OpenSource Movies

I love animations… and so far, among the best, aside from the big guns like Pixar which are excellent, are Final Fantasy (both) and Kaena the Prophecy. The latter, while watching “the making of”, I was just amazed at the fact that despite the low budget the makers had, they used open soure software and rewrote the software as they went to perform the rendering, lighting and animation tasks they needed. —I’m impressed since that’s beyond my expertise  😉

Today I ran across another such movie which I’d anticipate to be of equal caliber, made with an opensource software called blender. This little trailer is called Sintel — have a look-see  😉

Have you ever seen Arthur? Looks like there’s a sequal coming, too. Have a look at a snippet from the first film:

Probably back in the 80s I began to discover that movies are becoming more and more predictable which had an inverse effect on my enjoyment. Little did I know at that time that this little lesson plays out even in everyday life! So rather than analyzing and thinking too much, I decided the better way to watch movies is just simply to be romanced by the story. Put yourself into the story and go with the flow… In life, we tend to do the same: think too much. I did. And the more I was thinking and analyzing the more I found deficiencies with both people and the systems (work, government, capitalism, communism, whatever …) we live under. These animations reminded me of some simple truths about what’s important in life e.g. relationships, good health, integrity, adventure, taking responsibility … rather than complain about the deficiencies around me, discover who I am and what that means and what I’m going to do with that. If exerting my life energy merely for a corporation is not meaningful enough for me, find another way. This finding is much easier when one slows down the flow of life by simply commanding your ship to come to a full stop and simply be, be still, meditate, talk to God, reflect, be still, listen … let the turmoil of the mind simply run out of energy. And I guarantee you, once that energy has run out, you’ve opened the door to an inner peace you haven’t seen or felt before ~

The mind is a tool but it is not who I am!

صلاة ~ סֶלָה ~ 道

PS: People have been looking to leaders since the beginning of time. As long as there is wisdom there, that’s not so bad. However, when leaders fail or disappoint, as we’ve seen often enough, then we turn around and blame them. Isn’t it about time we took responsibility for our own lives & happiness?!