Journeys in the form of words
"Just keep swimming."- Dory (Finding Nemo) Time for some light-hearted entertainment. Finding Nemo was not what I was expecting, but it is one of those movies that ends up being even better than anticipated. I am not quite sure what I expected the first time I saw this movie, but what a trip it was. …
"You can't put a price on being able to live with yourself."- Jack Silva (13 Hours) There are a lot of examples of heroism and sacrifice throughout history. It is a tale as old as humanity. 13 Hours is a more recent example of people answering a call that they didn't have to answer in …
"A good officer uses his head, not his whip."- General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Letters from Iwo Jima) I previously wrote about a movie depicting the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of the Marines. Letters from Iwo Jima was the movie that showed the other side of that coin. Clint Eastwood took it upon himself …
"Oh, to be free! Not to have to go 'Poof! What do you need? Poof! What do you need? Poof! What do you need?' To be my own master. Such a thing would be greater than all the magic and all the treasures in all the world!"- The Genie (Aladdin) There were a lot of …
"Everyone is born, but not everyone is born the same. Some will grow to be butchers, or bakers, or candlestick makers. Some will only be really good at making Jell-O salad. One way or another, though, every human being is unique, for better or for worse."- Narrator (Matilda) More light-hearted and wacky fun. Inspiration can …
"The House always wins. Play long enough, you never change the stakes. The house takes you. Unless, when that perfect hand comes along, you bet and you bet big, then you take the house."- Danny Ocean (Ocean's Eleven) I didn't know what to think when this movie first came out but I am glad that …
"This Bible is the first book ever printed. It represents the dawn of the Age of Reason. As far as I'm concerned, the written word is mankind's greatest achievement."- Jeremy (The Day After Tomorrow) I will admit that when this movie first came out, I walked out of the theater. Mostly, it was because I …
"Don't worry. Nobody dies in this story. They just get really big boo-boos."- Narrator (George of the Jungle) Before you roll your eyes, hear me out. I love serious, intellectual, dramatic, action packed, adventurous, motivational and inspirational movies, but you can get a lot of that from different places. Or, from places that you might …
"Rescue the damsel in distress, kill the bad guy, and save the world."- Rick O'Connell (The Mummy) I am well aware that things in life are almost never this simple, but that is one of the great things about books and movies. It is a world that doesn't always rely on fiction or obey the …
"In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and SNAP! The job's a game."- Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins) The sequel wasn't bad, but like many cases, it was not the original Mary Poppins. I love Emily Blunt and the rest of the cast in the sequel …
Journeyman's Legacy 