I saw X-Men 3 a few weeks ago. (If you haven't seen it, don't read). I thought this was a great movie. The moral of the movie was excellent. In the movie, it is discovered that Jean is immensely powerful. However, while this power could be used for good, she is unable to control it and her power ends up controlling her. in the end, this leads to her being killed.
Isn't this the truth? One can look throughout history to find cases that compare to what happened to Jean. That's what I love about super hero stories. While the stories are incredibly ficticious, they can still be related to life.
And that's also why I can't wait to see the new Superman Returns. Superman is my favourite action hero because he's the only one that was born with his powers. As such, he's had to develop "super morals" to find his purpose in life. In my opinion, Superman relates much more closely to people. Everyone has the power within to choose good over evil. Everyone has the ability to make a difference in the world and everyone does have more power within them then they could imagine.
People say that in the real world, the difference between good and evil is much more blurred. I don't think that is the case.
Pictures
I've uploaded all my pictures from my trip around the Balkans (Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Macedonia, Belgrade and Oradea, Romania). You can check them out at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattmccormick
I am currently back in Zagreb for a day to collect my things and go out for a final coffee. Tomorrow morning I'll be off to Budapest for the weekend (which is already sounding like it will be a lot of fun). Then Sunday evening I take the night train to Warsaw. It's been almost four years since I last took a night train. I can't wait to get to Poland!
