[2003.10.19 2358h]

   [movie] hero [2002]

it's nice to watch a movie in which the characters are not clearly defined
as being good or evil.  the characters are much more believable, as since
most characters labelled as evil tend to be unbelievably evil.  also, as
since the moral ideal of good triumphing over evil is not applicable when
there is no clearly defined good or clearly defined evil, one does not sit
back and expect the forces of good to have a happy ending, but instead
looks forward to seeing how the story's resolution will impact the
characters, and how successful each of the characters will be in reaching
their goals in the end.

recently, i've become increasingly interested in history and philosophy,
which is somewhat unfortunate for someone who is supposed to be working on
theoretical computer science right now.