(IJCH) "Cosmopolis:" - So Disturbing, So Thought Provoking. I loved it! (Major Props to 
for Recommending It)
for Recommending It)IJCH - Inside JaiChai's Head (meaning: My warped, personal opinions and musings)
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I am JaiChai.
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Cosmopolis
Here's the trailer:
Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's day devolves into an odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart.
I really enjoyed this movie!
Again, many thanks to
Why did I like it?
I could imagine someone actually having a strange life like the billinaire in the movie.
The life, financial,and sexual philosophies portrayed were intriguing.
My girlfriend has asked me the same questions that the women in the movie asked AND I pretty much responded with the same answers.
The global shift of wealth and its impact was aptly symbolized by the dead rat movement.
Although it is stated in the movie that women have a difficulty with being indifferent, I think that goes with most of the average, middle class population.
Me? I think I'm still hardheaded; strongly inclined with "completing the mission at all costs" - a rather dichotomous mindset at times.
The movie graphically shows that whatever wealth a person has, he spends it on the pursuit of "feelings" (AKA: the objects and situations to potentially produce those "feelings").
"Your true wealth is your time and freedom. Money is just a tool for trading your time, a container to store your economic energy until you're ready to deploy it."
(Mike Maloney, https://goldsilver.com/hidden-secrets/)
"Most people focus on getting rich rather than becoming wealthy."
{Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller - architect, futurist, inventor and visionary.)
"Most everyone spend their lives chasing money, but they don't know that it [money] is simply a chimera (an illusion)." - JaiChai
I totally recommend viewing this movie; especially if you like thought provoking ideas and great dialogue.
By JaiChai
(This article contains excerpts from: https://busy.org/@jaichai/ijch-wealth-what-a-concept-dr-buckminster-fuller-and-my-favorite-definition-of-wealth)
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About the Author
Believing that school was too boring, he dropped out of High School early; only to earn an AA, BS and MBA in less than 4 years much later in life – while working full-time as a Navy/Marine Corps Medic.
In spite of a fear of heights and deep water, he performed high altitude, free-fall parachute jumps and hazardous diving ops in deep, open ocean water.
After 24 years of active duty, he retired in Asia.
Since then, he's been a full-time, single papa and actively pursuing his varied passions (Writing, Disruptive Technology, Computer Science and Cryptocurrency - plus more hobbies too boring or bizarre for most folk).
He lives on an island paradise with his teenage daughter, longtime girlfriend and three dogs.
"My mind was a terrible thing to waste..." - JaiChai