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I rewatched Equilibrium the other day in many years, and it's WILD how similar Timothy Chalmet is to Christian Bale. Chalamet is fine, but he's just alright. I personally always thought Bale was more charming.

Regarding Bowie, no. I think he had his own thing going, and for the era then, there are and were movie stars and famous musicians. Now, however, things are so much more fragmented, that fanbases and hype are basically forced capitalism. There's more small-scale glimmer, all over the internet and in various places, but the monolithic "Star" that everybody knows, as a concept, is basically over, and the idea will likely die along with the remnants of them who are still alive, and those of us who knew them. Just like with the silent movies of yore, people like Robert De Niro will slip into legend. Or, those things, like the '80s, will have established themselves as near-permanent tropes and concepts, and will be riffed upon and evolved until they fully dissolve, break down, and integrate themselves into normal, everyday real life society. Games like Cyberpunk 2077 and the up-and-coming GTA VI are a sign of this.

But going on that basically nobody these days even knows who Ray Liotta is, may be a sign that both may be happening.

I'm still waiting for a replacement for John "Total Biscuit" Bain.

I've luckily never lost friends to suicide, only other things. I can only imagine how much that would change the world.

I must be younger or luckier than you, because I still have my immediate family, for now. Though, I'd be lying if I didn't often wonder the ultimate question of purpose. I don't look forwards to a lot of these aspects of growing older, but recently have accepted that one day, death is simply saying goodbye to the world and taking the forever sleep. I'll certainly miss it, even the pain and misery, for that, too, is part of being lucky enough to be alive.