Movie superstar Sean Connery plays Alan Quatermain in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. In one scene, he is ambushed, but manages to get all the bad guys except one, who decided to make a run for it. Armed with a long rifle named "Matilda," Alan goes outside after him. As he raises Matilda, a bystander exclaims, "He's too far!" He's right. Alan's eyes are not as keen as they used to be, so he lowers the rifle, disgusted with himself. .
Baby boomers are getting old. Not me, though. I was born in '65, so that makes me... (counting) In dog years, I'm only six years old, dude!.
Does it seem like more and more movies are dealing with real life issues related to aging? I spent a few hours at a buddy's house on Sunday. We saw two movies..
In Second Hand Lions, A couple of nasty old geezers refuse to grow old with grace and dignity. They fight to live life to the fullest. Great movie!.
Then we saw a Y2K remake of a 1959 movie called On the Beach. As a radioactive disaster wipes out the entire human race, we hang out with a submarine crew, heading to Australia, which is the last place on the planet to be destroyed. Knowing they will die, some people loot, some sleep around, and just about everyone commits suicide. I didn't care for this movie. It was completely devoid of hope..
Both movies had a message about how to face the inevitable..
Mrs. Craver asked what I thought about the euthanasia scenario in On the Beach. So, do you think YOU would do it?.
Alan Quatermain's eyes are not as keen as they used to be, so he lowers the rifle, disgusted with himself. Sighing, he grabs a pair of spectacles from from his shirt pocket. Calmly, he dons the glasses, takes aim and drops the bad guy. If it were anybody else, I wouldn't have believed it..
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