Luther and further sojourns.
So I'm watching the movie "Luther" at the moment, and have some very interesting things to point out...
Firstly, they had absolutely FABulous hats in 1517.
Secondly, Aleander is officially my favorite name ever. No, I did not misspell Alexander, his name really is Aleander. How cool is that?
Third, Prince Frederick of Saxony, also called Frederick the Wise, is my hero. I love this one speech of his...
"Spalatin, there are two ways of saying no to someone you believe to be stronger than yourself. The first is to say nothing, and to go on merely doing what you were doing before and pretend that you never heard, allow time and inertia to be your allies. And the second is to say no in such a kind and thoughtful way it befuddles them. Naturally, if both these strategies fail, there is nothing but to relent. Or to fight! And of course, if you decide to fight, you also have to decide to win.
No, I am not going to send my monk to Rome. It's so irritating! Who are they to deprive my university of such a fine mind?"
And this one...
"When I was a child, I thought like a child, I was a child, I played like a child. And now, thanks to the adults, I've had to join the world of adults. And I am appalled by how easy they thought it was to bribe me."
The magic of these are in their delivery. I love how he says the word "Adults" with such wonderful disgust and distain.
Sir Peter Ustinov, who played the prince, is a wonderful old man, and a wonderful actor.
TheWikipedia Article on him is really rather good. The beginning of this sentence made me especially happy,
"His father, Iona (Jona) Baron von Ustinov, also called "Klop", was of Russian, German, and Ethiopian noble descent,"
Klop. Hehe. Sounds like a good caveman name. "Me Klop. You Jane. Run, Jane, run."
Ustinov starred in a propaganda film hilariously titled, "One of Our Aircraft is Missing!"
In the plot, the aircraft's crew are forced to bail out near the "Zuider Zee" in the Netherlands. Zuider Zee means "Souther Sea" and is, perhaps, the best name I have ever heard for a sea.
I would like to go there someday, just for the delightful names.
Go read this and see if you can help but smile at all of the wonderful names this place has had.
Also, did you know that the opposite of a tributary is a distributary, a phenomenon known as river bifurcation?
Wikipedia leads me on strange and wonderful journeys.
Firstly, they had absolutely FABulous hats in 1517.
Secondly, Aleander is officially my favorite name ever. No, I did not misspell Alexander, his name really is Aleander. How cool is that?
Third, Prince Frederick of Saxony, also called Frederick the Wise, is my hero. I love this one speech of his...
"Spalatin, there are two ways of saying no to someone you believe to be stronger than yourself. The first is to say nothing, and to go on merely doing what you were doing before and pretend that you never heard, allow time and inertia to be your allies. And the second is to say no in such a kind and thoughtful way it befuddles them. Naturally, if both these strategies fail, there is nothing but to relent. Or to fight! And of course, if you decide to fight, you also have to decide to win.
No, I am not going to send my monk to Rome. It's so irritating! Who are they to deprive my university of such a fine mind?"
And this one...
"When I was a child, I thought like a child, I was a child, I played like a child. And now, thanks to the adults, I've had to join the world of adults. And I am appalled by how easy they thought it was to bribe me."
The magic of these are in their delivery. I love how he says the word "Adults" with such wonderful disgust and distain.
Sir Peter Ustinov, who played the prince, is a wonderful old man, and a wonderful actor.
TheWikipedia Article on him is really rather good. The beginning of this sentence made me especially happy,
"His father, Iona (Jona) Baron von Ustinov, also called "Klop", was of Russian, German, and Ethiopian noble descent,"
Klop. Hehe. Sounds like a good caveman name. "Me Klop. You Jane. Run, Jane, run."
Ustinov starred in a propaganda film hilariously titled, "One of Our Aircraft is Missing!"
In the plot, the aircraft's crew are forced to bail out near the "Zuider Zee" in the Netherlands. Zuider Zee means "Souther Sea" and is, perhaps, the best name I have ever heard for a sea.
I would like to go there someday, just for the delightful names.
Go read this and see if you can help but smile at all of the wonderful names this place has had.
Also, did you know that the opposite of a tributary is a distributary, a phenomenon known as river bifurcation?
Wikipedia leads me on strange and wonderful journeys.