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Waiting for the End of the World

The best time for the end of the world was 100 years ago, and the second best time is now.

By Satyam Ghimire | Date: 2024 April 4

Man in the clouds

In his book 1Q84, Haruki Murakami writes that everyone, deep in their hearts, is waiting for the end of the world to come. Well, I don't know about everyone, but I certainly am waiting for it. The end of the world means everyone dead. So no need to worry about your loved ones being sad for you. All gone. The end of the world is the only antidote for the desire to not exist. It's not the desire to kill oneself, not even some version of "I will not initiate it myself, but if something natural that is quick and

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painless is to come, then I am happy about it." But the wish of never having been born in the first place, that kind of nothingness. To go to sleep and not wake up, not not wake up as if you died in your sleep, but wishing that there was no night in which you went to sleep in order to wake up. Desire to simply get plucked out of existence. The end of the world can deliver it. Though the desire to not exist means not existing and all other people not even noticing your absence. Whereas the end of the world means eliminating all observers, so that makes both things the same. For the wish maker only, of


Movies where toys come to life

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Barbie and Artificial Intelligence: When Objects Come to Life.

Like Barbie in Barbie 2023, the AI we have also lives in a loop. Always having the same interface and motto ready. I am here to help you. Do you need anything else? Everyday is the best day ever. Everyday it should help humans.

By Satyam Ghimire | Date: 2024 April 4

Toys being alive, in most cases, has only meant two kinds of movies: children and horror. And occasionally, comedy. But the recently released Barbie movie has taken a slightly different approach. Although it has comedic aspects, it has raised questions that previously no such movies focused on. In Barbie, the stereotypical Barbie, isn’t shown in a one dimensional way, like the toys usually are in other “toys being alive” movies. The question Barbie asks is not, “What does this mean to humans?” but “What does this mean to Barbie herself?” Previously, such movies only focused on the effect such toys bring to humans and how humans react to them. And when they do tell the story from the toy's perspective, like in the Toy Story series, they do it in a kind of a shallow way. Of course that’s because it’s a film targeted to children. In Barbie, humans are shown as thoughtless and idiotic instead. They don’t find seeing

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Barbie in the real world a miracle. They don’t wonder how this is even possible, how could the laws of physics and reality allow this. They don’t want to experiment on her, cut her to look how she is from inside. Humans are only shocked a bit, but still cool about everything. The human topics like doubts, identity, reality, emotions, feelings, the Barbie doll displays them in the Barbie movie…but strangely, humans don’t. I mean If I see Barbie in the real world, I would question my own place and reality more than Barbie did in the movie. I would

Ending of Only Yesterday movie

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It really was Only Yesterday, wasn’t it?

She is going to grow that innocence once again inside her and follow her heart, feel new feelings and acknowledge that adulthood can be as beautiful as childhood. So she doesn't need her past self walking around anymore.

By Satyam Ghimire | Date: 2024 April 4


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Brooks in the bus, clutching his seat

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How Brooks from The Shawshank Redemption could have been saved?

Red was pretty much like Brooks, but luckily he got a friend: Andy. What if Brooks had a friend like Andy in his time?

By Satyam Ghimire | Date: 2024 April 3


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Joker and Green Goblin

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No, Joker and Green Goblin Didn't Have A Point

What Joker knew about the true face of Gotham's citizens, Batman knew that all too. This monologue was nothing new to him. And yet Batman chose to do his service selflessly.

By Satyam Ghimire | Date: 2024 January 27


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Secondhand Lions, Meaning of Life in an Unexpected Place

You remember that. Doesn't matter if it's true or not. You see, a man should believe in those things, because those are the things worth believing in.

By Satyam Ghimire | Date: 2024 April 4


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secondhand lions movie

I love watching happy, uplifting movies. Movies that feel like a relaxing trip on a Summer's day. Like About Time, Peanut Butter Falcon, Fantastic Mr Fox, Wall-E, Harvey, and so many more. So when I came across this recommendation about Secondhand Lions on reddit, like always, I first doubted it, and then was blown away. Not especially because it was way more comforting or inspiring compared to other such movies, but because it actually solved like so many of my problems regarding the meaning of life and nihilistic thoughts. Now, it isn't surprising to find a masterpiece of sentences or monologues in unexpected movies. Like Pixar casually dropping the greatest speech regarding criticism in its masterpiece Ratatouille. Or the alley

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way monologue from the 1945's Harvey starring James Stewart. Or the famous your move chief monologue from Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting. But the way Secondhand Lions answered all my questions in this particular scene is, well, life giving me hints. Now I won't spoil the movie for you. It stars Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, and the movie is basically a careless mother leaving her son to these two old man's house when they are in no mood to babysit anyone. But anyway, the scene starts with a little boy character finding this old man character by the lake at night. Sleepwalking. He walks toward the old man and scares him, to awake him and he is awakened. Then the two proceed to have normal conversation like what are

a light bulb turning itself on

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Otherwise, Things Would Have Been Different

Did you know that James Cameron got his idea about "The Terminator" in his dreams, while he was sleeping?

By Satyam Ghimire | Date: 2023 July 17

a newborn baby

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On Bringing a Baby to Earth

I think you are only focusing on positive aspects because we can't change the decision now.

By Satyam Ghimire | Date: 2023 July 17

if now now, when?

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Why You Should Follow the Most Famous Advice: Just Do It?

By advising us this, they are actually screaming to their younger self to stop fearing and just do it.

By Satyam Ghimire | Date: 2023 July 17