Reviews and Other Features: “October Birthdayz” Blogathon

I haven’t been part of a Blogathon for quite a while now. In the past I’ve really enjoyed being part of features like the Back to School, The Top 10 Most Iconic Female Character and Song and Screen series ones, but I have been too busy for any ones recently. However, when Nuwan Sen suggested some flexibility for his October Birthdayz Blogathon I just had to contribute. And I knew just who to choose when selecting someone with a film background and an October birthday. Born on 9 October 1940, Lennon was in films such as Help, A Hard Day’s Night and Yellow Submarine, as well as numerous documentaries released posthumously such as The US v John Lennon. Here are eight of the most memorable quotes from a man who spread peace his whole life.

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Line(s) of the Day #Disintegration

I’ve been looking so long at these pictures of you
That I almost believe that they’re real
I’ve been living so long with my pictures of you
That I almost believe that the pictures
Are all I can feel

Taken from the song Pictures of You by The Cure, from the album Disintegration (1989). The album has long been one of my favourites.

Line(s) of the Day #Reality

Hate will make you cautious, love will make you glow.
Make me feel the warm, make me feel the cold.
It’s written in our stories, it’s written on the walls.
This is our call, we rise and we fall.

Taken from the song Reality by Belgian DJ Lost Frequencies featuring Janieck Devy. Happy birthday Nicola 🙂

Line(s) of the Day #TheMatrix

What is real? How do you define ‘real’? If you’re talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then ‘real’ is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.

Morpheus (Samuel L Jackson) in the iconic sci-fi action film The Matrix (1999), famous for “bullet time” and its view of a simulated reality.