Tag: vengeance

26
Oct
2019

Justice: Super Short Story #661

Justice: Super Short Story #661 It struck him that to seek justiceout of a troubling sense of vengeancewas to do…

10
Jul
2019

Retribution: Super Short Story #573

Retribution: Super Short Story #573   Part of him thought that to let karma exact retribution was better, while part of him…

29
Jul
2016

Being Mad Is Mad

Being angry is ‘mad’ when indignation and vengeance makes one lose sight of the solution at hand. Transmute anger to…

26
Apr
2013

Sunrise After Skyfall

The James Bond movie franchise had its 50th anniversary recently. Despite many themes of death in their titles, say, ‘You…

14
Mar
2013

Batman’s Tough Love

From ‘The Dark Knight Returns: Part 1’, a news feature says this, ‘[Bruce] Wayne [who is Batman], who sponsored Dent’s…

14
Mar
2013

Ransom: Super Short Story (196)

Super Short Story (196): Ransom She wondered what’s the point of paying his continual ransoms without guarantee that this is…

29
Nov
2011

Only Without You

The above is Faith Yang’s (楊乃文) song ‘Proof’ (證據). The video depicts mildly voodoo-ish scenes, and the words sing of…

27
Oct
2011

Jail or Not?

Question: My friend’s business partner cheated her of her money. She wants to send him to jail. Answer: If the…

12
Sep
2011

Who Are You To Judge?

I can’t remember which comic the above panel is from. A vampire (if I remember correctly) laments to a vampire…

06
Dec
2010

Confessions

Empathy instead of disgust arises when one realises that another’s horrible behaviour, could have arisen from horrible suffering. – Stonepeace…

26
Jul
2010

A Murderer ‘Monk’

The film ‘Monga’ is unnerving because it is realistic – as what featured could really happen in real life, if…

12
May
2010

Can ‘The Losers’ Really Win?

The most enlightening part of ‘The Losers’ was when the cornered Jensen uttered something ‘true to bluff’ those pointing guns…

07
Apr
2010

Advice on Fight & Fright from Ben & May

From ‘The Amazing Spider-man: Family Ties’: Uncle Ben: Peter… you’ve never been in a fight in your entire life. Peter:…

01
Feb
2010

Immortal Attachment & Aversion?

In ‘Highlander: The Search for Vengeance’, Colin the ‘immortal’s’ attachment to his lost lover drives him on a vengeful streak…

10
Nov
2009

Gangsterism as a Poor ‘Career’ Choice

Johnnie To’s modern classic film ‘PTU’ (Police Tactical Unit) is a cops and gangsters flick. But it is not just…

26
Sep
2009

Debunking the Top 10 Myths of the 7th Night

I watched the above movie (Blood Ties) to gather points on popular misconceptions on what happens after death, for delivering…

07
Sep
2009

Peace Kidnapped

In the graphic novel version of ‘Kidnapped’ by Robert Louis Stevenson (adapted by Alan Grant, illustrated by Cam Kennedy), the…

24
Aug
2009

A Classic Monster Revisited

Horror stories illustrate not how horrifying imaginary monsters can be, but how horrible real humans can be. – Stonepeace I…

05
May
2009

Wolverine’s Bestial & Buddha Natures

As featured in ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’, through of human birth as brothers, Wolverine and Sabretooth were mutants with opposite inclinations….

24
Mar
2009

Is Reel Horror Coming Soon?

The film ‘Coming Soon’ explores what could be the real horror behind truly ‘horrible’ movies. That is, what if it’s…