This Thing of Ours

So, at curiousangel's recommendation, I watched The Godfather.

Why doesn't Hollywood make more movies like that? I know didley squat about cinema, but I thought the entire first act - the wedding - was wonderful and thoughtful, and it conveyed what it needed to without beating you over the head with it. (The ending... that was a little more beating over the head. But it worked, too.)

I was also surprised to see how much from the movie I already knew, because the movie was that influential. It must've informed every pop culture representation of Mafia out there. I had never seen the movie, but was copying Marlon Brando's hand gestures anyway - because that's just the way mob bosses talk with their hands, right?

The Godpigeon even makes more sense, now.

Quote of the Day

"Q. Are there any limits to the power of Bayes' Theorem?
A. According to legend, one who fully grasped Bayes' Theorem would gain the ability to create and physically enter an alternate universe using only off-the-shelf equipment and a short computer program. One who fully grasps Bayes' Theorem, yet remains in our universe to aid others, is known as a Bayesattva."

- From An Intuitive Explanation of Bayes' Theorem