Tom Cruise was really a handsome man. He still is; it's just hard to overlook his weirdness. But one of my favorite movies is "Cocktail" in which he played a gorgeous bartender and right in his heyday of movie making. But I digress, for movie #17 on my challenge, I turned to TC and his role in "The Firm." Remember when all John Grisham books were turned into movies? I saw quite a few of them, but never "The Firm."
Tom Cruise plays a highly intelligent, but low income Harvard law graduate who is being woo'd by every law firm across the nation. A Memphis law firm captures his interest due to the benefits of a handsome salary, home, Mercedes, etc. What's there not to like? How about the fact that this law firm actually represents the mob and kills any attorney who tries to leave the firm. It's action-packed and is shot very early '90s. I feel the type font of the opening credits in late '80s and early '90s movies are pretty similar.
This wasn't a top TC movie for me, but still good. What would I consider his top performances?
#1. "A Few Good Men" - a favorite of mine. I never get sick of this movie even when it plays back to back on AMC, which it does nearly every other weekend.
#2. "Jerry Maguire" - a classic. He is so dedicated to this role and it's just a really fantastic story.
#3. "Cocktail" - The best of the 80s including that killer soundtrack.
Weird movies that had Tom Cruise - "Rock of Ages" and "Magnolia" - are two that come to mind.
What are some of your favorite Tom Cruise movies?
Movie #17: The Firm
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Dreaming About Breathing Underwater
Have I said that I think I'm partly psychic? Not in the way that I can tell what you're thinking right this very moment, but I can definitely sense things and I "see" things in my dreams. I feel like I'm supposed to learn something from them, but not sure what.
I have a lot of dreams in fact and they are very vivid and detailed. I often dream about dying in my dreams and then coming back to life and my biggest recurring dream is that I can breathe underwater. For example, last night I had a dream that I was trying to get tickets to a concert, but couldn't because I didn't have any money. Then, I was trying to help my friend find her car and then next thing you know we are in the car and have driven off into a pond? Lake? Ocean? I am breathing fine and she is panicking. I bust the windows out of the car and we swim to safety. However, I didn't physically break the windows. I just thought about them breaking.
According to dreammoods.com my underwater breathing dreams mean:
To dream that you are breathing underwater represents a retreat back into the womb. You want to return to a state where you were dependent and free from responsibilities. Perhaps you are feeling helpless, unable to fulfill your own needs and to care for yourself. Alternatively, breathing underwater is analogous to being submerged in your own emotions.
This seems a wee bit intense. Yeah, of course, I'd love to be free from responsibilities but does it mean I'm stressed out about them? Not necessarily.
But then an answer from dreamdoctor.com says this:
Water is one of the most common and powerful of all dream symbols. It’s presence in dreams is associated with emotions, which is why, when we see it in our dreams, we are alerted that our dream most likely concerns feelings we are managing in our conscious lives. In this light, the ability to breathe underwater is a positive dream metaphor. You are able to visit the emotional and intuitive aspect of your personality freely and easily, and you do not feel uncomfortable in this emotional territory. If you were carried along by a rushing river, or were buffeted by enormous waves in a raging ocean, the interpretation would be quite different. In the first instance you are being “swept along” by powerful subconscious drives and emotions; in the second you feel your overwhelmed emotionally, and are struggling to “stay afloat.”
This makes a little more sense to me. I've also had dreams where I've swam underwater to escape. I've been pulled underwater by waves and have not been scared. What do you think it all means? Are my emotions that powerful and better yet, that suppressed? I wouldn't think so, but maybe my subconscious knows better.
Any idea of what my dreams are trying to tell me?
I have a lot of dreams in fact and they are very vivid and detailed. I often dream about dying in my dreams and then coming back to life and my biggest recurring dream is that I can breathe underwater. For example, last night I had a dream that I was trying to get tickets to a concert, but couldn't because I didn't have any money. Then, I was trying to help my friend find her car and then next thing you know we are in the car and have driven off into a pond? Lake? Ocean? I am breathing fine and she is panicking. I bust the windows out of the car and we swim to safety. However, I didn't physically break the windows. I just thought about them breaking.
