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, October 6, 2011
Extraordinary Rendition (2007)
A drama by Jim Theapleton.
A man is abducted and tortured for no reason.
The film starts with some security guards finding a beaten man and then a quote from Dick Chaney: "Men without conscience are capable of any cruelty the human mind can imagine". Way to explain yourself, Dick! What follows is the abduction of a political prisoner into a Guantanamo Bay type situation. He is not told why he is there or given a fair trial. He is tortured in every imaginable way. It happens all the time and the media does not cover it because it would incriminate their masters. I thought this film was incredibly relevant to the current state of affairs and very revealing, if you know what's going on. I'm rating it good for these reasons. However, it is not something that I would want to watch again.
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