"Dulce et Decorum Est" Wilfred Owen The Pity of War

With regards to the coined sentence “the pity of war”, one should convey thereby, that Wilfred Owen wants to tell the truth about war, albeit fighting for your country is proper regardless as his poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” states. 

Wilfred Owen The pity of War Dulce et decorum est

Indeed, the Georgians, to which Owen belonged despite omissions, did try to talk about life clearly. Consequently, “the pity of war” refers to what war was really about feeling honoured serving your country. Poems such as “The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke or “When you see Millions of the Mouthless dead” by Charles Hamilton Sorley embrace this notion.

Notwithstanding these two authors, it is “Dulce et Decorum est” by Wilfred Owen that epitomizes “the pity of war” best. Not only the title means that it is sweet to die for your country, we feel the harsh truth of war too throughout the overall text: (“he plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning”), (“as under a green sea, I saw him drowning”), (“Drunk with fatigue, deaf even to the hoots”), (“and watch the white eyes writhing in his face”) and the end says it all: (“The old lie: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”).

All in all, “Dulce et Decorum est” by Wilfred Owen explains fully the expression “the pity of war”. The war is horrible, yet perhaps dying for your country might be beautiful.

The truth about Brexit

David Cameron had a relevant majority and he was ruling Britain comfortably. After gaining the Scotland referendum in 2014 (he only allowed it to end the prospect of an independent Scotland forever as the polls gave a clear majority against independence but now the Scotland independence movement has grown stronger because of Brexit) he wanted to put pressure on the European Union with a Brexit referendum so that obtaining more money from the European Union. Besides, he wanted to get rid of radical members of his party who hate Europe (now these radical members rule the party). He thought it was impossible that British people would vote to leave the European Union. He thought his plan was great and he would show the European Union that Britain deserved more money. Read this in Spanish Brexit

At the same time, Boris Johnson madly wanted the job of David Cameron (they were both educated in the same school and had been competing against each other since their respective political careers started) and the only way to end the career of David Cameron was to support Brexit so he started a campaign full of lies.

Boris Johnson writes a weekly column regarding politics for The Daily Telegraph and he was going to write an article saying how important the European Union is and how bad for the United Kingdom was leaving the European Union. However, as David Cameron announced his Brexit referendum he changed the column and he announced he was going to support Brexit. He thereby wanted to end the career of David Cameron. The Brexit supporters started a campaign full of lies to give David Cameron the sack and they won unexpectedly as remain supporters did not defend their position fully and now Boris Johnson is the premier of the UK.

The reality is that you cannot leave the European Union if you are in Europe in real terms. Indeed, Britain will have to travel to Brussels constantly to make agreements and given the world we are living Britain will be poorer and isolated. Since European countries are small only inside the European Union one can compete against countries like India, the United States or China.

What is more, Northern Ireland is on the brink of joining the rest of Ireland and Scotland wants independence because of Brexit and Britons are going to be poorer because they will not receive funds from the European Union. Some experts say that Britain will have to join the European Union again as you cannot be in Europe without doing business with the rest of European countries that are all of them in the European Union.

The only person who has obtained something positive with Brexit is Boris Johnson, the people of Britain will suffer a lot. Brexit is a historical mistake that can end Great Britain and its beautiful greatness. In fact, support for the independence of Scotland has growth and Northern Ireland is alone and near leaving Great Britain.

Northern Ireland remains in the European Union and there will be a frontier between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom even though Northern Ireland belongs to the United Kingdom. This is ridiculous.

Boris Johnson knew about this but Brexit was the only way to be the Prime Minister of Great Britain. This is very, very sad, because Britons were told lies to vote leave and now they are going to face the harsh reality

The truth about Brexit

The Brexit supporters wanted to take control of the Conservative party and ruling Britain. And they have obtained it with the Brexit issue that it is an old nationalistic English movement that tells old tales about the British Empire that does no longer exist. Northern Ireland and Scotland wanted to remain in the European Union and now they want to leave the United Kingdom.

The press in Britain is conservative and they will invent stories to support Brexit but the reality is clearer. Brexit is a mess and Britons will be poorer. Likewise, Boris Johnson will have to travel to Brussels often to negotiate as Britain has to make business with the rest of the European countries but they will have no right to decide anything as they have decided to leave the European Union. 

