Interesting true story of an editor of Elle magazine who had a stroke and was reduced to only being able to blink one eye. Locked-in syndrome.
He wrote the book himself through the laborious process of an assistant running through an alphabet (arranged with most common letters first) and him blinking when he heard the right letter.
The physical and speech therapists do an amazing job.
Max von Sydow plays his 92 year old father and there are some very attractive nurses.
It could be melancholic, but this is parried by suspense and the drama of his memories and the women that loved him.
Similar theme to “The Intouchables”, which I enjoyed far more.
Back in June I saw Man of Steel (2013). It was pretty good for a superhero movie, and there was plenty of action. This film begs the question, "How do you defeat an enemy that is practically invincible?"
Last week I saw Captain Phillips (2013). I'm probably in the minority, but I thought this movie was boring. I liked Tom Hanks' performance, but there wasn't enough going on in the film to keep me interested. If Captain Phillips were more tightly edited, I would have liked it a lot more. I should add that I don't have much of an attention span. :p
This film rocks! I heard that the books are better than the movie, but I didn't read the books, so I was very happy with the film. Ender's Game is like a cross between the original Star Wars (1977) and The Karate Kid (1984). Ender's Game has to be one of the best sci-fi movies I have ever seen.
Ender’s Game
Ender In Exile (book 1b)
Speaker for the dead
I assume you are talking about the next book, Xenocide? I just asked the wife if I’m going to regret reading it, and she said it was a good book. Definitely the next book on my list. I’ve been reading the series at the same time as the Hunger Games, and I should be done with Mockingjay tonight. Can’t wait to see Catching Fire at the movies!
Xenocide was mediocre. It's Children of the Mind that I have a problem with. Orson even came out and said it later that the two books should have been combined into one. The one book feels stretched out, with a bunch of contemplative self contradicting musings, and the second is fully 2/3rds a summary.
Throughout the whole two books, I think there were maybe 2-3 moments of excitement that lasted half an hour. The rest is just lots, and lots of contemplation.