Electricbones’s Weblog

I realized the other night how much violence makes me feel physically sick… violence stemming from miscommunication, pride, rash decisions, greed… things that might have been worked out without a gun in hand to shoot if only people took their time…

Felt these things while watching the movie “American Gangster” the other night. It’s based on the life of Frank Lucas who imported heroine straight from Vietnam into Harlem… just an interestingly gritty portrayal of a man profiting for his family and friends from a highly demanded need (selling better drugs for less money). The movie was so realistic, especially how the physical (drugs) become the force to fight against. Because so many people with normal human desires and frustrations became entangled in the mess, it was hard to pinpoint who was at fault. Really a thought provoking film… especially for me as someone who wants to understand what, for example, the inward emotions are that provoke drug use and how that cycle continues into addiction, and into the culture of drugs, etc., etc.