Incendies: A Broken Home

I took interest in this article: Incendies.

It seemed to be an interesting take on the family life of today. The plot of the film is as follows:
A mother dies, and in her will, she requests to be buried facedown, naked, and without a tombstone on her grave, for she does not feel fit to face the world. Her twins are left with the task of finding and delivering envelopes to their father and brother-- a father who they thought was dead, and a brother they didn't even know existed. This leads them on an odyssey of epic proportions to find these lost family members.

In personal opinion, the film characterizes exactly what family life has become today: broken. Why hasn't this mother told the twins that their father is not dead? Why was this other sibling never mentioned in their lives? It's a shame that less and less whole families can be seen nowadays. Yet, many see not the importance of this occurance. So many children lose their minds over things such as divorce, including myself. Second grade was the incorrect time for my parents to split. Perhaps if I had been older, I would have understood. But because I was only seven, my anger and self-pity and guilt ran rampant.

Cage's Outrageous Behavior

I thought it'd be interesting to take a look at how a dying star is fairing in the world. Cage Rage
Obviously, not so well. Nicolas Cage was arrested last Saturday morning for domestic abuse and disturbing the peace in New Orleans, Louisiana. The aged actor had gotten into a fight with his wife over which house they had rented. His wife, Alice Kim, was simply trying to keep him from disturbing the elderly couple that ACTUALLY lived in the house. When the police arrived, Cage first attempted to get into the passenger seat of the patrol car. Then, he ran a block down and attempted to jump into a cab. He was finally arrested and taken to prison where it was determined by another inmate that Cage was intoxicated. However, Dog the Bounty Hunter came to the rescue and bailed poor Nicolas out of jail.
           This story is strikingly bizarre. Nicolas Cage being drunk is old news of course, but since when do pop culture figures bail each other out of jail? Cage should have paid for his own release (God knows he has enough money). And even more disturbing is the fact that it was Dog that bailed him out, someone that is supposedly keeping the streets a safe place for the public. He threw his money to a drunk that endangered the citizens of New Orleans. It's such a shame to see these pop culture icons go free in the world almost without any penalty at all. The most we can hope for is a hefty fine when Cage goes to court on May 31.