by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 21, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
Okay, so “Attack of the Clones” is an improvement on “The Phantom Menace”. Take away the pod race and the final duel with Darth Maul from “Phantom Menace” and you have no movie. “Attack of the Clones” has a bit more...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 9, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
Entertainment A- Theology D- I went to see Spider-man the movie last Saturday. Now I must tell you that I am a Spider-man fan from way back, from a galaxy far, far away where comics used to cost 40sens (US 12 cents). I liked Spider-man because he wasn’t a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 2, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues, Media, Music
George Harrison died on Thursday, November 29th, 2001. He died of cancer. His passing didn’t shake the world as much as the death of John Lennon, his fellow Beatle. Maybe his death was just one of many tragedies in the September 11th year. Or maybe, after the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 18, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
There is a moment in the movie/book that we all ought to applaud. Quirrell, the evil wizard’s henchman, articulates his philosophy of life: “There is no good and evil. There is only power, and those too weak to seek it” Harry Potter (the hero)...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 5, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Church, Leadership, Media, Movies & Television
“I want to go home.” There is a very powerful moment early in the movie the Gladiator, where the main protagonist, general Maximus, learns that he is to succeed the emperor. The emperor has chosen Maximus as his successor over his own son, Commodus. It is...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 30, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Media, Music
I saw Elton John in concert in Singapore last week. And he was a real trouper. He sang 30 songs from his vast repertoire before the audience let him go. (I try to imagine myself preaching 2 1/2 hours non-stop!) It was a special treat for me. I first heard his music in...
