Art, Design, Activism, Film, Poetry, etc, etc...

I had an interesting realisation after watching "Lord of War (2005)". It was the same realisation I got after watching "Taken (2008)".

What struck me was that in order to expose the vile 'arms race' (Lord of War, 2005) or the grotesque nature of human trafficking (taken, 2008), the writers and directors had to step right into those respective worlds. To an extent, I'd dare say, where they had to walk in the shoes of those they despised. It was the means, by which the exposed the vile and the grotesque in order to envision an end. The peaceful and the beautiful.

This has got me set on an unusual trajectory. In fact a few trajectories. Some down the Road called Film, and via Art & Design Avenue, and yet another down Activist Poet Lane.

I have no idea where these thoughts will lead me. But there is an enormous amount of 'vile and grotesque' happening around us. There's elections going on as well. But is casting our ballot our way of passively accepting that the change we seek rests in the hands of Politicians? I'm inclined to say, "Yes it is!"

Politicians, the law makers of our society, are constantly seeking where the wind Public Approval and Ratings are coming from. The reality is that there hands are tied and that without public pressure and the backing of Social Justice Movements, no real change could be made.

I'm the kind of person who thinks that our beliefs are only true to the extent by which we act upon them. So it is with great hesitation that write all of this. Where does it leave me? How then shall I act upon these convictions? Who will go there with me?