And that is one of the most critical takeaways from the unfolding episode. Whichever way the petition goes, and the trial eventually, the bigger lesson cannot be lost on the rest of us. Standing out from…
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Celine Dion and the postponed Europe tour – when good news is ‘very slow and frustrating’
Many people can relate with Canadian Superstar and Grammy Award winner Celine Dion’s recent announcement that her planned Europe tour has been postponed because of challenges relating to her health. She apologized for changing the dates…
A favorite Agbada story
The Agbada – that fashion gift that underscore the genius of African designers through the decades – never ceases to fascinate many. Some people are reported to have imagined it as a parachute while others…
Briefly elongate Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter in light of Jack Ma and Roman Abramovich’s recent experiences
What did you have for breakfast? What do you mean? You cannot be elongating a riddle when a new month has just begun? I don’t understand you. Two can play the game, my friend. How…
Matt Reeves The Batman as the anatomy and ‘prophecy’ about abandoned out-of-school children and orphans – Five
The Riddler: “…Do you know what being an orphan is? It’s 30 kids to a room. Twelve years old and already a drophead, numbing the pain” (2:16:59) The typically abandoned out-of-school children and orphans know…
Matt Reeves The Batman as the anatomy and ‘prophecy’ about abandoned out-of-school children and orphans – Four
The Riddler: “…Made all those promises. Well, a week later he was dead and everybody just forgot about us. All they could talk about was poor Bruce Wayne” (2:16:06) The typically abandoned out-of-school children and…
Matt Reeves The Batman as the anatomy and ‘prophecy’ about abandoned out-of-school children and orphans – Three
The Riddler: “You know, I was there that day. The day the great Thomas Wayne announced he was running for mayor.” (2:16:06) The typically abandoned out-of-school children and orphans remember political figures! They know the…
Matt Reeves The Batman as the anatomy and ‘prophecy’ about abandoned out-of-school children and orphans – Two
The Riddler: “I’ve been invisible my whole life.” (2:15:09) The typically abandoned out-of-school children feel invisible! To be invisible means to be treated as non-existent! It means to be treated as if one does not…
Matt Reeves The Batman as the anatomy and ‘prophecy’ about abandoned out-of-school children and orphans – One
The Riddler: “They’ll remember me now.” (2:15:09) The typically abandoned out-of-school children wish to be remembered! Who does not wish to be remembered? Who does not wish to remain in the thoughts of others, not…
Matt Reeves The Batman as the anatomy and ‘prophecy’ about abandoned out-of-school children and orphans – the series
Put another way, Matt Reeves’ The Batman starring Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne, Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle, Paul Dano as the Riddler, Jefrey Wright as James Gordon, etc is both the anatomy and ‘prophecy’…