In ancient Egyptian mythology, a dead person's soul would be weighed against the feather of truth in a ritual called a psychostasy. If their soul was lighter than the feather, it would ascend into the afterlife. Heavy souls were devoured by Maat, eater of the dead. Good films go to hard drive heaven while the recycle bin eats the rest.
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Thursday, March 10, 2011
The Decline of Western Civilization Part 2: the Metal Years (1988)
A music documentary directed by Penelope Spheeris.
Metal musicians and fans (mostly of the glam genre) are interviewed.
I had to watch this after that It Might Get Loud fiasco. Shred guitarists dominate the stage and the popular opinion is "make it big or die trying!". There is an especially revealing interview with a member of WASP who is guzzling vodka in his pool while his mother watches from the deck. This is one of my favorite films for entertainment value, so I'm rating it best, mostly out of contrast to what I watched before it.
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