Monday, September 24, 2007

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

I have been wondering if that early scene where Broderick is unconscious on the battlefield has some bearing to me and 4/14/1986, which is the date I recognize as when I escaped from being a prisoner of war.

From 2/14/1986 to 12/15/1989 ("Glory") is 3 years, 43 weeks, 3 days

34-33

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097441/

Glory (1989)

Release Date: 15 December 1989 (USA)

Matthew Broderick ... Col. Robert Gould Shaw





So the Samuel B. Roberts was attacked on 4/14/1988 but I have been thinking that is also the day I earned my 5th Medal of Honor, if I have this all figured out correctly. That attack on the USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG-58 was precisely 333 days after the USS Stark FFG-31 was hit on 5/17/1987, resulting in many American lives lost. I have been thinking that both ships were hit in those separate attacks, as were other attacks, because I was onboard and that I was the actual target of the attack.

I was thinking about that because I calculated that Denzel Washington was 33 years, 3.59 months, old on that day. I don't know if I selected him for that role in the 1989 "Glory" for that reason or if I created that birth date for him after 1988 for that reason, or if there is some other reason and I also assume I selected him for other roles, for other reasons.

From 12/28/1954 ("Pvt. Trip") to 4/14/1988 is 33 years, 3 months, 17 days
30 * 0.59 = 17.7 days
From 12/28/1954 ("Pvt. Trip") to 4/14/1988 is 33 years, 3.59 months

333-59

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000243/

Denzel Washington
Date of Birth: 28 December 1954
Glory (1989) .... Pvt. Trip





I remember seeing this movie in the theatre when it premiered and I pondered a great deal over Denzel Washington's character. I noted some details in the movie that had special meaning to me, associated with the "Ben Marco" character.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368008/


The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

Release Date: 30 July 2004 (USA)

Plot Outline: In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.

Denzel Washington ... Ben Marco

Raymond Anthony Thomas ... Scout Dad (as Ray Anthony Thomas)



Ray A. Thomas <<< >>> Thomas A. Ray



From 12/19/1956 ("Scout Dad") to 11/25/1986 is 359 months, 6 days

3-59

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859403/

Raymond Anthony Thomas
Date of Birth: 19 December 1956
Raymond Anthony Thomas ... Scout Dad (as Ray Anthony Thomas)





And this must mean something too, but I can't figure out exactly what it is. I can "remember" often times on the Wainwright in my artificial memories buying a similar kind of cup of noodles from the ship store, so maybe this is why I "remember" that. I thought of that also when I was watching the 2004 "Manchurian Candidate," because that is a distinct element of the movie. I also assume that I arranged this modeling work for Phoebe because it has some bearing on my life, such as the food I ate while in deep space on my mission to the comet.

http://gallery.phoebe-cates.com/v/misc/misc707.jpg.html





From 3/3/1959 to 7/30/2004 is: 16586 days
From 3/3/1959 to 2/14/1986 is: 9845 days
9845 / 16586 = 0.593

59-3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Manchurian_Candidate_%282004_film%29

Release date(s) July 30, 2004

The Manchurian Candidate is a 2004 American film based on the 1959 novel The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon, and a reimagining of the previous 1962 film. The film stars Denzel Washington as Ben Marco, a tenacious, virtuous soldier, Liev Schreiber as Raymond Shaw, a U.S. Congressman from New York, manipulated into becoming a vice-presidential candidate, Jon Voight as Tom Jordan, a U.S. senator and challenger for vice-president and Meryl Streep as Eleanor Shaw, also a senator and mother of Raymond Shaw.





From 3/22/1941 ("Delp") to 7/16/1969 (Apollo 11 launch from Earth for Moon) is: 4 days, 1477 weeks

'41477'

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004486/

Bruno Ganz
Date of Birth: 22 March 1941
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) .... Delp





From 3/3/1959 to 11/19/2004 ("The Manchurian Candidate") is: 16698 days
From 3/3/1959 to 4/14/1986 is: 9904 days
9904 / 16698 = 0.593

59-3

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368008/releaseinfo

Release dates for
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

UK 19 November 2004





http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368008/quotes

Memorable quotes for
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)


Ben Marco: What about my dreams?

Delp: What if all this is your dream and you are really still back in Kuwait?