Rocky III por Melhor Filosofia

Filosofia, sim, caros leitores. O puxão de orelha e o treinamento que Apollo monta para Rocky é utilizado até como discurso motivacional em empresas.

 

PS: Também inspirou Renato Grinberg a escrever o livro A Estratégia do Olho de Tigre. Segundo o autor, “o Olho de Tigre não é apenas aquela garra que você demonstra no instante da vitória. É também sua precisão em definir um objetivo e estabelecer a estratégia para atingi-lo. (…) Usar a estratégia do Olho de Tigre é fazer a diferença entre ser caça ou caçador; entre ser perdedor ou vencedor”.

PS2: A filosofia de Apollo é colocada à prova na cena final. E ganha, claro, o jeito-Rocky-de-ser, isto é, apanhar, apanhar, apanhar, apanhar mais um pouco, get mad e só então vencer.

 

PS3: Rocky III – O Desafio Supremo concorreu ao Oscar de 1983 pela canção  Eye of The Tiger, interpretada pela banda Survivor. Abaixo, a letra e o videoclip.

Risin’ up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance
Now I’m back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive

So many times, it happens too fast
You trade your passion for glory
Don’t lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive

[Refrão]
It’s the eye of the tiger
It’s the thrill of the fight
Risin’ up to the challenge
Of our rival
And the last known survivor
Stalks his prey in the night
And he’s watching us all with the
Eye of the tiger

Face to face, out in the heat
Hangin’ tough, stayin’ hungry
They stack the odds
Still we take to the street
For the kill with the skill to survive

[Refrão]

Risin’ up straight to the top
Had the guts, got the glory
Went the distance
Now I’m not gonna stop
Just a man and his will to survive

[Refrão]

The eye of the tiger
The eye of the tiger
The eye of the tiger
The eye of the tiger

O Último Samurai por Melhor Filosofia

The perfect blossom is a rare thing. You could spend your life looking for one and it would not be a wasted life.

A perfeita combinação entre fotografia e filosofia.

They say Japan was made by a sword. They say the old gods dipped a coral blade into the ocean, and when they pulled it out four perfect drops fell back into the sea, and those drops became the islands of Japan. I say, Japan was made by a handful of brave men. Warriors, willing to give their lives for what seems to have become a forgotten word: honor.

(…)

Winter, 1877. What does it mean to be Samurai? To devote yourself utterly to a set of moral principles. To seek a stillness of your mind. And to master the way of the sword.

(…)

Spring, 1877. This marks the longest I’ve stayed in one place since I left the farm at 17. There is so much here I will never understand. I’ve never been a church going man, and what I’ve seen on the field of battle has led me to question God’s purpose. But there is indeed something spiritual in this place. And though it may forever be obscure to me, I cannot but be aware of its power. I do know that it is here that I’ve known my first untroubled sleep in many years.

(…)

1876… day unknown, month unknown. I continue to live among these unusual people. I’m a captive and I cannot escape. Mostly I’m treated with a kind of mild neglect, as if I were a stray dog, or an unwelcome guest. Everyone smiles and bows, but beneath their courtesy I detect a deep reservoir of feeling. They are an intriguing people, from the moment they awake, they devote themselves to the perfection of whatever they pursue — I have never seen such discipline.  I’m surprised to learn that the word “Samurai” means “to serve”  and Katsumoto believes his rebellion to be in the service of the Emperor.

And so the days of the Samurai had ended. Nations, like men, it is sometimes said, have their own destiny. As for the American Captain, no one knows what became of him. Some say that he died of his wounds. Others, that he returned to his own country. But I like to think he may have at last found some small measure of peace, that we all seek, and few of us ever find.

PS1: O Último Samurai concorreu em 4 categorias do Oscar de 2004. Tom Cruise não estava entre os indicados, mas Ken Watanabe, maravilhoso, sim.

PS2: Outra boa frase do filme, dessa vez do Nathan: I think a man does what he can until his destiny is revealed.

PS3: Assista o trailer:

Zoolander por Melhor Filosofia

Lembra que na escola a professora nos perguntava “qual é a moral da história?”

Pois é, Zoolander passa uma mensagem bem importante. Nas palavras de Derek (Ben Stiller): “I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being really, really good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is.”

Let’s go, then!