Lessons From The Lord Of The Rings (2)

by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 17, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Media, Movies & Television

I had one main question as I went to watch The Return Of The King: Would Peter Jackson follow the bittersweet ending of the book or would he have a feel good ending? (I almost missed the ending because I had to go to the restroom after the destruction of the ring...

M1 Gets My Vote

by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 14, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Media, Movies & Television

Let me confess up front. I haven’t a clue as to how Neo, the Oracle, and the machines combined to defeat Agent Smith. But I still enjoyed “Matrix Revolutions”(M3) more than its predecessor. Why? Because the movie focused on people: People who loved....

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 31, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Death, Media, Movies & Television

The Oct 20th 2003 issue of Newsweek International mentions two movies. A small column on page 8 discusses “The Passion”, Mel Gibson’s “traditional Roman Catholic portrayal of the death of Jesus?” In his article, Sean Smith notes that the...

Love and Death

by Soo-Inn Tan | May 29, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Media, Movies & Television

Is Bryan Singer Christian or what? Both the X-Men movies highlight sacrificial love. The climax of X-Men had Wolverine giving his life to save Rogue. (He had to survive of course so that he could come back in X2.) The climax of X2 had Jean Gray giving her life to save...

CNN Virgin

by Soo-Inn Tan | May 7, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Christian Living, Media, Movies & Television, Solitude & Quiet Time

I was visiting with my parents last week and was exposed to 24/7 news for the first time. I don’t have astro (pay tv) at my place. My parents had just subscribed. Anyway I got my first chance to watch 24/7 news. I surfed between CNN, BBC and CNBC with periodic...

Fatt-Chye Can Do Better

by Soo-Inn Tan | May 7, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Media, Movies & Television

I went to see Bulletproof Monk(BPM) for two reasons. One, I was looking for fresh metaphors and fresh language for one of my pet topics, mentoring. Second, I have always had a soft spot for Chow Yuen Fatt, ever since my mother pointed out that we look alike, and are...