to send Alberta oil (most of it from our Athabasca “tar-sands”, a very polluting and expensive source) to the US Gulf Coast.A presidential endorsement of this “Keystone XL Pipeline” (Barack Obama already said, “No”) is something that Alberta oil barons would dearly love to see and so Trump is their man; environment and world peace be damned I suppose, as long as the oil companies keep making money. :^(Trump’s approval rating will be much lower and Hillary’s much higher in more liberal-minded parts of Canada, such as British Columbia and Ontario (maybe in Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia too). Saskatchewan and Manitoba, prairie-land in the middle of Canada, are a mystery to me.