"The Men Who Stare At Goats" Film Review

The story progresses once a journalist by the name of Bob Wilton (Ewan McGregor) finds his outbreaking story through the encounter of Lyn Cassidy (George Clooney). Lyn claimed to be part of a US Military Unit who train their soldiers to use psychic powers in order to defeat their enemies. The illogical story becomes real for Bob Wilton once he becomes disconnected from the journalism and dragged into the real-life situation.

Agree with me or not, "The Men Who Stare at Goats" might be one of the most dissapointing films of 2009. Sure, the movie has it's fair share of laughs but it's nothing we didn't see in the trailer. Although the comedy is entertaining and the story is one that you don't see everyday, the two don't tie together as well as you would think.

I don't think the cast is to blame for this film, however, because they did their part in delivering the comedy to the viewers. The screenwriting for the movie could have been more tight in connecting the dragging story with the comedy.

Stephen King "On Writing"

Let me start out by saying Stephen King is an unbelievable guy. The amount of writing he does is unbelievable and his work ethic has led him to being a tremendous book seller. He makes a great point that if you want to be a great writer you have to read as much as you can. This message goes beyond writing and pertains to any profession; you need to study what you want to do in order to become the best at what you do. Practice, even though according to Stephen King it will not make you perfect. I agree with that statement because it comes to the simple statement everybody makes mistakes and we learn from our mistakes which is good practice.

Stephen King's "what if" philosophy is intrigues me. I have an open and creative mind and think of what if questions all the time. I didn't ever think about puting it into writing, however. These do become the most interesting situations because it makes you think.

In all, Stephen King's book "On Writing" has a ton of great tips about writing and I am going to take them into consideration because he is one of the most successful writers in my eyes.

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