For those of us that do web development, we sometimes have to use the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). I'm used to using the command line version. So for each file, I first have to state whether or not the file is binary or ASCII. And if I want to send files from multiple directories, then I have to logout, change directories, and log back in. This is a tedious and annoying process.
Mozilla has created FileZilla. It makes the process almost as simple as drag and drop. If your session logs out, it logs you back in seemlessly. If you want to send over a directory with multiple sub directories and files of different types, just drag and drop. The product is excellent, and makes the process of web development 1000 times more fun.
FileZilla - another reason why the world is just a little more awesome than it use to be.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
The Book of Eli
I just saw "The Book of Eli", greatly enjoyed it, and thought I would share some analysis of it. Disclaimer: this blog will assume that you've seen the movie, and will spoil the film if you haven't.
In the film, Eli claims that he walks by faith rather than by sight, and that he wouldn't have made it "this far" without help. At the end of the film, we realize that Eli is blind. The severity of the condition is not clear; however, the man can read braille. The fact that he is able to read braille indicates that he was severely blind. If we accept this, then we realize that Eli needed far more help than we imagined before. As a blind man acting alone, he almost certainly could not have fought several bandits at a time, and trekked across a water scarce nation. Eli must have had God's help in order to succeed as he did.
The climax of the film is far more interesting.Carnegie (the villain of the story) ends up with Eli's copy of The Bible. Upon opening it though, he realizes that the book is written in braille, which he cannot read. He asks his blind slave to interpret the book for him. Upon placing her hands on the book, a look of realization and joy comes over her face - this look confirms that she recognizes the book. Symbolically, we will say that she knows The Bible. She asks about Carnegie's leg (earlier shot and injured by Eli); Carnegie states that it doesn't hurt any more. The slave says that she can smell it, indicating that the leg is becoming consumed with Gangrene. This is particularly interesting since the wound had been cleaned out with "Carnegie's water." Finally, the slave places her hand out; Carnegie moves so that he forehead is placed at her palm, and closes his eyes.
The situation then is that an evil man is asking for an interpretation of The Bible by someone who is capable of delivering that interpretation at a time when his end is near. My analysis is that this situation is symbolic of an evil man seeking redemption. Instead though, the "priest" pushes him away. She says that his forehead is feverish, meaning hot. Could this be equivalent to saying he is "hellish". She says that people who once feared him are now about to destroy him, confirming that he will soon be dead and have no other attempt at redemption. And she says that even though he is close to what he has sought, it might as well be a million miles away. In the story, the slave is saying that even though he is physically close to The Bible, since he can't read it, it's no good to him. But symbolically, I interpret this to mean that even though he is in a place of worship he has done too many evil deeds and so he will not have redemption.
The movie is action packed. Denzel Washington and Mila Kunis are amazing in the film. What captured my attention most, though, was the cinematography. The movie is stunning - a feast for the eyes.
"The Book of Eli" - another reason why the world is just a little more awesome than it use to be.
P.S. Happy Holidays to all!
In the film, Eli claims that he walks by faith rather than by sight, and that he wouldn't have made it "this far" without help. At the end of the film, we realize that Eli is blind. The severity of the condition is not clear; however, the man can read braille. The fact that he is able to read braille indicates that he was severely blind. If we accept this, then we realize that Eli needed far more help than we imagined before. As a blind man acting alone, he almost certainly could not have fought several bandits at a time, and trekked across a water scarce nation. Eli must have had God's help in order to succeed as he did.
The climax of the film is far more interesting.Carnegie (the villain of the story) ends up with Eli's copy of The Bible. Upon opening it though, he realizes that the book is written in braille, which he cannot read. He asks his blind slave to interpret the book for him. Upon placing her hands on the book, a look of realization and joy comes over her face - this look confirms that she recognizes the book. Symbolically, we will say that she knows The Bible. She asks about Carnegie's leg (earlier shot and injured by Eli); Carnegie states that it doesn't hurt any more. The slave says that she can smell it, indicating that the leg is becoming consumed with Gangrene. This is particularly interesting since the wound had been cleaned out with "Carnegie's water." Finally, the slave places her hand out; Carnegie moves so that he forehead is placed at her palm, and closes his eyes.
The situation then is that an evil man is asking for an interpretation of The Bible by someone who is capable of delivering that interpretation at a time when his end is near. My analysis is that this situation is symbolic of an evil man seeking redemption. Instead though, the "priest" pushes him away. She says that his forehead is feverish, meaning hot. Could this be equivalent to saying he is "hellish". She says that people who once feared him are now about to destroy him, confirming that he will soon be dead and have no other attempt at redemption. And she says that even though he is close to what he has sought, it might as well be a million miles away. In the story, the slave is saying that even though he is physically close to The Bible, since he can't read it, it's no good to him. But symbolically, I interpret this to mean that even though he is in a place of worship he has done too many evil deeds and so he will not have redemption.
The movie is action packed. Denzel Washington and Mila Kunis are amazing in the film. What captured my attention most, though, was the cinematography. The movie is stunning - a feast for the eyes.
"The Book of Eli" - another reason why the world is just a little more awesome than it use to be.
P.S. Happy Holidays to all!
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