Politicians do not look after their citizens; they only look after their interests. A great farce has been created. After more than 3 years the United Kingdom has finally been able to leave the European Union but now they will start to negotiate an agreement that can last years. England can lose now Scotland and Northern Ireland breaking forever Great Britain (we must remember that the peace in Northern Ireland was signed after decades of blood) and everything thanks to the ambition of Boris Johnson who is now rich and powerful.  

Manolo Kabezabolo releases his first ever music video Es el sistema

I am such a great fan of  Spanish punk artist Manolo Kabezabolo that I am more than happy to know than after more than 3 decades in the music industry he has released his first music video. Read this in Spanish Manolo Kabezabolo

He is a marginal artist that plays alternative punk music. His first 3 albums are great ("Ya hera ora", "la nueva mayoría", "Resina agua y ajo") He even appeared in a movie. However, the last two decades have not been very prolific for him. In this 2020 he is back and he is going to tour Spain with his new album "Tanto tonto monta tanto". His lyrics have always been very funny and clever.

I last saw him at a concert in Zaragoza in the year 2014 and I had not heard about him hitherto. Having him again in the music scene is great news for the punk music industry. 

Manolo Kabezabolo es el sistema

You can watch his first-ever music video "Es el sistema" now.

MANOLO KABEZABOLO ES EL SISTEMA

To end up, a very punk song by Manolo Kabezabolo "Otro pirulo"

MANOLO KABEZABOLO 

MANOLO KABEZABOLO TELEVISION APPEARANCE

Diego Maradona

How many more times must we see the goals of Diego Maradona against England in the 1986 World Cup??? (one of them with the hand we must remember). The supposed great Maradona, who never won the Cup of Europe (now called Champions League) but he did consume plenty of cocaine during his famous football career nonetheless. Read this in Spanish Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona

There are some scenes in this movie that are abhorrent. Many of them are private from celebrations for instance that should have never been broadcasted. The aim of the filmmaker is to put the focus on the sleazy moments of the life of Diego Armando Maradona forgetting the rest. 

The incredible thing is this filmmaker made a superb movie about the fall of British singer Amy Winehouse, but he has done something that is horrible to watch on this occasion. The director only wants to show the sordid, the low moments of Diego Maradona.

Maradona has always been an icon but his movie obtains the contrary it wants and I really think the footballer should have never collaborated with this failed project.

The Mule Clint Eastwood

I know I should have watched a Christmas movie for Christmas but the truth is I watched The Mule by Clint Eastwood. I watched it with my parents and I encouraged them to follow the example of Clint Eastwood in the Mule because at 89 he renders an incredible performance. Read this in Spanish Mule Clint Eastwood

In fact, not only the character of Clint Eastwood is able to work for a Mexican drug cartel at his age, but he is also able to teach lessons and doing it in style. So fine is this character that he should be a role model for old people, no matter your age you should be always ready to live your life as you want. What is more, perhaps you get your dream job late in life...

The Mule Clint Eastwood

The beginning of the movie is not really convincing and the end is not spectacular but in between, there are a plethora of great moments, some of them really funny. The most incredible thing is that this movie is based on a true story, in the real-life of a II World War veteran who worked as a courier for a Mexican drug cartel.

Clint Eastwood has just made a new movie. However, his last appearance as an actor was in this movie The Mule. In my opinion, The Mule can be perfect to end the legendary career of Clint Eastwood as an actor because he might be working as a director until he is 100 years of age. (Hopefully he does because many of his movies are masterpieces)

Seeing an old person (I repeat, 89 years of age) working for a Mexican drug cartel driving and transporting drugs is no a Christmas movie by any means to be honest, but I recommend everybody to watch The Mule by Clint Eastwood regardless.

Have you seen The Mule by Clint Eastwood??    

The bizarre Christmas tree of Tarazona

This is the Christmas tree of my village Tarazona, Zaragoza, Aragon, Northern Spain, Southern Europe. What do you think? At first, I thought it was a gigantic hat. It contains lights once night appears but during the day it seems bizarre in my opinion. Read this in Spanish

Do you like this Christmas tree???

