The Creative Edge

The horror flick, ‘The Rite’ was the first movie I had planned to blog on but after stumbling upon ‘Last Night’ and ‘The Adjustment Bureau’; I thought it best I brought out my softer side and played with them in my creative lab. ‘Last Night’ came out a year ago and I was surprised I hadn’t heard of it before, if not for its A-star cast then its peculiar approach to an age old question, but I can’t be too hard on myself putting into consideration that romantic movies aren’t exactly my bread and wine. However, ‘Last Night’, tingled the neural pathways in my brain in ways very few movies of this genre have ever done.   It stars Sam Worthington (Clash of the Titans) as Michael, Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean’s) as Joanna, Eva Mendes (The Other Guys) as Laura, Guillaume Canet (The Beach) as Alex; pretty strong cast, huh? There is really not much of a plot to this story and the premise is very clichéd as it addresses concepts of infidelity (something that has been hit on in...

I’ve been struggling with starting this blog for some time now, unsure about the type of content to discuss and the splendid introduction to grace its opening. After some heavy thought and divine intervention, I got my answers. Before I explain the goal of this blog, I need to ask a question that has plagued the minds of historians, philosophers, artists, scientists and even the average Joe on the street, that question is, “What is creativity?” I want you to think about that for a minute or two, stop reading immediately and let it sink in…Am sure after thinking about it for a while you have either come up with no definite answer or a text book meaning, such as the ability to create. An amazing scientist and someone am sure we all know-Albert Einstein, said this once. “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” Now, the first time I read this, it really took me aback. Why would a man whose niche demanded that he thought from the perspective of hard-core facts and theories purport s...