It has been a while since I posted, but I will give it another shot here.
I Went to the movies today. I just needed a day to watch a movie without worrying about a thing. The International is a suspense - action movie, just what I needed today. Clive Owen was good as the hero working desperately to expose the inner workings of a huge international bank and its attempt to control the world. The bank is not really wanting to take over the world, but instead to control money and debt in order to keep itself wealthy. And by debt, I do not mean your average American's credit card debt, I mean national debt and the debts accrued through armed conflict. This movie is full of murder, assassinations, gunfights, chases, and international intrigue around the world, from New York City, to Milan, Istanbul, Lyon, France, and more. I recommend it for as an escape from everyday doldrums of winter. But were this the summer, it would not be able to compete with the action movies typically released.
My first introduction to Clive Owen was in a video game, Wing Commander: Privateer 2: the Darkening. He is the main character, the player's character. Fun game, but kind of funny that he is a legitimate actor now when he was once no more than a video game character. It could be worse, Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) ended up where Clive Owen began, as the main character in the same series: Wing Commander.