The bizarre Christmas Tree of Tarazona

Oscar Wilde The Happy Prince.

The end of Oscar Wilde is one of the saddest and even unfair in the history of Literature. After reaching a relevant position he saw himself prosecuted by an important man who destroyed his life. Oscar Wilde spent two years in prison. 

After that, he had to leave London and lived in Paris in a miserable condition. His family forgot about him and he died in total poverty. However, Oscar Wilde is the author of one of the best works of Literature ever done. Read this in Spanish Oscar Wilde

The happy prince oscar wilde

There are some movies about the plays of Oscar Wilde but there are not so many about Oscar Wilde. This movie "The Happy Prince" is despicable, it seems as if the only reason to do this movie is to add sadness into the already sad end of Oscar Wilde. In fact, there are scenes that are pathetic. 

I think this movie is an interpretation of the last days of Oscar Wilde, what we see did not happen in that way because there are scenes that are awful, horrendous and grotesque. 

Oscar Wilde deserves another kind of movie or even his final character Sebastian Melmoth (this was his name in Paris) deserves a fairer treatment. The sensation this movie gives you is really negative. 

Painting of Emiliano Zapata

There is a huge controversy in Mexico over the painting depicted in this post. The painting represents Mexican hero Emiliano Zapata as if he were gay or a woman. Besides, the horse you see has an erection. 

Emiliano Zapata is an idol for many (peasants for instance) hence a lot of people are so angry at the painting that have come to the Mexican Museum where the painting is in order to destroy it. What do you think??? Is this art???

Emiliano Zapata painting

Joker Joaquin Phoenix and Robert De Niro

I am not a big fan of movies about comic stories. I watched Batman by Christopher Nolan in which Heath Lodger appears and renders a superb Joker performance. However, after watching Joker I want to watch Batman movies again. What is more, there is another Joker performance in the history of movies, this was in 1989 when Jack Nicholson played Joker as well.  

Joker Joaquin Phoenix

The performance of Joaquin Phoenix is impressive, thereby I will not find strange if he wins all major acting awards this season. Joker pays homage to two classic movies of Martin Scorsese: Taxi Driver and the King of Comedy

Indeed, there are scenes that pay homage to Taxi Driver directly or in other words, are equal scenes that bring us back to the iconic story of Taxi Driver. One positive thing about the movie is that Robert De Niro appears, thus the homage is greater thereby. The character Robert De Niro played in the King of Comedy is played on this occasion by Joaquin Phoenix. This is not a mere movie about a comic story, it is a great movie inspired by the world of Gotham.

You are able to discover the development of the character, how it ends up being Joker, the enemy of Batman. This is the best of the movie. Nonetheless, this movie can also be dangerous if somebody takes it wrong, this is felt throughout the entire film. Robert De Niro and Joaquin Phoenix are great here and there are some scenes that are shocking.

Joker is a good movie, they want to shoot a second part, I hope they do not destroy the greatness of this original story about the clown. We have to warn regardless, that this movie is not easy to watch. 

Vida Perfecta. Leticia Dolera.

Chapter four of the television series Vida Perfecta (Perfect life) has stolen my heart. This chapter has been shot in Tarazona, my village, the place where I live. If you are born in London, Paris or New York you will be probably tired of seeing your city on television or in movies. Yet, as I am from a small village in rural Spain seeing your town on television makes one happy. (Read this in Spanish Vida Perfecta Leticia Dolera )

During this chapter, two of the protagonists of the series travel to Tarazona in order to visit their parents. Vida perfecta is written, directed and starred by famous Spanish actress Leticia Dolera. 

I commented her on Instagram to show my gratitude because of the appearance of Tarazona and she liked the comment, something that does not always happen. (She has also retweeted a tweet with a story I wrote about it)

Leticia Dolera Vida Perfecta

Vida Perfecta tells the adventures of 3 girls who live in Barcelona. Every chapter lasts 20 minutes more or less and this series has offered 8 chapters thus far. It won an accolade at the last Cannes Film Festival. Perhaps it can be stupid to feel like that, but chapter 4 stole my heart for 20 minutes!!!!!!