According to dreammoods.com my underwater breathing dreams mean:
To dream that you are breathing underwater represents a retreat back into the womb. You want to return to a state where you were dependent and free from responsibilities. Perhaps you are feeling helpless, unable to fulfill your own needs and to care for yourself. Alternatively, breathing underwater is analogous to being submerged in your own emotions.
This seems a wee bit intense. Yeah, of course, I'd love to be free from responsibilities but does it mean I'm stressed out about them? Not necessarily.
But then an answer from dreamdoctor.com says this:
Water is one of the most common and powerful of all dream symbols. It’s presence in dreams is associated with emotions, which is why, when we see it in our dreams, we are alerted that our dream most likely concerns feelings we are managing in our conscious lives. In this light, the ability to breathe underwater is a positive dream metaphor. You are able to visit the emotional and intuitive aspect of your personality freely and easily, and you do not feel uncomfortable in this emotional territory. If you were carried along by a rushing river, or were buffeted by enormous waves in a raging ocean, the interpretation would be quite different. In the first instance you are being “swept along” by powerful subconscious drives and emotions; in the second you feel your overwhelmed emotionally, and are struggling to “stay afloat.”
This makes a little more sense to me. I've also had dreams where I've swam underwater to escape. I've been pulled underwater by waves and have not been scared. What do you think it all means? Are my emotions that powerful and better yet, that suppressed? I wouldn't think so, but maybe my subconscious knows better.
Any idea of what my dreams are trying to tell me?
50/50 Challenge: Three in a Row
I've been on a movie watching roll lately and my current 50/50 Challenge count is 16, which is more than I can say for my book count. Sad face.
"The Place Beyond the Pines" stars Ryan Gosling which may be the sole reason I wanted to see the movie at all. It's odd. It's interesting, but odd and long as well. But there's just something about 'Hey girl, Gosling' that draws me back time and time again. If you're up for a drama that unfold over a span of fifteen years and involves a lot of corruption, and a little bit of Ryan Gosling, then this is the movie for you.
I also saw "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" which was decent and fun to watch in 3D. I mean is it a movie that I can gush about for hours? Eh, not really. But I had fun watching it, especially the ninjas!
I'm also counting "Jurassic Park 3D" in my movie challenge because technically I have never seen this specific movie before. Is that cheating? So maybe it is. Throw me a bone!
Of course I have fully fleshed out reviews, which you can read here. Subscribe if you like! Tell you friends and family!
Next week, I'll be posting a review for "The Company You Keep" with Robert Redford and also one I'm very much looking forward to - "42"!
Which movies have you seen recently? Any recommendations?
Movie #14: The Place Beyond the Pines
Movie #15: G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Movie #16: Jurassic Park 3D
"The Place Beyond the Pines" stars Ryan Gosling which may be the sole reason I wanted to see the movie at all. It's odd. It's interesting, but odd and long as well. But there's just something about 'Hey girl, Gosling' that draws me back time and time again. If you're up for a drama that unfold over a span of fifteen years and involves a lot of corruption, and a little bit of Ryan Gosling, then this is the movie for you.
I also saw "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" which was decent and fun to watch in 3D. I mean is it a movie that I can gush about for hours? Eh, not really. But I had fun watching it, especially the ninjas!
I'm also counting "Jurassic Park 3D" in my movie challenge because technically I have never seen this specific movie before. Is that cheating? So maybe it is. Throw me a bone!
Of course I have fully fleshed out reviews, which you can read here. Subscribe if you like! Tell you friends and family!
Next week, I'll be posting a review for "The Company You Keep" with Robert Redford and also one I'm very much looking forward to - "42"!
Which movies have you seen recently? Any recommendations?
Movie #14: The Place Beyond the Pines
Movie #15: G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Movie #16: Jurassic Park 3D
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