31-03-2014, 11:56 AM
David Guyatt Wrote:It does. I have no idea about his life and what contacts he had, but he seems to have gotten some 'education' in things 'deep' - not usually known by those who make films in the USA. I think very few people have viewed his last film...it is a bit obscure and a 'disappointment' for anyone hoping to see a continuation or even something along the lines of 2001 - or any of his earlier films.Peter Lemkin Wrote:Kubrick was quoted as often stating: "Be suspicious of people who have, or crave, power." Adding, [B]"Never, ever go near power. Don't become friends with anyone who has real power. It's dangerous."[/B]
Sounds like he was speaking from experience doesn't it, Pete...
"Let me issue and control a nation's money and I care not who writes the laws. - Mayer Rothschild
"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass
"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass