Well, i’m done… some DVD marathon this weekend! i’ve seen:

Farenheit 9/11 – finally saw this one; tend to agree with the Message, but not with the Medium of Moore
The Road to Perdition – Hard for me to get into, but Jude Law’s part was creepily well-played
Bridget Jones’s Diary – quite liked, keen to read book now
About Schmidt – How Nicholson can make a scene out of blank staring is scary, but the plot didn’t leave him much else
The Bourne Supremacy – Not as good as the first; overextends itself a la Mission Impossible II
The Pianist – oh my… very very good; long, but not drawn-out . Brody deserved that Oscar
Bruce Almighty – enough already! Carey has shown that he can act, and moreover, be funny without being ridiculous; i guess this wasn’t a vehicle for those skills…
A Beautiful Mind – Very much liked. i think i like Crowe more and more all the time.
The Royal Tenenbaums – The set was the star of this one; such an incredibly rich visual feast!
Ali – Just couldn’t get into this one. i think i’m just too unfamiliar with Ali himself to suspend my disbelief and see past Will Smith.
Gladiator – unlike the other’s i’ve seen this one before; several times, in fact. Still a fave.

So many more DVDs here! Must stop myself from watching, say, all the Mad Max movies back-to-back, or getting into any of the LOTR special-editions. Loads of concerts on DVD too, though. Might round out the night (and the weekend) with something musical.

Just saw “A Beautiful Mind”, and was quite moved. i shall have to think about it further, but i’m feeling that my standards may have been shifted by this film. The examble portrayed of a wife and partner who goes beyond her own limitations in the service of sublime companionship is remarkable.
i’m wondering if we all might do well to no longer hold to our own limits, but to hold ourselves to the greatest ideal. Of course, of course, there is only so much any person can give of themselves, or take from another, but is that any excuse to stop trying? To stop searching for that which improves each of us, and makes us more capable?
When we hear, “I can’t take this anymore”, or “I can’t do this anymore”, it seems to me that most folks are closer to aknowledging or validating the ideal that there is something out there that will always overwhelm us. Instead, ought we not aknowledge that we simply don’t have the skill or personal resources to withstand? When a problem seems so great that naught can be done, is the problem really the problem? Or does the problem lay in what little we have come to expect from ourselves?
My expectations of others shift constantly; perhaps i ought to reconsider what i expect from myself instead. More importantly, perhaps i ought to consider removing the limits of “how much i can take”.