Unbreakable is very high in my list of favourite movies. Released in 2000, under the direction of M. Night Shyalaman, following his amazing success having directed Sixth Sense. Shyalaman himself admitted disappointment at the films success with the box office, and general public, although the film made large profits at the box office. For real film fans, that prefer to think a little more, and don’t just eat the hero with a gun & big explosion pie… this is a must-see.
Music, by Oxford English definition is “The art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre“. Music to most people though is much much more. As I’ve gone through life I’ve had music as a constant companion, whilst celebrating, mourning, travelling, sleeping, living and loving.
Hearing that song that me and 14 mates played on a car stereo, whilst travelling into Newquay one June in the 1990′s, brings back memories nearly as vivid as being there again. It was the Verve, Bittersweet Symphony. I remember we’d sat in the car for 7 hours, baking heat, and the tune belting out at a stupid volume felt like we’d triumphed over something. It set a tone for the week, and that it may be the best week ever. Having seen the Verve just 2 years later, packed into Earls Court, whilst surrounded by thousands of people… I was in Newquay, bathing in glorious sunshine.
It’s this that made me want to post this gallery. These are just some of the visual images that I’ve carried through my music over the years, in the past we’d clutch our CD in a queue in the shops, and stare at the cover. These images stir the same kind of emotions, and usually remind to go back and listen to one of the featured people.
Enjoy the gallery.
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Tis the season to be merry and full of cheer, best wishes to everyone… and “Bah Humbug” to all those people who claim to hate the Christmas season. We know you love it really!
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I stumbled across a video the other day which i consider to be brilliant. I’m a huge fan of classic movies, and have a tendency to well up when;
“The victorious <blank> wins/saves the <blank> to make sure the <blank> gets <blank>!“
Let’s face it, that describes every Hollywood movie of the last 20 years. I’m not Hollywood bashing here–I still remember great moments like Braveheart screaming for freedom, Andy Dufrain proclaiming “hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things“, and Tat measuring life… in inches.
Speeches like this have a way of grabbing the soul, they suck you in, and make you forget you’re in your living room. They make you forget where you are, who you are, and for one moment they immerse you in themselves. You become the hero, the fallen, and the lost for that moment.
Here are those 3 moments, and a brilliant film speech montage which I thank for reminding me how much these moments can touch you.