The Warrior
Further, I have found this ability is limited to specific man-made constructs: Art.
Which, when you think about it, is undeniably contradictory and utterly irrational because Art, generally-speaking, is so very subjective by its very nature.
But, then, that may be the explanation of it, finally: It is one of those things in Life, when examined by way of our otherwise feeble and insufficient measures and means, that, at last, cannot be qualified nor quantified. It just is, and I should simply be thankful and appreciative of it.
Period.
Which, by the way, I am. Because by way of this ability I can look at a given film or movie and determined, quite quickly, what will come of it theatrically and ultimately.
Take as example "The Warrior", a film by written by Asif Kapadia and Tim Miller, and directed by Kapadia, a documentary filmmaker for the BBC. When I first learned of it I did not know anything about it. I did not know the distributor Miramax had bought the United States theatrical rights for it--something they do only when they find a film or movie worthy of such expense and investment. I did not know this film brought with it esteemed honors and awards: The Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film at the BAFTA Awards, the Best British Independent Film at the British Independent Film Awards. I did not know it was filmed on location near the Himalayas. I knew none of this, yet as I watched "The Warrior" I knew and know it is a great film, and will succeed because of one thing Hollywood fare increasingly lacks:
Perfervid. It is a film that is impassioned, filled with Life. Overflowing with what goes to make Life worth living.
I believe the simple reason "The Warrior" will succeed is because it tells a story. The story of a fierce warrior named Lafcadia who changes the path and direction of his life after a moment that is mystical and visionary: Lafcadia (Irfan Khan) is an enforcer for a cruel lord in the far northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is his job, then, to enforce decrees set forth by his employer: When a village cannot pay its taxes to the lord because of a bad and poor harvest the lord has their leader beheaded, and orders Lafcadia to teach them a lesson.
The Warrior and his men ride to the village and set to raping, pillaging, and burning. But
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