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All the King's Men

Author: Mike Le (09/19/2011)

I bought this movie back in 2009 at a DVD shop, just because it has many of my favorite actors & actresses: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins and Kate Winslet. The cover did not look fascinating to me at all. But when I actually watched it, I could not helped feeling deeply impressed about the powerful story it told. Simply amazing.

Larry King said: "Sean Penn gives the performance of a lifetime. An magnificent cast".


My favorite quote is when politician Willie Stark (Sean Penn) asked Jack Burden, his assistant (Jude Law)

Willie: "Why do you want to work for me? Because of money?"

Jack: "No, you know if it is about money, I have better choices"

Willie: "So why?"

Jack: "I don't know."

Willie: "But I know."

Jack: "Why?"

Willie: "You work for me because I am the way I am, and you are the way you are."


To me, this is a powerful saying about the human relationship and about life. Why people involve in a relationship? Why people do certain things? Because they are the way they are.


So I know, I am doing what I am doing because I am the way I am.


And I know, we have to accept and respect people the way they are.


And if a thing turns out that way it is because that is the way it is :-)


Just love it. There are a lot more to see in this movie. A brief sumary of this movie is at http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/kingsmen/summary.html


Let's share your opinion about this movie in the comment section below, or watch it if you haven't :-)

 



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