Dear subscriber,
In this day and age of streaming services and endless choices…
… trying to find a decent movie to watch is like searching for a needle in a haystack, but the needle is invisible and the haystack is on fire.
It’s enough to make you long for the old days when you actually had to leave your house, then walk up and down the aisles at Blockbuster while fighting with family members over whose turn it is to pick.
Well, I’ve come up with a golden rule for choosing a good movie that eliminates the said problem.
It’s a very simple rule.
It’s this: the movie must be made before 2010.
That significantly narrows down your choices, thus making it far quicker and easier to choose, but the biggest benefit of watching a movie made before 2010 is this:
You will save yourself from drowning in the cesspool of cinematic sewage that’s being spewed out of Hollywood today. In other words, you can watch a movie without having to sit through the tiring political correctness and relentless virtue signaling from young scriptwriters who are more interested in shoving their worldviews and agendas down your throat than just telling a good story.
Well anyhow, it works for me.
OK, enough throat-clearing. Let’s get the meat n potatoes of this email, shall we?
So, the other day I was rewatching a classic movie from the ’90s, namely, Glengarry Glen Ross.
If you’ve watched this cinematic masterpiece, you may recall the scene where Richard Roma (played by the great Al Pacino) is having a few drinks at the bar with his colleague Shelley. Richard and Shelley are commenting on how hot the weather is.
Then Richard says this:
“They say you shouldn’t drink alcohol when it’s so hot. For they say, it dehydrates you. They say you should drink water. But I subscribe to the Law of Contrary Public Opinion. If everyone thinks one thing… then I say bet the other way.”
Ah, my sentiments exactly.
In fact, it’s my ethos, my M.O., my guiding light, and it’s served me well, especially in this game.
You know, if you look at the cats who rule the roost in their respective industries, you’ll notice they do things differently from everyone else. These mavericks are doing things their own damn way. And many times, their ways and methods will seem counterintuitive (sometimes even downright loony) to the regular Joes.
Now consider this:
If you think what everyone else thinks, you’ll act like everyone else. And if you act like everyone else, you’ll get what everyone else gets.
Sounds like a lousy plan to me.
Now listen:
If you’re content with being a sheep and following the herd, then don’t be surprised when you end up getting fleeced. But if you wanna rise above the mundane and join the ranks of the exceptional, then you’ve got to look at what the masses think…
… And Then Bet The Other Way!
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Your friend,
Kelvin
Email Marketing Maverick
