Leo Chen

This television series was an extraordinary emotional experience for me. It was so uplifting, if truth be told. All of us have experienced the feeling that we don't fit in, of being different, of social isolation. At least I have. Thus, this show really spoke to me and said that even though we may be different, that's okay. That our similarities are far greater, and stronger, than our differences.

First, a confession. Mozart's Marriage of Figaro is one of my favorites! Danielle Macdonald was wonderful as Millie though it was a bit disappointing that the singing was dubbed. Still the actual singer, opera singer Stacey Alleaume, was inspired.

This was an unexpected thriller with heart .

I wish that I could have been so lucky at that young age to meet such a beautiful woman who was willing to mentor me in the real facts of life. She probably would have spoiled me and young girls would no longer hold the attraction that they once did.

This movie was presented as a 1930's motion picture ever though it was released in 1997. The actors took on the dialog, the dress, the cars, the architecture of the 30's, and that was part of its charm. It glamorize violence and murder, it celebrated deprivation and corruption in the police force. L.A. Confidential received rave reviews Yet I think it helped to bring us where we are today as a society. Look around you and you will see what we've become as a people. Not better. Not good.

Since I also lead with my emotions, the movie resonated with me, retired aerospace engineer though I am.

I'm a profane Christian who uses the GD word when I'm talking with God, when I'm angry or furious with God. So if God is looking for someone who is nicey nicey, then I'm not not his deciple. But if God is looking for honesty, soul searching honesty, then I'm his man. For I also have heard God's response, that He loves me without conditions attached. And that is the message of this movie.

It helps if you're of a certain age in the Seventies; like your twenties. Because now in your eighties, you can look back and appreciate even more The Last Waltz. Great cinematography. Better music production. Outstanding musicians. Stirs the soul.

I recently revisited this movie that first came out in 2001. It moved me greatly then and as a now retired aerospace engineer, the A.I./philosophical implications weren't lost on me. Now 20 years later, our responses to Climate Change, to the Depletion of our Aquifers, and to Air and Water and Ground Pollution continues to be too little and too late. The movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence predicted the Consequences; suggesting that we're on the Road to Extinction. But you already knew that. However, if it makes you feel better about yourself, you can always call that FAKE NEWS!! We'll see how well that serves human kind.