Last night I went to see this film. Today a melancholy has descended. Why?
The film is powerful as described in the reviews and Kristen Scott Thomas puts out ones of the best performances I have seen in a while. Actually all the actors do a great job.
The story is nothing really special, nothing that we haven't seen you. The prison of the mind blah blah blah.
Why the melancholy? Certainty there is something here about the futility of life and the meaningless of it all. Scott Thomas captures the feels so well and reminds me of some thoughts I would rather forget. For today this film has really struck a chord that will resonates on.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Customer
Listening to a talk about the music industry yesterday.
The quote to remember - "When you have come to think of your customers as the enemy then you know its not going to end well."
In the example, the music industry resisted online downloading and tried to stop it rather than recognizing it as a great opportunity. They got court out by thinking that they controlled the distribution channels. The technology created new possibilities that they failed to anticipate. This is not usual. Most new Technologies do this to some extent.
Does this apply to financial services also? Perhaps in a slightly different way. Certainly it feels like banks use there position to control what customers can do and they change things in quiet a disrespectful way. Will it change? will technology come the rescue of the ordinary bank customer? Will the any new players end up like the old ones, corrupted by money and laziness?
The quote to remember - "When you have come to think of your customers as the enemy then you know its not going to end well."
In the example, the music industry resisted online downloading and tried to stop it rather than recognizing it as a great opportunity. They got court out by thinking that they controlled the distribution channels. The technology created new possibilities that they failed to anticipate. This is not usual. Most new Technologies do this to some extent.
Does this apply to financial services also? Perhaps in a slightly different way. Certainly it feels like banks use there position to control what customers can do and they change things in quiet a disrespectful way. Will it change? will technology come the rescue of the ordinary bank customer? Will the any new players end up like the old ones, corrupted by money and laziness?
Monday, January 26, 2009
Movies from the Film festival part 1
Young @ Heart
Crossed Tracks
- What a great film, I hope that I am like this at there age
Crossed Tracks
- Nice little thriller
- A man who world falls apart. after the wifes death
- Finland reminds me of Canada
- A bit self indulgent for me
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Bloody Idiot award
Bloody Idiot Awards:
I decided there needs to be an award for people or organizations that are so out of tune with current thinking and culture that the only thing that I can think of is to call them a bloody idiot.
First award goes to Optus for charging you to pay the bill. They charge for all internet and electronic billings but not for cheques.
Second award goes to anyone who thinks Wikipedia is a bad thing.
I decided there needs to be an award for people or organizations that are so out of tune with current thinking and culture that the only thing that I can think of is to call them a bloody idiot.
First award goes to Optus for charging you to pay the bill. They charge for all internet and electronic billings but not for cheques.
Second award goes to anyone who thinks Wikipedia is a bad thing.
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